Cornish beginners and intermediate: module 2
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Start date
Different dates available
Students at near beginners level will continue to learn to communicate simply in a range of everyday situations and conversations. Students at intermediate level will further develop their communication skills, with the emphasis on listening and speaking. Both groups will also continue learning about some basic elements of a Celtic culture via the history of the language revival, Cornish place-names, etc.
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About this course
BEGINNERS
- go to the market and to the restaurant
- go shopping
- ask and give directions
INTERMEDIATES
- give and understand directions in some detail.
- express emotions - complain and apologise.
- write and reply to letters and invitations.
- give and understand simple instructions, eg. Following a recipe.
BORA BRAV by Polin Prys, (BLUE version-Kernewek Kemmyn) published by Kesva an Taves Kernewek, ISBN: 978-1-902917-76-4
Please try: Grant and Cutler - (020 7440 3248).
The course is based on the communicative approach:
- active students’ interaction
- emphasis on speaking and listening skills
- pair and group work
- role plays
- use of realia, pictures and authentic material
- use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate
Please note, students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do some homework as and when required.
Reviews
Subjects
- Grammar
Course programme
BEGINNERS
Eating and drinking, asking directions, shopping.
Grammar: all the grammar required by the Cornish Language Board for the Grade 1 Examination, including simple present and present continuous tenses, simple past tense OF AUXILIARY VERBS, imperfect tense of verb TO BE, uses of the verb noun, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, imperatives, declensions of prepositions, first rules of mutation.
INTERMEDIATES
Asking directions, expressing emotions, writing and replying to letters and invitations. Following instructions, making comparisons.
Further topics will be negotiated with the group of learners.
Grammar: all the grammar required by the Cornish Language Board for the Grade 2 examination, including imperfect and future tenses of 'to be' and imperfect and simple past tenses of the auxiliary verbs and other common verbs, comparison of adjectives, conjunctions, interrogatives, idioms, numbers beyond 100 and second mutation.
Additional information
Cornish beginners and intermediate: module 2
