Description: Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary, and an item of conversation. This new edition includes an audio download link.
Brief description: Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh studied at the universities of Dublin and Edinburgh. Formerly a lecturer in Celtic at Edinburgh University and Director of the Centre for Irish Studies there, he is currently Head of Department and Professor of Gaelic at the University of Glasgow. His consultant Iain MacAonghuis is a native speaker of Scottish Gaelic who was born and bought up in the Western Isles. He lectured for many years at the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh (where he is an Honorary Fellow), and has written and broadcast on a range of Gaelic subjects.