Leasachadh Sgilean Conaltraidh na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Communication Skills Development

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Step into the heart of the Hebrides this Christmas and immerse yourself in the warmth of Scottish Gaelic culture. Spend a week surrounded by the wild beauty of North Uist, where every conversation, every song, and every story brings the language to life.

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Claddach Baleshare
£575 - 8 days - Saturday (pick-up & dinner) to Saturday (drop-off) - with transport (4 spaces in the car only for pick-up/drop-off/excursions)

£475 - 5 days - Monday to Friday without pick-up/drop-off transport (only transport for excursions is included)
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Included:
Tuition, learning resources and transport for activities.

​Focus on meeting the community and using your Gaelic skills.

Excursions (weather & darkness dependent, indoor or outdoor, will be decided on the day)

Learning Gaelic songs, lighting the peat fire
Lasagna dinner on Saturday evening if you arrive the weekend before

Church and meet Gaelic speakers on Sunday morning if you arrive the weekend before
Refreshments, Lunch 

Transport to and from Lochmaddy ferry/Benbecula airport on arriving/leaving (only weekends) and transport to and from accommodation can be arranged if you stay in Shivinish (Grimsay)/Cnoc nan Uan (Tigharry) or Carinish only.

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Not included: dinner and accommodation​​

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​Access (prior learning) requirements:
You have already mastered 

- sight reading aloud

​- you know your prepositional pronouns by heart

- rough translation of Gaelic short texts without the help of dictionaries & able to paraphrase in English what it is about

- you can sustain a conversation for at least 8 minutes using: to be, can, like, prefer, auxiliary verbs may & need, regular/irregular verbs in past/future tense

- have an interest in literature and island history

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You are in the process of learning:

- listening and transcription of native speaker interviews

- genitive formation & conditional/passive verb tenses
 

Cancellation policy:

if cancelled before 30/06/26 - full refund minus £25 admin fee

if cancelled between 01/07/26 - 30/09/26 - deposit £100 withheld plus £25 admin fee

if cancelled after 01/10/26 no refund
 

Full payment is required when booking your place. ​