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Donnie Macdonald
P.O. Box 607
Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0607
(near Sacramento)
Phone 916-723-6320 Fax 916-725-9906
Classes, Seminars, Workshops, Ceilidhs, Concerts in Scots Gaelic
Donnie also publishes the Gaelic Echo, bilingual SG-English newsletter.
He is collecting information about SG events and classes in N. America,
you might want to contact him.
(information from June 1997)
Classes for Beginners in Scottish Gaelic are now being offered in the Bay Area, Northern California, by the Bay Area Scottish Gaelic Learners Association.
Class activities include speaking Gaelic dialogues, reading, and conversing in Scottish Gaelic. The focus of the class is on the specifics of grammar, conversation and pronunciation.
A new beginners class will be starting in September 1997, meeting Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m., for eight weeks, to continue in eight-week blocks. The class will meet at a home in Walnut Creek, 10 miles east of Berkeley, located not far from the 680/24 freeway interchange. The fee for the class is $50. New classes begin regularly in April and September.
Also offered is an ongoing class for intermediate beginners, held Wednesday nights, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the same location. The fee is $50 per eight-week block.
The class is taught by Tris King, coordinator for the Bay Area Scottish Gaelic Learners Association, Tris is an experienced drama coach, a California credentialed teacher, and a three-year learner of Scottish Gaelic.
For further information, call BASGLA at (510) 283-8029, or e-mail them at scotgael@sirius.com
BASGLA also provides a Scottish Gaelic informational table at the Oakland, California Scottish Games on the second weekend in July, and at the Scottish Gathering and Games in Pleasanton, California on Labor Day Weekend.
(information from about 1992)
David George Williams, 415 285 2276; 480 30th St, San Francisco, CA 94131
Teaches classes occaisionally in Scottish Gaelic (I think he likes to do them on weekends).
The South Bay Scottish Society sponsors a weekly class in Gaelic speaking. Primary text is "Teach Yourself Gaelic" although other materials are used from time to time. We meet on an informal basis at member's home each week on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Contact:
Joel Theriault
(408) 370-6310
4993 Bucknall Rd.
San Jose, Ca. 95130-1912
U.S.A.
(information from Nov 1992)
Seán MacÉnrí
6593 North Seventh
Fresno, California 93710 U.S.A
Phone: (209) 435-3384
Seán teaches Irish and Scotts Gaelic as well as some Celtic culture. He is involved with the Celtic Cultural Society of Central California and plays Irish music as well.
(information from 1995)
Gaidhlig Albanach classes are being offered in the Los Angeles, California area by Bob Watson. Two classes are currently on-going, one in Garden Grove, Orange County, the other in Canoga Park. For information, contact Bob Watson at 818-842-6061 or Rosemary Davis at 818-914-2926.
(information from 2004-05-11)
The House of Scotland in Balboa Park sponsors a weekly Scots Gaelic class, currently Thursdays from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.. Susan Self, an intermediate, is the facilitator. The class uses mainly the Speaking Our Language video and book series, supplemented by Gaelic children's TV programs from BBC Alba. The class is geared towards beginning and intermediate students, with an emphasis on experiencing the language more than book learning. Some Gaelic singing is done, and the language is discussed in relation to piping, fiddling, and dancing. Contact: Susan Self (858) 453-4599 wwself@znet.com
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