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The first major work in English on the Irish language in the United States, this work combines historical perspective, sociolinguistic analysis and essays from the grassroots language movement to provide an unprecedented portrait of a little-known American ethnic language.

Table of Contents

Introduction Scholarly Articles The Irish Language in America by Lynn McGowan Douglas Hyde and the United States by Risteárd Ó Glaisne The Irish Language in Pennsylvania by Joseph Callahan Irish as an American Ethnic Language by Jeffrey L. Kallen A Native Speaker in the United States: Pádruig Mac a' Ghoill Discusses the Popularity and Teaching of Irish by Roslyn Blyn Emigrant Letters from the Donegal Gaeltacht by Gréagóir Ó Dúill A Survey of Irish Usage among Immigrants in the United States by Lynn McGowan Irish-Language Students: Needs and Goals by Thomas W. Ihde Irish-Language Acquisition: Teaching Materials and Approaches by Thomas W. Ihde The Communicative Approach: Theory, Materials, and Assessment by Thomas W. Ihde Teaching Irish in California: A Personal, Sociolinguistic, and Applied Linguistic Retrospective by James J. Duran Personal Essays "Gaeltacht Weekends" by Ethel Brogan The Gaelic League: Pittsburgh Branch by Pádraig Coyne Teaching Irish to Americans in Milwaukee by Dennis Doyle Irish-Language Mass by Elizabeth O'Keefe Macey An Teanga Mharthanach--The Dream and the Vision by Treasa Ní Laoi Teaching the Irish Language in the New York Area by Riobárd Ó Cinnéide Our Own Language by Caitlín Uí Mhurchadha and Liam Ó Murchadha Glossary Bibliography Index

About the Author

THOMAS W. IHDE is a dual citizen of Ireland and the United States. He has degrees from the University of Dublin and St. Mary's University and teaches linguistics as an Adjunct at Montclair State College. He also serves in the Little Falls, NJ public school system as a language arts teacher. His research involves first and second language acquisition, bilingual education, and the relationship between language and identity.