Write a commentA new vocabulary book for advanced learners of Irish has been produced by Ciarán Mackin and will be launched at Gaeláras Mhic Ardghail on Thursday 5th December at 8.00 pm by Dessie Tennyson, Head of Irish in the Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School.
The book, entitled Abairt ar Abairt, covers the A-level syllabus and beyond. Abairt ar Abairt is presented as a 325 page, fully bilingual glossary of sample sentences, arranged under specific themes. Fifty passages are also included to provide further illustration of the vocabulary in context.
Themes covered include: Citizenship, Environment, Politics, Young People, Family Life, School, Leisure and Pastimes, a section on essay phrases and a final section on countries. This book will be a useful companion to A-level, Leaving Cert. and university students, and to teachers both North and South as dialectical diversity is catered for throughout.
It will be available at a special launch price of £10 on 5th December and is exceptional value for money as a class text or private revision resource.
Ciarán Mackin from Lissummon, Co. Armagh, trained as an Irish and Spanish teacher and later as a conference interpreter. He has been working as an interpreter for the European Parliament for the past six years.
Tá leabhar nua dar teideal Abairt ar Abairt amuigh ag Ciarán Ó Maicín. Leabhar foclóra d’fhoghlaimeoirí ardleibhéil na Gaeilge atá ann. Clúdaíonn sé an siollabas A-leibhéil agus tuilleadh lena chois. Tá an leabhar leagtha amach mar ghluais iomlán dátheangach de 325 leathanach ina bhfuil abairtí samplacha le léamh de réir téama. Déantar cíoradh ar na téamaí seo a leanas sa leabhar: Saoránacht, Comhshaol, Polaitíocht, Daoine Óga, Saol Teaghlaigh, An Scoil, Fóillíocht agus Caitheamh Aimsire, chomh maith le caibidil ar fhrásaí d’aistí agus caibidil eile ar thíortha. Tá caoga sliocht sa leabhar fosta, a thugann tuilleadh samplaí den teanga in úsáid. Bheadh an leabhar seo ina chuidiú ag mic léinn atá ag tabhairt faoi Ardleibhéal, Ardteistiméireacht nó cúrsa ollscoile agus ag múinteoirí ó thuaidh nó ó dheas toisc an dá phríomhchanúint bheith curtha san áireamh ar fud an leabhair.
Is as Lios Iomána, Co. Ard Mhacha, do Chiarán Ó Maicín. Chuaigh sé le múinteoireacht na Gaeilge agus na Spáinnise agus ina dhiaidh sin d’fhoghlaim sé ceird na hateangaireachta. Tá sé ag obair mar ateangaire i bParlaimint na hEorpa le sé bliana anuas.
