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Rosetta Stone CD-ROM Language Course for Irish The Rosetta Stone intensive courses assume no prior knowledge of a foreign language and will take the student through the equivalent of a year's college study, teaching both the spoken and written foreign language. Unlike learning in language classrooms, Rosetta Stone is designed to be entertaining and self-paced. You can learn a foreign language when you want, for as long or short a time as you wish. The complete set of Rosetta Stone language CD-ROM courses contains over 8,000 real life color images, plus thousands of words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Available for Arabic (Modern Standard), Chinese (Mandarin), Danish, Dutch, American English, British English, French, German, Indonesian, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Latin, Japanese, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Welsh. Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM. Rosetta Stone for Irish Level 1 $269 Rosetta Stone for Irish Level 2 $299 Rosetta Stone for Irish Level 3 $299 Levels 1 and 2 $525 Levels 1, 2, and 3 $825 More information for Rosetta Stone...
Irish Complete Course by Linguaphone Linguaphone’s Irish Complete course has been newly created and designed from the ground up, and will take the leaner to a solid, advanced level. It is comprised of 6 sixty-minute audio cassettes and 2 textbooks/workbooks. Each unit is well organized, with specific goals, and lessons are perfectly sized segments for easy mastery and review. Instruction is presented with balanced attention to all four language skill areas: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing, with substantial exercises included to strengthen each skill area. Linguaphone’s structured language instruction and clear, easy-to-follow guidance allows you to feel confidence in your ability to master a new language through a completely new language course, developed in conjunction with language experts from England’s University of York. You will be amazed at how quickly you are actually able to use your new language. The Complete Course is built around a sold vocabulary of 2,000 words, lending attention to those words and phrases which are used most in basic communication. Linguaphone takes you far beyond the basic vocabulary and phrases needed for travel. You are introduced to a wide variety of in-depth topics that will prepare you to interact with others in Irish, whether sharing personal information, talking about the family, or getting around the house or town - you are well prepared, and more so as you move through each successive level. $375 More information for Linguaphone Complete Courses.
Talk Now! CD-ROM Course for Irish Gaelic The Talk Now! series is for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, such as colors, numbers, food, shopping, and time. We have been selling this European-produced CD-ROM for a few years and find that it is highly praised by people from all over the world. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with native speakers. Interactive and fun, it is ideal for beginners and travelers. Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes and play a challenging memory game. Monitor your progress: keep your total score and print your own awards. You can also print your own picture dictionary for handy reference. On-screen help is available at all times in over 50 languages. Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Shipping weight 1 lb. $45 More about the Talk Now! series...
Talk Now! and World Talk Package for Irish Gaelic Now get Talk Now! and World Talk from Eurotalk in a bundle and save $15! These courses perfectly complement each other, with World Talk at an intermediate level taking up where Talk Now! for beginners leaves off. Both offer the same format of interactive learning with fun games and tests that monitor your progress while you are having fun and learning. This package is available for learning Afrikaans, Arabic, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, American English, British English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Welsh. Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM. $79
World Talk from EuroTalk for Irish Gaelic (for intermediate learners) World Talk is the perfect follow-up to EuroTalk's popular Talk Now! series. As well as having new activities, there is also dictation, worksheets and a brand new recording section. Topics covered include: the calendar, sentence building, asking directions, the weather and numbers. The interactive TV Quiz is a definite hit, where the resident champion may turn out to be more intelligent than he looks. You can also compete in a one-to-one match with a friend! World Talk is now available for learning Afrikaans, Arabic, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, American English, British English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Welsh. Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM. $49 More about World Talk...
Talk The Talk from Eurotalk for Irish Gaelic (for teens) Learn words and phrases that matter to you with this new language learning CD ROM for youth under eighteen. From "I'll send you a text message later" to "we won the game on penalties", Talk The Talk really gets you talking. Aimed at people who are beginning to get to grips with a new language or preparing for school exams, it gives you more than 200 phrases in your chosen language. Special features include a wide range of topics including travelling, computers and technology, sport, hobbies and school; words spoken by native speakers so you can repeat and learn; quizzes that test your knowledge; the chance to record your pronunciation, compare it to your 'teacher's'' - and then award yourself marks for ability; 3 levels of awards to achieve; automatic localisation - lets you choose the language you learn from; and a printable phrasebook of what you've learnt. More than ten million people worldwide have already learnt a language with EuroTalk. EuroTalk gets results fast and is fun! $49 More about the Talk The Talk series...
