Start Irish: Learn Irish with the Michel Thomas Method - Digital

Start Irish: Learn Irish with the Michel Thomas Method - Digital

This 1-hour audio-only Irish ‘taster’ course is for beginners who are new to the Michel Thomas Method. The Michel Thomas Method works by breaking a language down into its component parts and enabling you to reconstruct the language yourself. From the very beginning, you will be able to construct simple phrases in Irish by listening and thinking out answers for yourself. The course will take about 3-4 hours to complete and is available to stream online or download to the Michel Thomas Method Library app. It is the first hour of the Foundation course.

What’s included with the digital product?

• The lessons are in the form of digital audio. This can be streamed via your account from the dedicated Michel Thomas website at michelthomas.com or downloaded to the Michel Thomas Language Library App (apps available for Android and iPhones for free via the app stores).
• The key course vocabulary is provided in the subject language with English translations in an accompanying booklet. This can be downloaded to your computer via the Michel Thomas website or downloaded to the Michel Thomas Language Library.
• All Foundation and Intermediate Michel Thomas Method courses also include audio review lessons at the end of the course. These review lessons will help you determine if you have fully mastered all the course vocabulary. If you have, you’re then ready to move onto the next course; if not, don’t worry, just start the course again, or go back to the specific lessons that need attention.

How do I access the product after purchase?

• After purchase you will receive a purchase confirmation email from us with your order number.
• The order will then be validated by us in conjunction with the publisher, Hodder & Stoughton.
• You will then be sent an email from us (within a few days of purchase) with a unique product access code and instructions on how to activate your digital course.
• Once you have redeemed the access code you can use the course both through the dedicated Michel Thomas Method website and the Michel Thomas Language Library app.
• The lessons for the course can be accessed offline if using the Michel Thomas Language Library App. You will need a live internet connection if streaming the audio from the dedicated website at michelthomas.com.
• The Michel Thomas Method website is designed to work with all browsers, and devices i.e. desktop, tablet, and smartphone. The app is compatible with both iOS and android devices ie smart phones and tablets.
• Full instructions on how to learn using the Michel Thomas Method are explained on track one of the courses.

Start Irish: Learn Irish with the Michel Thomas Method - Digital - About the Authors

PATRICIA MAC EOIN

Patricia Mac Eoin is a lawyer and accredited translator who has spent a number of years working in the EU Commission in Brussels as an Irish language translator. She now lives in Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, where she continues to do both legal and translation work. She also runs the online business All About Irish. She has written her own series of children’s books in Irish, and translated many children’s books from English and French to Irish. She loves learning and teaching languages, and also speaks French, and basic Spanish and German. She particularly loves to explain the distinctive features of Irish to those who have no previous experience of learning a Celtic language, and seeing students discover the richness of this ancient language.

EILÍS NÍ DHÚILL

Eilís Ní Dhúill worked for TG4, the Irish language television broadcaster, as editor and director of Cúla4, an Irish language programming block for children. She then returned to the world of academia to undertake a Master’s Degree in Irish Studies before completing a PhD in Modern Irish. Eilís’s doctoral research involved working closely with the Irish speaking community of Corca Dhuibhne on the Dingle peninsula in West Kerry. During her Masters and PhD studies Eilís continued to teach Irish and to lecture in the Irish and Education departments at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where she continues to work today. She is currently involved in an Irish language media audience research project. She has also lectured in Gaelic literature at the Welsh and Celtic Studies Department, Aberystwyth University, Wales. She has been involved in the development, modernisation and delivery of a number of undergraduate and postgraduate Irish language modules and is dedicated to promoting the Irish language and culture.