M.A. (Hons), PhD (Aberdeen)
Personal Chair, Dean for Impact & Engagement
- About
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- Email Address
- m.macleod@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272548
- Office Address
Room B03 Taylor Building, Gaelic, School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, Taylor Building University of Aberdeen Old Aberdeen AB24 3UB
- School/Department
- School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture
- School/Department
- Senior Vice Principals
Biography
I have worked at the University of Aberdeen since September 2004 and was promoted to Personal Chair in Gaelic in 2019.
I teach and carry out research in areas related to Scottish Gaelic language and culture. I am passionate about multilingualism and inter-cultural communication and have attempted to learn a number of other languages to various degrees of success.
I have held various leadership positions at the University, including a spell as Interim Head of School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture and Director of the Confucius Institute. I am currently Dean for Impact and Engagement.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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I am a member of several University committees, including: the Partnership Committee, Research Committee and Enterprise and Innovation Committee. I sit on the University's Gaelic Language Plan Advisory Group http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ppg/index.php?id=170&sub=11&top=2 also on the University's Senate.
- External Memberships
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- Chair of the Catherine McCaig Trust
- Member of the British Academy / UCML Strategic Committee for Languages in Higher Education
- Chair of Theatre gu Leor
- Member, Bord na Gaidhlig
Prizes and Awards
In 2021 I won the Donald Meek Prize for the best non-fiction Gaelic book Fichead Bliadhna air An Ard-urlar / A Century of Gaelic Drama published by the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.
In 2022 I was one of three AHRC Future of Languages Research Fellows.
- Research
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Research Overview
My areas of research include: modern Gaelic literature; the concept of Gaelic identity; the modern Gaelic community; Gaelic drama; language teaching and language planning.
Current Research
Gaelic drama, modern Gaelic literature, community language planning and adult language acquisition.
Knowledge Exchange
I have been appointed by the Scottish Government as a board member of Bord na Gaidhlig: the non-departmental public body with responsibility for promoting Gaelic and overseeing the implementation of the National Plan for Gaelic.
Collaborations
I recently collaborated with colleagues in Sabhal Mor Ostaig and Comunn na Gaidhlig to establish a pilot network for community language development officers.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
I teach Gaelic language across the degree programme and sub-honours introductory courses on Gaelic society and literature. I also teach honours courses on: Modern Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic Dialectology, Modern Irish Language and Language and Identity.
- Publications
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Àite agus an treas spàs ann am bàrdachd Ruaraidh MhicThòmais
Scottish Gaelic Studies, vol. 32, pp. 41-62Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Research Needs of the UK’s Indigenous Languages
Languages, Society & Policy, vol. LSP - DialoguesContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesAs others don’t see us – re-telling history in Scottish Gaelic theatre
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsFamily Language Policy in the Face of a Shrinking Community Language:: Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis
Transmitting Minority Languages. Hornsby, M., McLeod, W. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 45-73, 29 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAgainst Exclusionary Gaelic Language Policy: A Response to Ó Giollagáin and Caimbeul
Scottish Affairs, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 84-103Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2022.0399
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- [ONLINE] AAM available at University of Edinburgh Repository
Gaelic and Identity: A Response to Iain MacKinnon
Scottish Affairs, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 64-83Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2022.0398
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Dràma na Gàidhlig: Ceud Bliadhna air an Àrd-Ùrlar
Vol. 50, Association of Scottish Literary Studies, Glasgow. 200 pagesBooks and Reports: Scholarly EditionsMultimedia web-based intervention and implementation of motivational factors in incentive strategies on learning motivation
Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 79, pp. 10915-10933Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-07972-9
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“New Speakers, New Language? A pilot study of young Gaelic bilinguals’ language practices”
Studia Celtica PosnaniensiaContributions to Journals: ArticlesPerceptions of creativity and authenticity when acquiring a minoritised language as an adult
Scottish Gaelic Studies, vol. 31, pp. 48-69Contributions to Journals: Articles