Gaelic Conversation Course with Muriel Fisher (Lower Intermediate)

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This course is ideal for intermediate learners who wish to improve their conversation skills. The course is tutored by Muriel Fisher,  whose fun and light-hearted approach to teaching makes learning Gaelic a relaxed and natural experience.

This one-day course consists of two parts, 14.30 – 16.30 and 17.00 – 19.00

Conversation sessions recap all the new vocabulary learnt along the way and practise them using different conversation skills. The kind of topics discussed during the course may include nature, social interests and daily island life amongst others.  It is intended that students will build up a repertoire of new words and phrases which will give students the confidence to have fuller and more detailed conversations.

Muriel Fisher was brought up in Skye with Gaelic as her first language.  Whilst teaching at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig she also teaches Gaelic in The University of Arizona and around the world.  In recognition of her lifetime commitment to Gaelic, Muriel was named the 2015 recipient of the “Excellence in Community Linguistics” award from the Linguistic Society of America, for her “outstanding work with the teaching, promotion and documentation of Scottish Gaelic.”

Opinions of previous course participants:

                                          “Muriel was a great teacher and very supportive of students at different stages of learning”

                     “Muriel is fantastic, makes everything very memorable!”

     “Excellent teacher!”

To participate in this course, students should have completed SMO Short Course Levels 3, 4 or 5, or their equivalents elsewhere, and be able hold a detailed conversation using  basic structures.

Approximate Course & SCQF Level Equivalences:         
An Cùrsa Inntrigidh Earrann 2- 3 (8-12)       
SCQF 5-6 SQA Standard Grade: Credit – Higher Gaelic (Learners)