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Colloquial Scottish Gaelic provides a step-by-step course in Scottish Gaelic as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Scottish Gaelic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Key features include:
- progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
- structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
- an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
- realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
- useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
- an overview of the sounds and alphabet of Scottish Gaelic
- additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues.
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Scottish Gaelic will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and for students taking courses in Scottish Gaelic.
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.
List of contents
- Do you speak Gaelic? 2. The Family 3. Where is it? 4. How do you feel? 4. How many are there? 5. Food and drink 6. The weather 7. In the countryside 8. Where are you from? 9. What will I wear? 10. What work do you do? 11. Pastimes 12 In the city 13. Happy and sad 14. Days gone by 15. The end of the year 16. Translations of reading passages Grammar supplement English-Gaelic glossary Gaelic-English glossary Grammar index Topic index
About the author
Katie Graham, Katherine Spadaro
Summary
An introduction to the language of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, written by experienced teachers, both native Gaelic-speakers. Clear explanations, emphasis on up-to-date, conversational language.
