Nova Scotia Program Targets Gaelic Speaker Generational Transfer via Mentor Program (Daltachas)

From "The Celtic Languages News":

Nova Scotia Office of Gaelic Affairs Offers the Daltachas Program

In response to feedback from the Gaelic Community planning meeting on Bun is Bàrr and Stòras a’ Bhaile April 2017, this pilot program has been developed to facilitate greater opportunities for participation in mentorships that involve working directly with the speech and cultural arts of Gaelic elders.

Running from October 2018 to March 2019, the Office of Gaelic Affairs is offering the Daltachas program. Meaning “fosterage” in English, Daltachas is a Gaelic language training program for Nova Scotians interested in advancing their Gaelic language and cultural learning. 

Based upon Gaelic Affairs’ Bun is Bàrr (Root and Branch) mentorship program model, the purpose of the Daltachas program is to provide an opportunity for to up to 15 Nova Scotian residents to receive intermediate and advanced level Gaelic language training, which will focus on:

- Building on Gaelic language skills, including expanding conversation through individual and small group language learning, and activities designed to get participants to use Gaelic language. 
- (Ban-) Daltachan (Gaelic learners) will work with an Oide and/or Muime (a tutor) in a one-on-one mentoring capacity and/or small team capacity. 
- (Ban-) Daltachan will speak only Gaelic while doing activities together or conversing on diverse subjects with Oide and/or Muime and other Daltachan enrolled in program.
- Developing and strengthening skills and knowledge, fostering greater comfort when experiencing more advanced linguistic and cultural mentorship.

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