The Cornish Language in formal and informal education in the 21st century

Author: Kensa Broadhurst

Summary

This research considers what progress is being made in teaching the Cornish language in formal settings from pre-school to university level alongside informal adult education. It examines what developments have occurred since Cornwall gained National Minority status in 2014, including the introduction of the Go Cornish programme for primary schools and of an undergraduate module in Cornish at the University of Exeter. The research also considers what steps will need to be taken in order to expand any provision of Cornish language teaching into secondary education, especially the training of teachers.

With regards to informal education, this research has examined data from surveys of Cornish language teachers to extrapolate how interest in learning Cornish is growing and suggest actions which could help this expansion in terms of reach to new potential students and support for teachers, many of whom lack formal training.