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Colloquial irish: the complete course for beginners
The Complete Course for Beginners
colloquial Series
Authors: Blyn-LaDrew Roslyn, Gillen John, Ó hÍde Tomás, Ní Neachtain Máire
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Add to cart the book of Blyn-LaDrew Roslyn, Gillen John, Ó hÍde Tomás, Ní Neachtain MáirePublication date: 09-2018
· 13.8x21.6 cm · Hardback
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Add to cart the book of Blyn-LaDrew Roslyn, Gillen John, Ó hÍde Tomás, Ní Neachtain MáirePublication date: 08-2015
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Add to cart the book of Blyn-LaDrew Roslyn, Gillen John, Ó hÍde Tomás, Ní Neachtain MáirePublication date: 04-2008
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Specially written by experienced teachers, this easy to use and completely up-to-date course provides a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Irish with no prior knowledge of the language required.
What makes Colloquial Irish your best choice in personal language learning?
- emphasis on the language of East Connemara, with a clear pronunciation guide and an appendix on dialectal differences within Irish
- stimulating exercises with lively illustrations
- effective combination of language points, dialogues and cultural information
- Irish/English and English/Irish word lists.
By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Irish in a broad range of everyday situations.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
1. Ag cur aithne ar dhaoine – Getting to Know People 2. Ag caint fút féin – Talking about Yourself 3. Ag caint faoin teaghlach – Talking about the Family 4. Ag lorg eolais faoi lóistín – Seeking Information about Lodgings 5. Ag caint faoi chaithimh aimsire – Speaking about Pastimes 6. Ag cur síos ar imeachtaí an lae – Describing Events of the Day 7. Ag caint faoi na scileanna atá agat – Talking About the Skills that you Have 8. Ag cur síos ar chúrsaí oibre – Describing Employment Situations 9. Bia, Deoch agus Ceol – Food, Drink and Music 10. Sláinte – Health 11. Éadaí agus siopadóireacht – Clothes and Shopping 12. Laethanta saoire agus taisteal – Vacation and Travel 13. Orduithe – Orders 14. Ag déanamh socruithe – Making Arrangements.
Thomas Ihde is currently director of the Institute for Irish-American Studies at Lehman College, CUNY, New York. His current research focuses on Irish language materials development and bilingual acquisition. His previous publications include a book on the Irish Language (1994, Bergin and Garvey).
Maire Ni Neachtain, a native Irish speaker from West Galway, teaches language, literature and linguistics at the Department of Irish, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Dr Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew currently teaches Irish at the University of Pennsylvania, and was previously President of the North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers.
John Gillen, a research fellow at the Institute for Irish-American Studies, has taught Modern Irish and Old Irish for the New York Gaelic Society, and currently works at Hostos Community College, CUNY.