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Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks
Learn Scottish Gaelic in twelve weeks!
"Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks" has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. You may want to learn Gaelic because of a general interest in Celtic or Scottish history and culture, or because it was the everyday language of your ancestors. The cynical observer may wonder if the exercise is worthwhile, when only one and a half per cent of Scotland's population speak the language. However, Gaelic is far from dead; in some parts of the Highlands and Western Isles it is the everyday language, and it represents an important part of the United Kingdom's cultural mix. There are Gaelic-learning classes in almost every area of Scotland. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.
"Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks" has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. You may want to learn Gaelic because of a general interest in Celtic or Scottish history and culture, or because it was the everyday language of your ancestors. The cynical observer may wonder if the exercise is worthwhile, when only one and a half per cent of Scotland's population speak the language. However, Gaelic is far from dead; in some parts of the Highlands and Western Isles it is the everyday language, and it represents an important part of the United Kingdom's cultural mix. There are Gaelic-learning classes in almost every area of Scotland. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.
216 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2008
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Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh
15 books2 followersRoibeard Ó Maolalaigh is Professor of Gaelic and Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts / Colaiste nan Ealain at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He was born in 1966 in Dublin, Ireland.
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November 10, 2021
It progresses rather quickly, I think. The knock against it is that self-teaching will probably be very slow for most. If you're really interested in picking up the language, you should probably go for the Edition with the audio CD included.
July 9, 2024
Ik gebruik dit boek als ondersteuning bij een andere methode en daarvoor is het heel geschikt. De grammatica wordt namelijk goed uitgelegd, er zijn voldoende voorbeeldzinnen die ook zijn ingesproken, er zijn oefeningen waarvan de antwoorden ook beschikbaar zijn en achterin een les staat telkens een korte dialoog. Nadeel: De verschillende onderwerpen hangen wel als los zand aan elkaar. En als je denkt dat je met dit boek echt in 12 weken Schots Gaelic kan leren: vergeet dat maar gelijk. Een taal moet er nou eenmaal in slijten.
Het is een mooie aanvulling op https://speakgaelic.scot/ en https://www.youtube.com/@SpeakGaelic
Het is een mooie aanvulling op https://speakgaelic.scot/ en https://www.youtube.com/@SpeakGaelic
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