Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) [Paperback]

Thomas Ihde (Author), Maire Ni Neachtain (Author), Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew (Author), John Gillen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 13, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0415381290 | ISBN-13: 978-0415381291 | Edition: Bilingual

Specially written by experienced teachers, this easy to use and completely up-to-date course provides a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Irish with no prior knowledge of the language required.

What makes Colloquial Irish your best choice in personal language learning?

• emphasis on the language of East Connemara, with a clear pronunciation guide and an appendix on dialectal differences within Irish
• stimulating exercises with lively illustrations
• effective combination of language points, dialogues and cultural information
• Irish/English and English/Irish word lists.

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Irish in a broad range of everyday situations.

Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquial Pack.  This audio material has been recorded by native speakers and will help you perfect your pronuncation, listening and speaking skills.

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About the Author

Thomas Ihde is currently director of the Institute for Irish-American Studies at Lehman College, CUNY, New York. His current research focuses on Irish language materials development and bilingual acquisition. His previous publications include a book on the Irish Language (1994, Bergin and Garvey).

Maire Ni Neachtain, a native Irish speaker from West Galway, teaches language, literature and linguistics at the Department of Irish, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.

Dr Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew currently teaches Irish at the University of Pennsylvania, and was previously President of the North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers.

John Gillen, a research fellow at the Institute for Irish-American Studies, has taught Modern Irish and Old Irish for the New York Gaelic Society, and currently works at Hostos Community College, CUNY.

 

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Bilingual edition (May 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415381290
• ISBN-13: 978-0415381291
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COLLOQUIAL IRISH, September 21, 2010

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Caroline O. Ryan "Caroline Oceana Ryan" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) (Paperback)

An excellent beginners course, best used in conjunction with its companion CD, for help with pronunciation.

I had the privilege of taking a beginner's course in Irish with one of the authors, Dr. Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew of the University of Pennsylvania, and can safely say there is no better instructor in the language this side of the Atlantic.

The book gives an easy conversational introduction to a fascinating, very old language, and offers a vital inroad to appreciating Irish culture.

- Caroline Oceana Ryan, author - AN OLD CASTLE STANDING ON A FORD: One Yank's Life in an Almost Peaceful Belfast (Eloquent Books, 2010)