Talk Business for Irish Gaelic If you want to succeed in business abroad, then this Talk Business CD-ROM is for you. Aimed at people who already know the basics, it gives the specialised language you need for doing business abroad. It focuses on must-know language ranges from basics like 'what is your website address?' to more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets. Special features include: a wide range of topics: business meetings, trading, IT, the internet, advertising, negotiations, banking and many more, words spoken by native speakers so you can repeat and learn., quizzes that test your knowledge, the chance to record your pronunciation, compare it to your 'teacher's' - and then award yourself marks for ability, three levels of awards to achieve, automatic localisation - lets you choose the language you learn from, a printable phrasebook of what you've learnt. $49 More about Talk Business...
Vocabulary Builder from EuroTalk for Irish Gaelic (for absolute beginners) Vocabulary Builder is an interactive flash card system for parents and teachers to help teach basic language, and for children to play games and record their own words and sentences. Help is provided in over 40 languages by a talented talking tiger! Now available for learning Albanian, Arabic, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Papiamento, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh. Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM. $49.95 More about Vocabulary Builder...
Harry Potter in Irish Gaelic Note: these books are special orders, so they will take longer to ship than other products. Now your children (and why not yourself as well?) can read the best-selling, fly-off-the-bookshelf Harry Potter series in the language of your choice! The beloved series that enchants kids and keeps adults spellbound is now available in 42 languages. Five titles are available: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter is rumored to be habit-forming, so don't read one unless you're ready to read them all! Harry Potter agus an Órchloch 1 (hardbound) $37.95 More about the Harry Potter series...
The Celtic Languages Martin Ball, editor This comprehensive volume describes in depth all the Celtic languages from historical, structural and sociolinguistic perspectives - with individual chapters on Irish, Scottish, Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. Organized for ease of reference, The Celtic Languages is arranged in four parts. The first, Historical Aspects, covers the origin and history of the Celtic languages, their spread and retreat, present-day distribution and a sketch of the extant and recently extant languages. Parts II and III describe the structural detail of each language, including phonology, mutation, morphology, syntax, dialectology and lexis. The final part provides wide-ranging sociolinguistic detail, such as areas of usage (in government, church, media, education, business), maintenance (institutional support offered), and prospects for survival (examination of demographic changes and how they affect these languages). Special features: presents the first modern, comprehensive linguistic description of this important language family; provides a full discussion of the likely progress of Irish, Welsh and Breton; and includes the most recent research on newly discovered Continental Celtic inscriptions. 1993, hardcover, 680pp. $170
Focloir Poca Irish Dictionary This hardbound 415-page Irish-English and English-Irish dictionary is an amended edition of the extremely popular Focloir Poca in a new format aimed at students. It comprises a wide modern vocabulary in both Irish and English, with many amplifying examples, and features phonetic notation as well as grammatical data for Irish headwords. Geographical names, languages, verb tables, etc. are found in separate appendices. This is the nicest and highest quality Irish dictionary we have ever seen. Imported from Ireland. Paperback, shipping weight 2 lbs. $34.95
EuroTalk Network Editions Now you can run Vocabulary Builder, Talk Now!, World Talk, and Movie Talk through your school or college CD server or CD tower for simultaneous use of these titles on your network! You'll have access to permanent reports for all the activities done by each student in the class for such things as time and sessions spent on each activity, scores in the quizzes and games. These network discs operate on most networks that are in common use in schools and colleges, such as NT, Novell, and Macintosh networks. Students can select their names from classes, and run the program currently assigned to that class, and students may optionally also be allowed to join classes. Teachers can see at a glance which students are currently logged on and what they are doing, and they can add students to classes, remove them, or move them around. A reports facility allows you to display or print reports for entire classes, or for individual students. Student reports show the number of sessions, the time spent on each activity, and scores in the quizzes and games, and times and scores can also be displayed in chart form. The prices are highly competitive, and the price per unit goes down dramatically as one goes up in the number of users and units. With a configuration of 100 users and 100 units, which goes for $9,995, you pay less than $1 per unit per person! More about EuroTalk Network...
