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Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
Eairdsidh Caimbeul
Learner level
C2
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Description
This project aims to establish an ongoing process of recording cultural resources in a “live lab” approach that engages with Gaelic communities in an interactive and dynamic manner while producing rich resources for the future. It envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it. It is an engagement with existing communities about their heritage with an eye to the future, that takes advantage of new advances in digital capture and language support technology to address a vital and urgent need.
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Content
An early sample from a pilot project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, embark on recording the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. This film was made in an initial training session. As part of their training Pàdruig quizzes Archie on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on Benbecula. Archie is a native of Benbecula, and the conversation starts with him explaining his family roots. He goes on to talk about his schooling and higher education on the islands and later on the mainland. The conversation moves on to his history of employment, with spells in Gaelic playgroup development and then in advice work back on Benbecula. Pàdruig then asks Archie about changes he’s witnessed in the locality and the language since the days of his youth.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Pàdruig Moireach questions Eairdsidh Caimbeul on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Cultural insight through unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/7628
Pàdruig Moireach
Learner level
C2
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Description
An early sample from a pilot project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, embark on recording the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. This film was made in an initial training session.
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Content
Archie quizzes Pàdruig on his lifestory. Pàdruig establishes his family roots in Carloway, Lewis, and talks about his early memories of home and community life there as a child. He goes on to describe his progress through school on Lewis and higher education in Aberdeen, leading to work on the North Sea rigs. This was followed by a career change into language teaching which him took him abroad before returning to Scotland and involvement in teaching Gaelic to adults. The conversation concludes with a discussion of some of the pleasures and challenges entailed in this area of work.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie quizzes Pàdruig on his lifestory.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Cultural insight through unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/7689
Tòmas MacDhòmhnaill (1)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, embark on recording the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the first of two parts, Tommy Macdonald talks to Archie Campbell about his life in South Uist
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Content
Tommy talks about his family antecedents and also about his employment history, starting with helping in his father’s mobile shop, followed by a long spell with a fish farm company during which time he developed his computing skills and interests. This was followed by a diversification into a number of different paths, including providing local information on visiting bus tours. Local genealogical research led him to an interesting discovery about his own family history.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Tommy Macdonald talks to Archie Campbell about his life in South Uist
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/7853
Tòmas MacDhòmhnaill (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Here, in the second part Tommy talks about his involvement with various local cultural groups in South Uist, such as Ceòlas, Fèis Tìr a’ Mhurain, and the Accordion and Fiddle club. He and Archie also discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of working with and in Gaelic in the community today in and between the various generations. The modern disappearance of the “taigh cèilidh” stimulates the recollection and brief retelling of some of the stories that would be told in earlier times.
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Content
Tommy talks about his involvement with various local cultural groups in South Uist, such as Ceòlas, Fèis Tìr a’ Mhurain, and the Accordion and Fiddle club. He and Archie also discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of working with and in Gaelic in the community today in and between the various generations
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Tommy Macdonald talks to Archie Campbell about his life in South Uist
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/7854
Hughena NicDhòmhnaill (1)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, embark on recording the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the first of two parts, Hughena talks about her family background and her happy memories of growing up and going to various schools in Uist and Benbecula, including her experience of coming across computers for the first time when Sgoil Lìonacleit opened. This was followed by a spell in Stornoway where she studied at the college and did part-time work, including with Radio nan Gàidheal. On returning to Uist she worked in various places, and raised a family. She describes how she enjoys working with people, and how she likes to relax afterwards.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Hughena MacDonald on her recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Hughena MacDonald on her recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/7915
Hughena NicDhòmhnaill (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Here, in the second of two parts, discussion of the importance of Hughena’s faith to her leads onto broader reminiscence over customs and traditions in the days of her childhood, when casual visits to and from neighbours would be more frequent, often related to crofting matters. Hughena describes early memories of collecting and eating shellfish from the shore, and of baking skills less often put to use these days now that so much is so easily available in the shops. The conversation finishes with some discussion of the strength of Gaelic use in her family, how she’s passed it on successfully to her children, and the value of now encouraging older community members to share their spoken skills, while acknowledging the challenges involved in recording them.
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A two-way conversation in which Hughena describes early memories of collecting and eating shellfish from the shore, and of baking skills less often put to use these days now that so much is so easily available in the shops. The conversation finishes with some discussion of the strength of Gaelic use in her family, how she’s passed it on successfully to her children, and the value of now encouraging older community members to share their spoken skills, while acknowledging the challenges involved in recording them.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Hughena MacDonald on her recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/7916
Alasdair Mac Asgaill
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, Ali, from Ormacleit in South Uist talks about his working life, both with a large local employer and as a jobbing crofter, as well as some of the traditional practices and customs associated with the latter, and how they are changing.
