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Teach Yourself Gaelic (TY Complete Courses) [Paperback]

Iain Taylor (Author), Boyd Robertson (Author)
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Publication Date: 30 April 2003 | Series: TY Complete Courses
Scottish Gaelic is one of six modern Celtic languages, which, like most other European languages, belong to the Indo-European family of languages. The older versions of the modern Celtic languages were spoken in a large part of Europe at the height of Celtic civilisation.

This course is designed for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Scottish Gaelic with confidence. 'Teach Yourself Gaelic' consists of 23 thematic units progressing from introducing yourself and talking about everyday topics to reporting events and making suggestions. The emphasis is on communication throughout with important language structures introduced through dialogues on the accompanying recording. There are plenty of exercises to practise the language as it is introduced and cultural information sections give useful advice about the culture of Gaelic-speaking people. There is a special section on spelling and pronunciation at the start of the course.

The cassette (0340 866691) and CD (0340 90626X) to accompany the course are available separately or in a pack with the book (book/cassette pack: 0340 866683; book/CD pack: 0340 906251).

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself; 3rd Revised edition edition (30 April 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340866675
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340866672
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Iain Taylor taught Gaelic in the Western Isles and Perthshire (1982-87) before working on curriculum materials at Jordanhill College (now Strathclyde University) in Glasgow (1987-91). He has worked as scriptwriter, editor and producer with Scottish Television and independent producers (1991-98) and also worked on publications and course materials for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye (1999-now). He is a former setter and marker with Scottish Examinations Board (now SQA) and member of Central Support Group for Gaelic (course materials preparation for Standard Grade Gaelic courses).

Boyd Robertson is Senior Lecturer in Gaelic at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Before joining the University, he was Principal Teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School. He has played a leading part in the development of several courses for learners of Gaelic including the Speaking our Language TV series and the Abair E course for secondary schools. He is currently Chair of The Scottish Qualifications Authority Gaelic Assessment Panel and Vice-Chair of the main Gaelic language promotion agency, Comunn na Gàidhlig. He has had extensive involvement in European projects on minority language issues for bodies such as the Council of Europe and The European Cultural Foundation.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not enough by itself 24 Feb 2008
By Spike
Format:Paperback
Possibly the best teach yourself option currently available, but its difficult to learn from books and cd alone. A face-to-face course is highly beneficial. I started learning from this, then got other books and took a couple of courses.

The content is good, and you could have a reasonable conversation using it, but only if the other participants kept to its content and pronounciation. Even a simple conversation with a 'real' gaelic speaker may be difficult to understand though, partly because they will use vocabulary not covered, but also because of 'localised' pronounciation and word use - I am told a gaelic speaker can easily identify Skye gaelic, Harris gaelic, various sub areas of Lewis gaelic, BBC gaelic etc.

There are lots of variations from community to community (even neighbouring villages) in pronounciation etc. I didn't understand this fully from this book and was still left with quite a few questions. I would recommend the following book as a supplement:

Scots Gaelic - A Brief Introduction (Paperback)
by George Robert McLennan (Author)

You will probably also need a dictionary and if at all possible book yourself onto a course.

For something a bit more in depth I rate the following:
Gaelic Verbs: Systemised and Simplified (Paperback)
by Colin B.D. Mark (Author)

Finally, watch the Rocket Post and feel clever about understanding the small snippets of gaelic used (mainly hello & how are you).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed, but the most enjoyable of the Gaelic self-tuition books 29 April 2010
By Gołębnik
Format:Paperback
In my opinion this is the middle one of the three currently available Gaelic self-tuition books (see my other reviews). Although I didn't rate it much at first, as time has gone by it has become the one that I most enjoy dipping into.

It is by far the fattest of the three, at 344 pages, but the typeface and layout make it look a wee bit cluttered. It is divided into 23 shortish lessons, with a sensible progression of material and a good structure. The vocabulary lists are annoying in that they present entire phrases most of the time, but despite this, the explanations of grammar are clear and comprehensive, much better than the Colloquial book, though not as good as the In Twelve Weeks book. The dialogues are very lively, both in the book and on the CD, and there is a great set of exercises in each lesson.

The audio material is not as comprehensive as the Colloquial book, there being just one CD, but it is so much more listenable than the Colloquial. There is also some information about Gaelic culture, very welcome lists of place names, forenames and surnames, and a good Gaelic-English vocabulary list (but not the other way round). Like most Gaelic books, it falls down very badly in not having any printed pronunciation.
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars stopped after two days 9 April 2007
By B. Fenning
Format:Paperback
The thing that annoyed me the most about this book is that there are no written pronounciations. Without these it doesn't matter how well explained things are - the reader is left looking at unfamiliar words and letters in combination and scratching his/her head. Even with the audio, it's not clear and I quickly found myself thinking - God! why didn't they just write down the [pro-nun-see-a-shons] of the very difficult words. If you only want to read Gaelic then this book will work for you, but as for myself, I felt robbed of the £20 I spent.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Teach Yourself Gaelic 20 Dec 2010
By Mrs. Elizabeth M. Goulder
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I needed this book to use at the class I'm going to where I'm trying to rekindle my rusty knowledge of Gaelic. The book follows an easy programme, especially for anyone who has studied the language before, but is well thought out for the beginner. Delivery was also excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gaelic made easy 13 Sep 2010
By Mrs. H. E. Muir
Format:Audio CD
I found this a great help in my effort to learn Gaelic. Having the disc with the book made learning pronounciations so much easier. Would recommend this to anyone who is being self taught.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Scots Gaelic 11 Oct 2008
By Mr. N. Smith
Format:Paperback
A good book for grasping the basics. I speak Irish but urge caution when tackling Gaelic: there are differences between the two Languages. Use BBC Alba in conjunction with this book and you will learn quickly. Book could do with more points on grammar,e.g.:the passive voice. See O'Siadhail's "LEARNING IRISH" for example of comprehensive treatment of a Celtic language.
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