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Despite being Ireland s national and first official language, Irish is marginalised and threatened as a community language. The dominant discourse has long dismissed the Irish language as irrelevant or even an obstacle to Ireland s progress. This book critiques that discourse and contends that the promotion of Irish and sustainable socio-economic development are not mutually exclusive aims.
The author surveys historical and contemporary sources, particularly those used by the Irish historian J.J. Lee, and argues that the Irish language contributes positively to socio-economic development....

This book has been produced to meet the needs of those learning under the structure of the Languages Ladder programme of the UK Department for Children, Schools andFamilies. Unlike some other coursebooks this book teaches Cornish in a "can-do" way, and does not expect students to know the finer points of Cornish grammar from thebeginning. The course starts with the basics -- which are all presented in a friendly and accessible way. This course is aimed at the Breakthrough level of the LanguagesLadder. This consists of three stages and Skeul an Tavas is divided into three parts corresponding...

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook provides a jargon-free introduction to the most commonly used grammatical structures within the Irish language. Focusing on the repeated use of grammatical patterns, this Workbook develops an understanding of the structures presented, making the forms familiar and automatic for learners.

This user-friendly workbook includes:

• terminology introduced and explained with multiple examples
• exercises in the grammatical forms introduced in the text
• translation exercises
• an exercise key.

Intermediate Irish is a jargon-free workbook examining the most commonly used grammatical structures within the Irish language. Focusing on the repeated use of grammatical patterns, the Grammar develops an understanding of the structures presented, making the forms familiar and automatic for learners.

This user-friendly workbook includes:

• terminology introduced and explained with multiple examples
• exercises in the grammatical forms introduced in the text
• translation exercises
• an exercise key.

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. Irish Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.

Mae'r gyfres Gweithgareddau Ategol yn cynnwys gweithgareddau llun-gopiadwy i'w defnyddio gyda dysgwyr araf neu ddisgyblion gydag anawsterau dysgu yng Nghyfnod Allweddol 2. Mae'r llyfrau'n cyflwyno un cysyniad ar bob taflen, gan ddefnyddio iaith syml a llinellau du clir ar luniau, sy'n eu gwneud yn hawdd i'w darllen a'i deall. Mae Deall Pethau Byw yn cynnwys 42 o daflenni llun-gopiadwy i helpu disgyblion i ddeall prosesau bywyd a phethau byw. Mae'r taflenni'n atgyfnerthu dulliau ymchwil gwyddonol drwy fynnu bod disgyblion yn cynllunio, gwneud gweithgareddau ymarferol, ystyried tystiolaeth, a...

Mae'r gyfres Gweithgareddau Ategol yn cynnwys gweithgareddau llun-gopiadwy i'w defnyddio gyda dysgwyr araf neu ddisgyblion gydag anawsterau dysgu yng Nghyfnod Allweddol 2. Mae'r llyfrau'n cyflwyno un cysyniad ar bob taflen, gan ddefnyddio iaith syml a llinellau du clir ar luniau, sy'n eu gwneud yn hawdd i'w darllen a'i deall. Mae Deall Prosesau Ffisegol yn cynnwys 42 o daflenni llun-gopiadwy i helpu disgyblion i ddeall prosesau ffisegol. Mae'r taflenni'n atgyfnerthu dulliau ymchwil gwyddonol trwy fynnu bod disgyblion yn cynllunio, gwneud gweithgareddau ymarferol, ystyried tystiolaeth, a...

Mae'r gyfres Gweithgareddau Ategol yn cynnwys gweithgareddau llun-gopiadwy i'w defnyddio gyda dysgwyr araf neu ddisgyblion gydag anawsterau dysgu yng Nghyfnod Allweddol 2. Mae'r llyfrau'n cyflwyno un cysyniad ar bob taflen, gan ddefnyddio iaith syml a llinellau du clir ar luniau, sy'n eu gwneud yn hawdd i'w darllen a'i deall. Mae Deall Defnyddiau yn cynnwys 42 o daflenni llun-gopiadwy i helpu disgyblion i ddeall nodweddion defnyddiau trwy ymchwiliad. Mae'r taflenni'n atgyfnerthu dulliau ymchwil gwyddonol drwy fynnu bod disgyblion yn cynllunio, gwneud gweithgareddau ymarferol, ystyried...

