From: cockburn@edieng.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic
Subject: MacKinnon's "Teach Yourself (Scottish) Gaelic"
Date: 13 Sep 92 19:01:34 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Co. Ltd., Reading, England


Bilingual Scottish Gaelic/English text follows:

From the recent CLI newsletter:
(CLI is Comann an Luchd-Ionnsachaidh and is the Scottish Gaelic learners
association. They are based at CLI, 5 Mitchell's Lane, Inverness, IV2 3HQ)

As de\idh co\rr is fichead bliadhna de Teach Yourself Gaelic air Ruairidh
MacFhionghain a bhith an clo\, tha na foillsichearan Hodder and Stoughton
gu bhith a' cur TYG buileach u\r a-mach as t-Earrach an ath-bhliadhna
(1993). Bidh am fear u\r air a chur a-mach am measg sreath de 
leabhraichean ath-nuadhaichte, 's bidh e tur eadar-dhealaichte bhon
t-seann fhear ann an iomadach do\igh. Gheibhear ce\iseag an cois an
leabhair le earrainnean e\isdeachd mu choinneimh gach aonaid

  <After more than twenty years of Roderick MacKinnon's Teach Yourself
  Gaelic, the publishers Hodder and Stoughton are to be issuing a
  completely new TYG in Spring next year (1993). The new version will be
  published as one of a series of up-dated books, and will be totally
  different from the old version in a number of ways. A cassette will be
  available along with the book containing listening passages for each
  unit.>


Bidh 24 aonadan ann, agus gach aon dhuibh sin a' comhdach suidheachadh
(mar falbh air saor-la\ithean, dol a-mach air an oidhche agus ceannach
biadh). Cuirear na facail s na h-abairtean u\ra fa chomhair an luchd-
ionnsachaidh, agus mi\nichear gin de phuingean u\ra gra\mair ann an cainnt
shi\mplidh. Bidh gu leo\r de phi\osan obrach anns gach aonad, ach am faigh 
an luchd-ionnsachaidh cothrom air na structairean u\ra a chur gu feum. Ged
is e co\mhradh as motha a thatar ag iarraidh brosnachadh, gheibheir
cothrom gu leo\r aig leughadh is sgri\obhadh a dhe\anamh tron chu\rsa air
fad.

  <There will be 24 units in the book, each covering a particular situation
  (such as going on holiday, going out for the night and buying a meal).
  New words and phrases will be introduced to the learners, and any new
  points of grammar explained in simple language. Each unit will contain
  ample exercises, so that the learners will have the opportunity to put
  the new language learnt into use. Although it is hoped to particularly
  encourage conversational skills, reading and writing will be covered
  throughout the course.>


Is iad Boyd Robasdan (o\raidiche Ga\idhlig an an Colaiste Chnoc Io\rdain
an Glaschu) agus Iain Man an Ta\illeir (deasaichear sgriobt aig 
Telebhisean na h-Alba) a tha a' cur an leabhair ri che\ile, agus tha
iad an do\chas gun li\on e bea\rn ann a bhith a' coileanadh feumalachdan
luchd-ionnsachaidh, chan e mha\in an Alba ach thall thairis cuideachd.

  <Boyd Robertson (Gaelic lecturer at Jordanhill College in Glasgow) and
  Iain Taylor (Script editor at Scottish television) are compiling the
  book, and it is hoped that it will fill a gap in provision for learners,
  not only in Scotland but also abroad.>
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