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| Belle700 Senior Member United States Joined 5695 days ago 128 posts - 143 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 1 of 9 19 September 2012 at 8:01pm | IP Logged | ||
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What are some good programs (whether online or software based) for learning Irish? I own
the Teach Yourself Complete Irish course, but have not really dipped my toe into it too far. I tried to start the course a while back, but I put it down for some reason, so I have very little experience with it. I came across one from RTE and one called Gaeltalk. I do plan on using the TY course but I also enjoy using a web-based course where you can log in and track your progress, making use of interactive content. I find I really take to those types of learning platforms but I also like to supplement that with learning material that I can take around with me, i.e., TY. What Irish courses have you followed and which ones do you feel are the most successful at teaching the language? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| liammcg Senior Member Ireland Joined 4603 days ago 269 posts - 397 votes Speaks: English* | Message 2 of 9 19 September 2012 at 8:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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I learned Irish in school so I never used a self teaching programme, but I have heard
good things about Learning Irish by Ó Siadhail. The impression I've gotten is that it's the best on the market at the moment, though very full on in terms of grammar (which might be a good thing if you're analytically inclined). A discussion about it can be found here: http://www.daltai.com/discus/messages/13510/50726.html?12845 94879 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Belle700 Senior Member United States Joined 5695 days ago 128 posts - 143 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 3 of 9 19 September 2012 at 8:30pm | IP Logged | ||
That sounds great, I'll take a look now. Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| liammcg Senior Member Ireland Joined 4603 days ago 269 posts - 397 votes Speaks: English* | Message 4 of 9 19 September 2012 at 8:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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Wow, that was a fast reply?!
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| Belle700 Senior Member United States Joined 5695 days ago 128 posts - 143 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 5 of 9 19 September 2012 at 8:33pm | IP Logged | ||
LOL. I'm looking at the course book now. I'll try again with the TY and then see if I need to order this one. Edited by Belle700 on 19 September 2012 at 8:33pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| boaby Newbie Ireland Joined 5479 days ago 16 posts - 41 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Portuguese, Catalan | Message 6 of 9 24 September 2012 at 9:18pm | IP Logged | ||
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The course Gaeilge gan Stró is the one I've been hearing good opinions of recently http://www.siopa.ie/leabhar.aspx?id=67&Lang=en
The author, Éamonn Ó Dónaill, has been behind many of the most popular (in Ireland) recent Irish language materials that aren't published by the Teach Yourself etc people. One plus I've heard mention of is that they tackle the multiple dialects issue up front and rather than stick to one dialect, they use speakers from all the major dialects. It is also used in several undergraduate level courses in Irish and correspondingly, the materials are definitely more expensive than the Teach Yourself type courses. They also have version available online that uses video. You can sample some of the beginners level course for free at the moment at http://www.ranganna.com/ I'm trying that out myself at the moment. >>> EDITED >>> Misspelling of "Gaeilge". Doh! Edited by boaby on 25 September 2012 at 1:33pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Belle700 Senior Member United States Joined 5695 days ago 128 posts - 143 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 7 of 9 24 September 2012 at 9:39pm | IP Logged | ||
I never heard of this one. I'll have a look at it today. Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kam1892 Newbie United States Joined 4926 days ago 10 posts - 12 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Greek | Message 8 of 9 25 September 2012 at 11:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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Does anyone have any experience with this course?
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