Speaking Irish =

This DVD course is built to help learners of Irish sharpen their listening and speaking. Filmed across Ireland, it presents more than twenty native speakers from all three regional dialects, recorded in spontaneous conversation rather than scripted dialogue.

There is no setup needed: insert the disc and start watching. One speaker, Aoife, compares life in Dublin with life in the countryside. Another, Mairin, describes a close friend, and Donncha explains the role of Gaelic games in his community. Other segments cover family, education, the environment, the Gaeltacht, and the Irish in America.

A companion book contains a transcript of every interview, along with exercises and notes on vocabulary, grammar, and regional variation. Additional classroom activities can be downloaded from mhprofessional.com.