Mary Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 09:57 pm: |
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Anyone ever use the course Tus Maith 1 and/or 2? Any opinions on it? Ive seen it on litriocht.com and oideas-gael.com for about 30 euro. Is it worthwhile? |
Djwebb2002
Member Username: Djwebb2002
Post Number: 118 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 04:30 pm: |
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I have a copy. It looks quite good. But there is very little explanation of the pronunciation - the writer simply expects you to copy the CDs. Also the grammatical explanations often lag many chapters behind examples of usage. It is a practical course - the first chapters are on subjects such as telling the time. I don't think declensions are mentioned anywhere. It is meant to be Ulster Irish, and uses some non-native speakers from Northern Ireland as well as native speakers from Donegal on the tapes. Each lesson ends with a song - but the language of the songs is not explained and is way beyond the learner. The songs seem to be a slightly twee form of traditional culture. If your idea of Ireland is one of an Emerald Isle with people wearing Celtic crosses and playing harps - you'll love the songs!! |