Talk Now! CD-ROM Course for Scottish Gaelic The Talk Now! series is for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, such as colors, numbers, food, shopping, and time. We have been selling this European-produced CD-ROM for a few years and find that it is highly praised by people from all over the world. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with native speakers. Interactive and fun, it is ideal for beginners and travelers. Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes and play a challenging memory game. Monitor your progress: keep your total score and print your own awards. You can also print your own picture dictionary for handy reference. On-screen help is available at all times in over 50 languages. Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Shipping weight 1 lb. $45 More about the Talk Now! series...
Talk More! CD-ROM Course for Scottish Gaelic Talk More! continues the Talk Now! series using broadcast quality video and the latest interactive techniques in a software package that is ideal for travellers, holiday makers, business people, students and families. The software uses the familiar Eurotalk interactive style of learning, with topics such as The Alphabet, Greetings, At The Restaurant, Shopping, Getting Around, At The Hotel, One The Phone, Emergencies, Leisure, and Business, and modules on phrases and conversations, and entertaining quiz games to test and further learn the language. Help is available in over 25 languages and the package includes an Talk More! Extras disc with additional help languages and bonus material. Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM. $45 More about the Talk More! series...
Talk The Talk from Eurotalk for Scottish Gaelic (for teens) Learn words and phrases that matter to you with this new language learning CD ROM for youth under eighteen. From "I'll send you a text message later" to "we won the game on penalties", Talk The Talk really gets you talking. Aimed at people who are beginning to get to grips with a new language or preparing for school exams, it gives you more than 200 phrases in your chosen language. Special features include a wide range of topics including travelling, computers and technology, sport, hobbies and school; words spoken by native speakers so you can repeat and learn; quizzes that test your knowledge; the chance to record your pronunciation, compare it to your 'teacher's'' - and then award yourself marks for ability; 3 levels of awards to achieve; automatic localisation - lets you choose the language you learn from; and a printable phrasebook of what you've learnt. More than ten million people worldwide have already learnt a language with EuroTalk. EuroTalk gets results fast and is fun! $49 More about the Talk The Talk series...
Talk Business for Scottish Gaelic If you want to succeed in business abroad, then this Talk Business CD-ROM is for you. Aimed at people who already know the basics, it gives the specialised language you need for doing business abroad. It focuses on must-know language ranges from basics like 'what is your website address?' to more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets. Special features include: a wide range of topics: business meetings, trading, IT, the internet, advertising, negotiations, banking and many more, words spoken by native speakers so you can repeat and learn., quizzes that test your knowledge, the chance to record your pronunciation, compare it to your 'teacher's' - and then award yourself marks for ability, three levels of awards to achieve, automatic localisation - lets you choose the language you learn from, a printable phrasebook of what you've learnt. $49 More about Talk Business...
Vocabulary Builder from EuroTalk for Scottish Gaelic (for absolute beginners) Vocabulary Builder is an interactive flash card system for parents and teachers to help teach basic language, and for children to play games and record their own words and sentences. Help is provided in over 40 languages by a talented talking tiger! Now available for learning Albanian, Arabic, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Papiamento, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Welsh. Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM. $49.95 More about Vocabulary Builder...
A Dictionary of Scots Words and Phrases in Current Use Scots is a living language and this dictionary covers the most widely-used words and expressions. Entries are arranged in fifteen sections, each of which deals with some aspect of everyday life in Scotland (eating and drinking, pleople, health, law). A key is provided to indicate the various contexts (colloquial, literary, etc.) in which the words are commonly used. 256 pages. Paperback. 1,000 entries. Shipping weight 1 lb. $11.95
Concise Doric Scottish-English / English-Doric Scottish Dictionary This dictionary is a guide to the Scots language as spoken in parts of the northeastern corner of the country and northern England. Beginning with a brief introduction to spelling, pronunciation, and grammar, it presents a two-way lexicon of North-East Scots with 12,000 significant entries. The author is a well-known native of Aberdeen, Scotland. He is a popular radio voice for the BBC. 12,000 entries. 705 pages. Paperback. Shipping weight 1 lb. $12.95
Etymological Dictionary of Scottish Gaelic There are 6,900 words discussed in this dictionary. Readers will find a pure lexicon of Scottish-Gaelic, purged of the Irish words that are often thrown into dictionaries of this sort. Two thirds of the vocabulary include native Gaelic and Celtic words. This extensive work is founded on the Highland Society's Gaelic Dictionary. 416 pages. Paperback. Shipping weight 1 lb. $14.95