Turas Teanga - Book & CD: A new multimedia course for learning Irish (Irish Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0717137597 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-15 |
| Language | : | Irish |
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About the Author Eamonn O Donaill is originally from the Donegal Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair. He was language coordinator of the television series Now You're Talking, which was broadcast by the BBC and RTE in 1995 and aimed at learners of basic Irish, and author of the book which accompanied the series. . He spent six years (1996-2002) working as Director of the Department of Modern Irish Language Centre, UCD, and now works as a language consultant
Turas Teanga will be one of RTE's most important television series in 2004 and the book, either in its stand-alone form, or accompanied by three CDs, will be an invaluable resource. Also available: Turas Teanga - 3 CDs Turas Teanga - Book. In addition to the main instructional text, there are boxed features on useful information such as common greetings, the various ways of saying ""where are you from"" in Irish and other such common phrases of language. It is illustrated with cartoons and photographs featuring series presenter, Sharon Ni Bheolain. The book is presented bilingually. Turas Teanga consists of 20 units, each representing material contained in a single program
For intermediate learners! John L Murphy This multimedia course is geared towards those who most likely have had Irish in school years ago. It is not meant for beginners: to quote the back cover: but "at those who have studied Irish in the past and understand a great deal of the language, but have had few opportunities to use it in recent times." As one who has picked up his Irish by study outside of Ireland, I found this course relatively useful.It fills a niche left so far empty. While beginners can select from O Siadhail's formidable "Learning I
Eamonn O Donaill is originally from the Donegal Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair. He spent six years (1996-2002) working as Director of the Department of Modern Irish Language Centre, UCD, and now works as a language consultant. He was language coordinator of the television series Now You're Talking, which was broadcast by the BBC and RTE in 1995 and aimed at learners of basic Irish, and author of the book which accompanied the series.