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Beginners Gaelic Course in Mull

Dates: 15/02/13 - 16/02/13
Price: £65.00 (£60 Course Fee, £5 Catering Fee) (£45.00 (£40 Course Fee, £5 Catering Fee) for students)
Tutor: Martin Maclure
Eiligible for ILA funding: Yes

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This outreach Gaelic Course for beginners will start with a session on vocabulary and language structures.  Students will also work towards having a fuller collection of useful phrases in order to hold longer and more detailed conversations.  Tutors will aim to enhance individual abilities and there will be opportunities to practice conversation skills throughout the course.  An example of the course outline is shown below:

  • Structures of the present tense of the verb ‘to be’, to tell and ask about things that people are doing, such as living, working or other activities e.g. Tha Màiri a’ fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann;
  • Càite structures with the present tense of the verb ‘to be’, to ask where people are or where they are living, working or doing things, e.g. Càite a bheil sibh an-dràsta?;
  • Mo/do structures: the possessive adjective to express possession as “my (something)”, “your (something)”, etc. (all variants mo, do, a, ar, ur, an/m), e.g. Tha mo bhràthair ag obair ann an Uibhist;
  • Cò às a tha __? structures, to ask where people and things are from, e.g. Cò às a tha Uilleam?;
  • The preposition às (as a variant of à) to say “from”, followed by a place name, or phrase, whose first word (in its Gaelic form) is “the”, às na h-Eileanan; às a’ Chuimrigh; às a’ Chaol; às a’ bhùth; às a’ bhaile.
  • The preposition anns (as a variant of ann) To say “in”, followed by a place name, or phrase, whose first word (in its Gaelic form) is “the”, anns na h-Eileanan; anns a’ Chaol; anns a’ Chuimrigh; anns a’ bhùth; anns a’ bhaile.

The Course will be held in An Roth Community Enterprise Centre, and will run on Friday 15th & Saturday 16th February 2013, with classes from 10am until 4.30pm both days.

Due to the remoteness of the location and to offer an efficiently run weekend, the course and catering must be booked and paid together in advance.  Lunch will consist of soup and a sandwich selection, and tea and coffee will be also be available

Adults: £65 (£60 Course Fee, £5 Catering Fee)

Students : £45 (£40 Course Fee, £5 Catering Fee)