TEACH YOURSELF GAELIC

This is a course in spoken and written Gaelic designed for someone who has never learnt the language before or who wants to brush up rusty skills. It is a practical modern course based on the Council of Europe's guidelines on language learning. The course covers the topic areas and language functions outlined by the Scottish Examination Board in the new Standard Grade Gaelic Learners Syllabus. The book and the cassette are also available separately.

Iain Taylor taught Gaelic in the Western Isles and Perthshire (1982-87) before working on curriculum materials at Jordanhill College (now Strathclyde University) in Glasgow (1987-91). He has worked as scriptwriter, editor and producer with Scottish Television and independent producers (1991-98) and also worked on publications and course materials for Sabhal Mor Ostaig in Skye (1999-now). He is a former setter and marker with Scottish Examinations Board (now SQA) and member of Central Support Group for Gaelic (course materials preparation for Standard Grade Gaelic courses). Boyd Robertson is Senior Lecturer in Gaelic at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Before joining the University, he was Principal Teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School. He has played a leading part in the development of several courses for learners of Gaelic including the Speaking our Language TV series and the Abair E course for secondary schools. He is currently Chair of The Scottish Qualifications Authority Gaelic Assessment Panel and Vice-Chair of the main Gaelic language promotion agency, Comunn na Gaidhlig. He has had extensive involvement in European projects on minority language issues for bodies such as the Council of Europe and The European Cultural Foundation.