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Content
.A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Ali MacAskill on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Ali MacAskill on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
.The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
Cultural insight through unfiltered engagement with the voices of real people in their own homes
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8239
Catrìona Nic an t-Saoir (1)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the first part, Catrìona, from Iochdar in South Uist, recalls happy schooldays, first in Iochdar, then Daliburgh, and finishing in Fort William on the mainland. Having decided on a teaching career she trained in Glasgow, before returning to South Uist for her first job, in Lochboisdale, where she used her Gaelic quite a lot. On marrying she moved back to Fort William where she worked in a school for twenty years, while remarking on the close island and Gaelic connections of many in the town and the school.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Catriona MacIntyre on her recollections and opinions on growing up on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Catriona MacIntyre on her recollections and opinions on growing up on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8233
Catrìona Nic an t-Saoir (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Catrìona talks about her seminal involvement in the development of Gaelic Medium Education in Lochaber and neighbouring areas, together with the growth of the Fèis movement at the same time. She enjoyed her peripatetic lifestyle. On retiring home to South Uist, she was involved in supply teaching, and has become closely involved with Ceòlas, the summer school and associated activities, and been involved in teaching Gaelic to adults, for example, for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Catriona MacIntyre on her recollections and opinions on growing up on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Catriona MacIntyre on her recollections and opinions on growing up on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8235
Ailig Mac a' Phì (1)
Learner level
C2
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Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Here, in the first part, Alec recalls his childhood in Nunton, Benbecula, and wartime schooling in Balivanich and then Torlum, including pranks in the playground, classroom, or garden, as well as crofting chores at home, and later with the peats. Leaving school at 14, he started his first paid job in the building trade at 16. He also recalls wartime memories of many different nationalities associated with the airport and POWs, including Australians, Poles, Germans and Italians. He talks also of the end-of-war celebrations and memories of the “Whisky Galore” SS Politician. He then spent some time in Glasgow. Alec lives on Benbecula, and has three sons - Donald, Angus, and John - eight grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
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A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alec MacPhee on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alec MacPhee on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8243
Ailig Mac a' Phì (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Alec relates how he came back to the croft and then got work with a services company which took him and several friends out to St Kilda. He later got work with the Water Board, with whom he stayed until retirement. He also talks about recreational activities, including badminton and football, as well as dances and New Year customs and associated drinking practices. He describes how he met his wife, Margaret, and the details of their wedding, and tells a story of a commando who turned up in the Steadings. Discussion of army-community relations leads to reflection on the changes he’s seen in island life. Alec lives on Benbecula, and has three sons, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alec MacPhee on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alec MacPhee on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8244
Màiri Robasdan (1)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the first part, Mary Robertson from Benbecula, talks about her family and her memories of her early schooldays in Torlum. Her father was a gamekeeper for the South Uist estate. Leaving at 15 to get further training at Duncraig Castle was a shock. She describes the daily routine there. After that she worked in Edinburgh for two years before moving to Fort William to do hotel work, where she found more of an island community.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Mary Robertson on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Mary Robertson on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8252
Màiri Robasdan (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Here, in the second part, Mary describes returning to Benbecula after her husband’s death, and the changes she noticed, particularly with the increased army presence and the work available through public schemes. She found work in the newly opened Sgoil Lìonacleit, where she continued till retirement. She is also involved with various charities and community groups, and her church involvement has entailed trips abroad to various countries. Her Gaelic interest also took her to Canada. She still dances and enjoys walking in various parts of the Highlands.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Mary Robertson on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Mary Robertson on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8253
Seonag Smith (1)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the first part, Seonag Smith from Hàclait talks about her early years in Benbecula, including schooling in Daliburgh and Iochdar. She recalls family life as the eldest child, including helping on the croft, boat trips, and social practices associated with peatcutting, such as family division of labour and attention to the needs of elderly neighbours. She also talks about army-community relations once she started working at the “camp” after leaving school.
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A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Seonag Smith on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Seonag Smith on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8236
Seonag Smith (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Seonag talks about the social scene in Benbecula when she was young, and how she met her husband. She also talks about her work on St Kilda, and her impressions of that island. Army life took them to Germany, and she mentions how she felt knowing Gaelic helped her learn German. This was followed by spells in Catterick, and London, where she had the chance to observe a different world at close hand. Eventually they returned to Benbecula to a newly built house.
