Well-Being and Language: Language as a Well-Being Objective in Wales

Autor/inn/en	Prys, Cynog; Matthews, David
Titel	Well-Being and Language: Language as a Well-Being Objective in Wales
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Language Planning, 24 (2023) 4, S.400-417 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Prys, Cynog)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4208
DOI	10.1080/14664208.2022.2117962
Schlagwörter	Language Attitudes; Well Being; Welsh; Legislation; Cultural Maintenance; Language Maintenance; Health Services; Language Usage; Native Language; Objectives; Foreign Countries; Language Planning; United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverhalten; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Walisisch; Gesetzgebungslehre; Sprachpflege; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Sprachgebrauch; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Ausland; Sprachwechsel
Abstract	Increasingly, it is recognised that the opportunity to engage with one's own culture and language is beneficial for an individual's well-being. Research among indigenous communities in North America, Australia, Scandinavia, and New Zealand, have illustrated the importance of culturo-linguistic congruity. In Wales, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 has come to define the political and legal pursuance of well-being. A unique piece of legislation, this legally mandates all Welsh public bodies to demonstrate they are working to achieve all seven well-being goals established by the Act. Echoing the conclusions of existing research, one identified well-being objective is the promotion of Welsh culture and the Welsh language. Taking account of the current nature of Welsh language provision within the Welsh National Health Service (NHS), the purpose of this paper is to briefly assess the extent to which the Welsh NHS is in a position to facilitate the well-being objective of ensuring service users have an opportunity to utilise the Welsh language. Despite the ambitions of the legislation, it will be argued that the Welsh language is largely absent from the well-being objectives outlined by local health boards. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01