Oidhche mhath a chàirdean

Forargyll mygaleic thread comes back to life.

One for serious study if you have an interest in whether Bòrd na Gàidhlig gave value for money with the £250,000 mygaelic.com site and attendant publicity. The forargyll thread has been around for a while but has recently come back to life, it's a long read but illuminating.

Where bilingual signs are not a problem

Thanks to Hamish for forwarding this picture from a part of Britain where bilingual signs are commonplace.

Beanntan, Uisge agus Spòrs

Blog le Dòmhnall ann an Gàidhlig le cuideachadh airson luchd na Beurla / Donald's blog in Gaelic with help for non-Gaelic speakers. Beanntan, Uisge agus Spòrs

Film goirid mu Julie Fowlis

Lorg bhidiothan eile mar seo air AbairThusa

Gaelic In The Home TIP Course Coming To Nairn

Brath naidheachd CNSA

CNSA are pleased to announce that the hugely popular and effective Gaelic In The Home TIP Course will be coming to Nairn for 2 weeks, in July 2009.
It is also good to state that this much sought after course, will have a number of new aspects that will do much to bring the Gaelic learner, to fluency even quicker than before.
What we want is for those who are joining a course and are fortunate enough to have access to a fluent speaker, be they husband, wife, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend; in fact any acquaintance that one can encourage, cajole, persuade, whatever, to come along and participate. The idea is to have them play a part in extending and enhancing the course strategies beyond their current range, both in the course arena and the learner’s home.
Such actions will add another 2 strong dimensions to the Gaelic experience that a learner is immersed in. Firstly they will hear in both environments much more Gaelic than they were previous subject to. And secondly, it will bring Gaelic back into their home where, it naturally should be.
The second point is an absolute essential ingredient if we are truly serious in wanting to establish family intergenerational models; vital to the future of Gaelic.
Accordingly, if you or any member of your family or any of your friends are fluent in Gaelic, then please get in touch with CNSA …01542-836322,
or email finlay@cnsa.org.uk as we are always in need of people to help and support us with our work, especially with courses.
If you do join the growing band of Gaelic speaking families; we want everyone to join in, not just families, we also want to see other adults, I promise you will find the experience both enjoyable and pleasantly rewarding, irrespective as to whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced Gaelic learner.

Soidhnichean rathaid da-chananach, Bilingual road signs

There's been a lot of talk recently about bilingual road signs being potentially dangerous after the statement from the Scottish transport minister Stewart Stevenson. Mr Stevenson has since claimed his statement has been widely misunderstood and now it seems the review will be considerably speeded up. Quite enjoyable was the reaction from Doctor Micheal Foxley, one of the three leaders of the Highland Council, at the Gaelic committee meeting on Thursday:

“The view that your cognition skills are reduced by 41% in terms of reading bilingual signs indicates that you have a serious mental health problem and you’re not fit to drive a modern car. If you can’t cope with bilingual signs you just need to walk, or the keys should be taken from you and you should be taken home gently." A full report of that meeting here.

Folk in other countries seem to manage well why should Scotland be any different?

Thanks to Akerbeltz for the picture.