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A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Seonag Smith on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Seonag Smith on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8237
Seonag Smith (3)
Learner level
C2
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Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the third part, Seonag talks about her pastimes, such as reading, and her regular appearances on Gaelic radio and TV (and the prizes she’s won) and reflects on current Gaelic employment opportunities. She also recalls her parent’s stories of older feasting traditions attendant on weddings and sales days. Acknowledging the facilities now available at the 6-year school, and through online services, she regrets the lack of job opportunities for young people. Returning to cooking, the conversation ends with a discussion of traditional seafoods.
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A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Seonag Smith on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Seonag Smith on her recollections and opinions on growing up on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and wherever else her life took her.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8238
Alasdair Mac Dhòmhnaill (1)
Learner level
C2
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Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Here, in the first part, Alasdair MacDonald (Alasdair Crois Mòraig) from North Uist talks about his life-time commitment to crofting, which his son is now continuing. His first schooling was in Carinish, with his fondest memory being of getting out into the garden, followed by Bayhead, and one year in Inverness, which he didn’t like. On returning to Uist he has worked his croft full-time ever since. He recalls the house-visiting customs of earlier times. His wife, Annie, is from Broughty Ferry, but Alasdair would find it difficult to live somewhere else if it wasn’t by the sea. He’s seen many changes since the time crofters would work with horses, and he explains fertilising and storage practices using seaweed and potatoes.
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A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alasdair MacDonald on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alasdair MacDonald on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8245
Alasdair Mac Dhòmhnaill (2)
Learner level
C2
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Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Alasdair remarks on developments since the 60s, such as the advent of tractors for horses, the Baleshare causeway, local government reorganisation, and European Union development funds. He also talks about a visit to New Zealand and the evident Gaelic influence in its recent history. The discussion shifts to discussion of changes in the Uist physical environment. Shipwrecks are also talked about and the cargo they might yield. Alasdair explains the history of the name Crois Mòraig, and talks about the strength of Gaelic in the community, and reflects on the rhythm of the seasons experienced through crofting.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alasdair MacDonald on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Archie Campbell questions Alasdair MacDonald on his recollections and opinions on growing up and continuing to live on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8246
Iain Greumach (1)
Learner level
C2
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Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the first part, Iain Graham talks about his family background and his earliest memories of life in Back, on Lewis, where he grew up in a close-knit community. He describes his early education in the local school and how that was followed up by a spell at the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway. He also talks about the typical occupations in the community at the time, where many people were involved in weaving, and about Hallowe’en practices. He continued his education in Aberdeen, before being recruited to Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college on Skye.
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A two-way conversation in which Peter Murray questions Iain Graham on his early recollections and opinions on growing up on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and the course of his subsequent career.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Peter Murray questions Iain Graham on his early recollections and opinions on growing up on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and the course of his subsequent career.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8432
Iain Greumach (2)
Learner level
C2
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Description
Part of the Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project in which the UHI Language Sciences Institute, with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Soillse, together with Irish partners, record the natural speech of Irish and Scottish Gaelic speakers in their own communities with user-friendly equipment and techniques. Here, in the second part, Iain recalls initially what Sabhal Mòr Ostaig was like when he first joined. He has seen many developments, not just in the estate, but also in the range of courses that have been developed over time. While the first students tended to come from the islands, the student body has changed, with greater geographical mixing and of ages. Course delivery methods have also become more flexible. Iain is closely involved with organising work experience for students, and is pleased that college graduates find good employment. Finally, he reflects on both change and continuity as he experiences it on frequent return visits to Lewis.
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Content
A two-way conversation in which Peter Murray questions Iain Graham on his early recollections and opinions on growing up on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and the course of his subsequent career.
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Communication
Listening to a two-way conversation in which Peter Murray questions Iain Graham on his early recollections and opinions on growing up on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and the course of his subsequent career.
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Cognition
The project envisages a continuing exchange between community and academia, and between Ireland and Scotland, in relation to the lived cultural resource of the Gaelic languages. In addition to the inherent value of the process itself, the added benefit of this exchange will be the creation of an authentic cultural resource to inform and bolster language planning efforts in support of the communities producing it.
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Competences
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Community
The learner will achieve an insight into the Scottish Gaelic communities and gain cultural knowledge. The student will learn new vocabulary from spoken natural language by clicking the words and build a vocabulary list for training purposes.
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Go to the unit: https://clilstore.eu/cs/8433
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