Month: March 2010

Buain na Mònadh – Peatcutting

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Seo eisimpleir bhon t-sreath ùr a bhios a’ tighinn a-mach aig deireadh na bliadhna. Tha Eairdsidh Caimbeul fhèin ag aithris an seo – agus bidh agallamhan ann cuideachd a thèid ris a’ phìos bheag seo.

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Here’s a first preview of material from the new series, which will be completed by the end of this year. In addition to the short documentary itself there will also be accompanying “talking head” interviews – all with transcriptions. In this version Archie Campbell’s narration is in English.

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Online Dictionary Project

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This week Gordon Wells is attending a POOLS-T Project meeting in Brussels. Here he talks to Kent Andersen, the project co-ordinator who has also developed the Webpage Text Blender tool. Kent explains how the tool works for language learners.

Gordon also talks to Caoimhín Ó Donnaíle who has been responsible for developing the online programs Wordlink and Multidict, which perform a similar function.

Listen to the English conversation with Kent here:

Listen to the Gaelic conversation with Caoimhín here:

The tools are available via this link.

Nicosia Workshop – POOLS-2 Project Link

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The Island Voices project is being used as a model for community-based video production for language learners in another European project – POOLS-2. Co-ordinator Gordon Wells was in Cyprus last week leading a workshop for participants representing Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, and Switzerland, with Kent Andersen from Denmark also assisting. Gordon’s demonstration videos and some of the participants’ first productions can be viewed via this link.

Learning English in the Hebrides

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Following the conversation with Archie Campbell about learning Gaelic, Gordon Wells talks about opportunities for learning English. Some previous projects have been innovative, with learners doing their own filming. There’s an example here. A good contact point to find out about classes running now is Cothrom.

Tha clasaichean anns na h-eileanan airson luchd-ionnsachaidh na Beurla cuideachd. Seo eisimpleir inntinneach – rinn na h-oileanaich film dhaibh fhèin mun dòigh-beatha aca an seo. Ma tha duine sam bith airson fiosrachadh a bharrachd air clasaichean a tha gan ruith an-dràsta faodaidh iad fios a chur dhan bhuidheann-trèanaidh Cothrom.

Listen here in English:

Listen here in Gaelic: