Great value to people learning Welsh
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This book is clearly written, well laid out and an absolute god-send. I use it in conjunction with the same author's 'Modern Welsh - a comprehensive grammar'
I am trying to re-learn the language of my childhood but the methodology currently used to teach Welsh is based on learning phrases parrot-fashion with no explanation of grammar or other underpinning knowledge. Thus progress is somewhere between none-at-all and slow, confidence is destroyed rather than built and the drop-out rate is unacceptably high.
I was all set to give up when I was directed to Gareth King's admirable books. Suddenly the mists of confusion have cleared and I find myself interested, my understanding growing and the will to continue revived.
He explains everything clearly in simple, non-patronising language. With almost every turn of the page I think to myself, "Ah, NOW I understand" and yet another aspect I have struggled with in the clasroom becomes clear.
These are the books to buy if you are struggling to learn Welsh or if you are simply interested in languages and would like to know more about the origins of the Welsh language and how it strings together.
Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars).
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