From: cockburn@edieng.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn)
Subject: Scottish Gaelic classes in Glencoe
Organization: Digital Equipment Co. Ltd., Reading, England
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 19:06:58 GMT


Gaidhlig anns a' Ghleann  (Gaelic in the Glen)

This is info on Alasdair MacInne's 1993 courses in Glencoe. Courses are
at various levels

Residence for the Gaelic courses will be at the Ballachulish Hotel or the
Isles of Glencoe Hotel. The tuition for all courses will be the spacious,
well-appointed lounge at the Ballachulish hotel.

Courses (1993)
 Weekend
  Beginners/Hillwalkers   March 26-28

 Week
  (1)* Intermediate/Advanced  April 4-9
  (2)  Elementary             April 18-23 (students should have done one
       session's evening class work or equivalent)
  (3)  Intermediate/Advanced  May 2-7

* although this course is not geared to SCE Examinations, SCE candidates have,
  in the past, found it to be invaluable, coming a week or two before such
  examinations. Additional help and advice will readily be given outwith the
  course timetable.

Weekend courses begin with dinner (Friday 7pm) followed by course work (8:30-
10pm); continuing until 6pm on Saturday, with breaks for tea/coffee and bar
lunch; continuing on Sunday, with dispersal after lunch.

All week courses will begin on Sunday (hotel preference) at 1pm, continuing 
daily throughout the week, with dispersal after breakfast on Friday
(note dates above)

Each course is limited to 12 students, so early booking will avoid 
disappointment

A notebook will be useful, but no text books are required; subject matter is
specifically prepared by the tutor, planned in detail, with a variety of
content and presentation.

After lunch each afternoon, some two hours will be spent outdoors; there are
many lovely walks in the area and we shall use our Gaelic as we go. Gaelic
place names abound.

Non Gaelic partners will be very welcome and may accompany us on our walks if
they so wish.

Course tutor:
The tutor for all the courses is Alasdair MacInnes, M.A. He has an intimate
knowledge of the local area, where he spent his boyhood; he still makes
regular visits there. On all courses, emphasis will be on enhancement of the
spoken word. Alasdair has taught Gaelic for 33 consecutive years in Evening
classes in Stirling and district (including O-grade and Higher Gaelic). He
has organised and tutored on residential courses for many years, including
twice yearly visits to London (Wansfell college). On a family visit to
Australia in 1984 he was invited to conduct seminars to assist Gaelic tutors
and students in Sydney. In 1979/80, in Central Region, he initiated a full
programme of classes liked to BBC's 'Can Seo' for Gaelic learners, having
180 students at 10 centres; he was released from day-school teaching for
the period of the TV series. In addition to being crowned Bard at the
National Mod in Inverness in 1972, he was also winner of all the other 
literary prizes at that Mod.

For more details, including info on prices, please contact Alasdair
at the address below:

Alasdair MacInnes
Am Bealach
Springbank Road
Dunblane
Perthshire
Scotland
FK15 9AP  

Phone: 0786- 822729

Craig
p.s. Alastair was my teacher at High School, but not for Gaelic unfortunately,
Gaelic was not taught at my school.
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