2001 Immersion Weekend

Fàilte gu Boulder!

The College Inn in beautiful Boulder Colorado will be the venue for our annual immersion, June 8-10. We will be adding more travel and other information here, so check back often.

Gaelic instruction will be offered at 4 levels:

• New Beginner

• Advanced Beginner

• Intermediate

• Advanced

And workshops will be held in Gaelic song and many other related topics.

There will also be extracurricular activities, including a workshop open to the public on Friday evening and a Saturday night ceilidh, where students are invited to share their singing, dancing, poetic and instrumental talents in a participatory acoustic environment.

The tuition is available at a discount for early registrants and for ACGA members. Tuition covers classes, materials, lodging for two nights, meals, and activities. A limited number of private rooms are available for an additional fee.

We will be posting travel and tourist information for Colorado and the Boulder area here. Travel information and other details will be sent upon receipt of registration and fees. For those traveling by airline, we recommend Denver International Airport (DIA) and local transportation services. More information about travel, the conference venue and what to do while you're here is now available

To receive a flyer and application form, contact:
Pam Nation
4805 Eisenhower Dr. #B
Boulder CO 80303
303-247-1305

For more information contact: Glenn Wrightson, Committee Chair
303-698-9023 (Colorado)

Co bhitheas a' teagaisg?    [Who will be teaching?]

David Livingston-Lowe teaches Scots Gaelic language in the Celtic Studies Program at the University of Toronto. He has studied Gaelic in Nova Scotia, Scotland, and Ireland and has been involved in several local efforts to promote the Gaelic language in Ontario. He has recently translated the poetry of a 19th century immigrant Gael in Ontario.

Muriel Fisher is a native Gaelic speaker from Skye. She is currently teaching in Tucson, Arizona. A Radio Correspondent for BBC Alba from 1988 to the present, she is the director of the Tucson Gaelic Institute. Visit her web site at http://www.dakotacom.net/~skye/muriel.html

Jamie MacDonaldHas his Ph.D. in Scottish Studies and Gaelic, from the University of Edinburgh. He is currently teaching in North Carolina.

Seumas Watson is Gaelic editor for Am Bràighe magazine, and Gaelic Heritage Co-ordinator at Nova Scotia Highland Village in Iona, Cape Breton. He has taught Gaelic language and conducted workshops for more than 20 years. Seumas specializes in seanachas (tales or stories), basing his lessons on field work in Cape Breton¹s Gaelic-speaking communities. He provides distance tutorial services through Gaeltalk Communications, and is well-known in Scotland and Ireland.

Advanced learners and other teachers attending the Immersion will also be available to interact with beginners and assist them with their studies. Everyone is welcome!
(Staff subject to change.)

Schedule of Activities    (subject to change)