Association of Celtic Students

In this episode, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou chats with Hélène Bonniec, a Breton teacher in Skol an Emsav, a school teaching Breton to adults in Brittany, and Bethan Ruth Roberts, a student in Hélène's first ever online class through the medium of English. Hélène explains how and why she became a Breton teacher and talks about the school's methods and classes. Bethan, a Welsh-speaker, talks about her own interest in Breton and fighting for minority language rights. Hélène and Bethan both speak with enthusiasm about seeing the world through Breton, and give some great recommendations (see below).  Links and notes:  Skol an Emsav ( https://www.skolanemsav.bzh/br/ )  Féile Liú Lúnasa Misneach (Ireland)  Misneachd Alba ( https://www.misneachd.scot ) GBB Festival (Gouel Broadel ar Brezhoneg) ( https://gbb.bzh/en/gbb2021-eng/ )  Oulpan method (via Skol an Emsav https://www.skolanemsav.bzh/br/editions/prenan-enlinenn/94-oulpan-1-2-3.html )  Nicolas Davalan  C...

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San eapasod seo tha Ciarán Mac Siúlaí agus Lodaidh MacFhionghain, Ceannard Oifis Iomairtean na Gàidhlig, a bhruidhinn còmhla mu dheidhinn sgeul, eachtraidh, agus beirteas na Gàidhlig agus nan Gàidheal an ann Alba Nuadh thar nam bliadhnaichean. Tha an eapasod seo sa’ Ghàidhlig agus Beurla. Ma tha thu ag iarraidh nas mò eòlas a faighinn mu dhèidhinn Gàidhlig ‘is na Gàidheil ann ann Alba Nuadh faodaidh thu sin a faighinn san ceanglaichean seo thìos.  In this Episode Kieran Walker and Lewis MacKinnon, the Executive Director of the Nova Scotian Office of Gaelic Affairs, talk together about the story, history and richness of Gaelic and the Gaels in Nova Scotia over the years. This episode is in Gaelic and English. If you are wanting to find more information about Gaelic and the Gaels in Nova Scotia you can find it in the links below.  Buidhnean | Organizations   https://gaelic.novascotia.ca  https://gaeliccollege.edu  https://highlandvillage.novascotia.ca  https:...

("'Siarad Cymraeg'" by nicdafis is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Croeso (welcome) to the latest in our series of posts about learning the Celtic languages! If you’re interested in learning Welsh, there are loads of free resources available online. Which ones you choose to use might depend on whether you want to learn North or South Walian. It’s completely up to you which you go for – some people choose one over the other based on their location or a family link, others prefer the way one sounds, and still others decide at random. SaySomethingIn is a popular choice for learners of both dialects – its focus on speaking practice is ideal for people who want to learn conversational Welsh, and the first several challenges are free. You can supplement your learning by listening to the Welsh radio station or, if you are based in the UK, watching programmes on S4C Clic . For further listening practice, you can use Glossika , a website which uses spaced repetition of recor...