We are planning a new, supported self-study group for complete beginners in Gaelic. The thinking is that it will be a 'taster' in the first instance, limited to the thirteen units of the free-to-access, A1 Speak Gaelic course - see: https://speakgaelic.scot/. The group will be kept to a maximum of eight people who will have face-to-face meetings, probably weekly and probably at the facilitator’s home in Ayr. There are free downloadable materials/worksheets for this course, but probably easier to use would be the A1 Speak Gaelic Workbook costing around £20. See: https://www.gaelicbooks.org/explore-the-shop/non-fiction/gaelic-learning/speak-gaelic-a1?lang=en
A note from the facilitator:
“I'm by no means a fluent speaker, but for the last year-and-a-bit I've been taking An Cùrsa Inntrigidh, the distance learning Introduction to Gaelic course run by Scotland's Gaelic college, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, and I feel confident enough now to support others to get started at the A1 level. My course finishes in January 2027, and so I hope we are able to get an Ayr u3a learners' group off the ground in February 2027. It will let me 'pass on the love,' of learning Gaelic and I can keep my own hand in too - after all, you know they say, if you really want to learn a thing well, help someone else learn it!"
Catherine (Cowie)
Why not register your interest and come to January's
information/planning get-together?
You are welcome to contact Catherine through the email link below if you'd like to know more, and if you register for the group in the next few weeks, there won't be any obligation to commit but you'll be invited to a meeting in January 2027 (probably on Wednesday 20th) to get encouragement, to help plan the group's details, and to have any of your questions answered.
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