SpeakGaelic is an exciting, multi-faceted course which will allow you to access Gaelic learning in a variety of ways – through taught classes, through BBC Alba media content and through the SpeakGaelic website.
Speak Gaelic caters for complete beginners and more advanced speakers. The course is mapped onto the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) scale A1, A2 B1 & B2. Students can be placed in the class best suited to their linguistic level of competency. SpeakGaelic has been developed in partnership with MGAlba, BBC Alba, Scottish Government and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig with support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig. SpeakGaelic is primarily focused on encouraging people to speak and use their Gaelic skills with reading, writing, and listening skills used to support this aim.
This course will start on Tuesday 16th September and will run each Tuesday and Thursday for 13 weeks.
Each subject area will have accompanying tutor notes & teaching materials in which aims and objectives are explicitly stated. Each subject area has 'Can-do statements', example for Subject Area One shown below:
Can-do statements:
· I can use greetings.
· I can ask someone their name.
· I can give personal information.
· I can address people using their name.
· I can ask what people's names are.
· I can ask the names of a group of people.
· I can say what people's names are.
· I can ask someone how they are.
· I can say how I am.
· I can introduce people around me.
Study mode
On campus.
Fee waivers are available for UHI, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Highland Council, NHS Western Isles and NHS Highland staff, as well as parents and carers of children in Gaelic Medium Education.
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Cancellation Policy
UHI North, West & Hebrides reserves the right to cancel or defer the dates of the courses.
In the event of UHI NWH cancelling a course, delegates will be deferred to another (scheduled UHI NWH) course or given a full refund if UHI NWH are unable to provide a course on dates suitable to the learner.
In the event of cancellation of a course by the delegate, business or their representative, the following charges will apply:
More than 28 days notice – 0% of course fee charged
15-28 days – 25% of fee charged
7 to 14 days – 50% of course fee charged
7 days or less – 100% of course fee charged
Our courses are supported by Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