Gem i Gloi contains 20 easy-to-play photocopiable games for use either in the classroom or at home, that teach and reinforce essential Welsh vocabulary. These tried and tested games provide children with a fun way of practising speaking and listening to Welsh and help them to become more confident Welsh speakers. The instructions for each game list the objectives and the key words, together with a clear explanation of how to set up and play the game. Extensions and variations enable the games to be used over and over again in many different ways."

This is a dual-language book with Irish and English on facing pages. It is also a detailed examination and explanation of how to use the Irish copula for construction of classification sentences.
Sections include a glossary of grammatical terms, plus chapters on the use of the noun and copula for classification, the adjective and copula for classification, the preposition and copula for classification, classification questions, and much more.
Each section begins with related rules and analysis of Irish classification sentences - their ainmni (subject), faisneis (information),...

THE COPULA IN CLASSIFICATION SENTENCES
Modern Irish Paradigms for Learners]
Written in simple Irish for Irish Language learners, this is a detailed examination and explanation of how to use the Irish copula for construction of classification sentences.
Sections include an English-Language glossary of related Irish Language grammatical terms, plus chapters on the use of the noun and copula for classification, the adjective and copula for classification, the preposition and copula for classification, classification questions, and much more.
Each section begins with...

This is the second volume in a series of textbooks designed to take the academically-minded student from beginner (or near-beginner) level to a stage where he/she has all the tools to achieve fluency. Attaining actual fluency will still depend on the student's own investment, in both time and energy. There will be five volumes in the series, with volumes 3 and 4 due to be published in 2013. A series of CDs to accompany the course will also be published in 2013. Answer files for the exercises in the book are available on the book's website: http: //www.progressivegaelic.com. Progressive Gaelic...

Originally published in 1937, this highly influential book examines the 'secret' languages of Ireland, particularly the Shelta tongue spoken by Irish Travellers, and the various written and spoken forms of Ogham. An appendix at the back allows for the translation of certain English words into a variety of languages, such as Bog-Latin and B arlagair na S er. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ireland and the historical languages of its people."

Basic Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible grammar handbook and related exercises in a single volume.

The book presents forty grammar units, covering the core materials which beginning students would expect to encounter in the course of learning Welsh. User-friendly grammar points are followed by multiple examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.

Key features include:

• Clear, accessible format
• Many relevant and useful examples
• A wide range of challenging exercises to...

This accessible and comprehensive introduction traces the development of the Welsh language from its origins, which extend back at least 2,500 years within Britain, to the present day, when about half a million people around the world speak Welsh.

Janet Davies offers a broad historical survey, looking at Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop music in the late twentieth century. She considers the public status of the language from the Act of Union with England of 1536 to the enactment of the Welsh Language Act in 1993, compares the status of Welsh...

This is The Philo-Celtic Society's recommendation of an immediate strategy to support the human rights and civil rights of Irish speakers and Irish Language communities in Ireland. This is a dual language book with Irish and English on facing pages.

Is moladh Chumann Carad na Gaeilge e seo ar straiteis le cur i bhfeidhm go laithreach chun tacaiocht a thabhairt do lucht na Gaeilge agus do phobail na Gaeilge in Eirinn i gcosaint a gceart daonna agus sibhialta."

Basic Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible grammar handbook and related exercises in a single volume. The book presents forty grammar units, covering the core materials which beginning students would expect to encounter in the course of learning Welsh. User-friendly grammar points are followed by multiple examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning. Key features include: Clear, accessible format Many relevant and useful examples A wide range of challenging exercises to reinforce learning Concise and jargon-free explanations of...