Keep building on your Cornish skills! This course will provide learners with a chance to consolidate their Cornish and sit the Grade 2 examination if they wish. Suitable for people who are approaching the end of their second year of Cornish study.
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Students will develop their communication skills, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. In addition we will look at some basic elements of the Cornish Celtic culture and the meaning of some Cornish place-names.
For those wishing to go on and sit an exam, this course will serve as preparation for the Grade 2 examination of the Cornish Language Board.
What will we cover?
You will develop your ability to talk about yourself and others - in the present, to talk about family and memories - in the past, to describe yourself and others in some detail, describe the place where you live, talk about holidays / travel / health / the weather and write simple letters.
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 auxiliary verbs and other common verbs, comparison of adjectives, conjunctions, interrogatives, idioms, and numbers to 100.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- talk about yourself and others - in the present and past. - talk about family and memories - in the present and past. - describe yourself and others in some detail and talk about simple health issues. - describe the place where you live and the weather.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is a course for students in their 2nd year of study.
This course is suitable for those who have completed Cornish 2 lower, module 1 or have equivalent experience (i.e. have taken the Cornish Language Board Grade 1 Examination and/or have studied BORA BRAV to the end of Section 4).
For further details of the specific language skills required for this level, please see our languages self assessment chart.
You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time,using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation, although these will be explained when necessary.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays. A range of resources may be used to support your learning with the main focus being on our textbook BORA BRAV, but also including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Completing and handing in the weekly homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning, and work handed in will be marked and returned with feedback.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
BORA BRAV by Polin Prys, published by KESVA AN TAVES KERNEWEK, ISBN: 978-1-908965-39-4.
Dr. Gary Retallick Mathematics and Science Gary obtained his Phd in Philosophy of Physics from Kings College London in 2006. His thesis explored the physics of time, touching upon relativity, field equations, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and metaphysics. Gary began his teaching career in computing, going on to teach philosophy for the WEA and Mary Ward Centre, and physics and mathematics at both Birkbeck College London and the Open University. He currently teaches various science related courses, spanning topics in physics, chemistry and mathematics, at City Lit. Languages - Cornish Aside from his career in Science, Gary has an ongoing interest in languages, in particular Cornish, the language of his ancestors. He began studying Cornish at City Lit in 1998, and after passing the grade three Cornish exam with distinction he started to assist his tutor, Jo P'rhys. After a number of years as language assistant to the class, Gary was formally appointed as teacher of the Cornish beginners class, allowing Jo to concentrate on the higher level classes. Gary now teaches both the beginners and lower intermediate classes.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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