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raining-tulips · 5 months

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commonplace on the Scottish Mountain Birch Project - repost with credit only

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meichenxi · 2 years

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SpeakGaelic: a guide!

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the national centre for Gaelic language and culture, recently worked with BBC Alba to produce videos, audio and a website called SpeakGaelic.

There’s videos, an online course, support for tutors, multiple new podcasts, Youtube, various things airing on TV. The actual self-taught online course is only one part of how much this resource has to offer! So here’s some of the things I’ve been looking at.

1. The website itself

https://speakgaelic.scot/all-online-courses/

This is just the whole website: explore at your leisure! At the moment they have finished up to around A2 level, and are working on producing higher level content.

Each topic has a series of 8-10 mini-lessons that are sometimes more duolingo style, and sometimes with videos.

I...actually prefer to use the teaching resources for tutors (linked below) than this course for a few reasons. My main problem is that the vocabulary they present to you is far too fast (in one lesson they might give you 20 words for different Scottish towns), which is fine if you just need to choose the relevant words for where you are from, but in order to pass the quiz to get to the next level you have to get ALL of them right. And Gaelic spelling takes a while to get used to...

There’s also no writing / spelling practice, but to pass the level requires you to write things. Which. Feels counterintuitive! You can learn any level without passing the tests, but it’s annoying because it means your progress isn’t saved to an accurate place. I emailed them about it and got a friendly response back, but this isn’t something they are planning to change.

2. The classroom materials

https://speakgaelic.scot/classroom-materials/

Now THIS is where it gets exciting. These are materials designed in theory for tutors - full lesson plans, worksheets, everything - but they are accessible to learners too. In fact, I think they’re much better than the online course.

Why? Because everything is STRUCTURED. You are given practice, and told what to do, and there are grammatical explanations. (NB: all of these exist in the online course, but not in one handy document for you to look over in one place.)

You have all of the learner content....

...and you ALSO have teacher content:

‘If learners need more time and practice with the vocative case’ > that’s me! And it shows you then exactly what you should do next. Whereas the online course doesn’t have that option for customisation at all. Most of the worksheets are included in the lesson plan, and some are on the main page. Absolute bliss.

3. The SpeakGaelic learner podcast

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6x5b901Zj8ky0UsMM4SzZM?si=00c361fe5ffc4f0d

(If you don’t have Spotify, you can just search ‘SpeakGaelic’)

This is an audio version of the lessons above, and goes into more detail - with information from three different native speakers - into some of the grammar things that the course doesn’t really cover in that much depth. There’s conversations you can listen to, and it’s all targeted at complete beginners. If you listen to any other Gaelic podcasts you’ll recognise the presenter, John Urquhart!

After each episode, there’s also a special episode - scroll down to the bottom - with conversation about different topics relevant to the day’s lesson with two of the presenters. Great for providing extra information!

4. The Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppoHU_ece7o&list=PL_U7jPRkbJZtFegaqKKT8MrZnV7ugwHAG&index=1

Ok, so there’s a LOT of content here. First you have the A1-A2 lessons, around 30 minutes each. Despite what the name suggests, these are not the same as the audio podcasts. They have Joy (who presents the online course) but they also give some extra video clips and information about cultural things too!

They’re a little slow, but a good supplement to the material given above. As far as I can tell, there are only 13 of this particular series (and 13 for A2) but the YouTube channel SpeakGaelic itself has hundreds of episodes of everything that goes into the online course. All the videos can be found there.

This includes all audio and conversations, as well as snapshots on individual learners and some cultural information.

They also seemingly have started marking some grammar videos! Check out this playlist for more grammar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq9_0ht4L3Y&list=PL_U7jPRkbJZu0uq_6wpzCgZcpddGDU76D

5. The intermediate podcast: Beag air Bheag

https://open.spotify.com/show/34wGOU9sDTE7Vzg0qMexfv?si=314cbbb294b648ec

Once you’re a little further on in your journey (I...can’t understand these yet), there are a few other podcasts on Spotify also by the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. This is one! This is totally in Gaelic, but spoken fairly slowly and designed for intermediate learners.

6. The old site: learngaelic.scot

https://learngaelic.scot

Check it out! I...actually prefer this site and the way it teaches. It has some bonuses over the old one - good vocabulary sections, plus a really great directory of Gaelic courses online and in person, as well as a dictionary, and so on.

It goes all the way up to B2, so is a better choice if you have more than a little Gaelic.

It’s also a brilliant directory of media in Gaelic - you can watch lots of videos with transcripts in Gaelic with a dictionary, as well as finding native-level material. You can sign up to their newsletter and get weekly Gaelic information too.

It also has links to Speaking Our Language!! Which is an absolutely wonderful resource from the 90s teaching Gaelic one conversation at a time, and also goes up to a fairly high level. These are all updated for The Modern Age: i.e., they all have PDFs and transcripts, as well as links to the grammar points for whatever lesson you’re listening to. Far more advanced than anything the new site currently has.

I might do another post once I’ve explored this website a little more!

7. Bonus: Gaelic with Jason

Finally, one extra! The other main resource I’m using is Gaelic with Jason (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAE_iLRh4g for example).

He has a whole bunch of free Youtube videos, but I’m actually doing his paid online course - it’s by the best value for money I know from any course, Gaelic or otherwise. If you have the money for it and like immersive learning with a board and just being chatted to, I’d highly recommend you give it a go. He also has loads of Gaelic books for learners, which are wonderful too, and a folktales and traditions course for intermediate learners. Can’t talk about this man enough. (https://gaelicwithjason.thinkific.com)

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Once again, I’d really encourage you to check out the teaching materials: I personally find them way more useful than the online course for learners specifically. I’m looking at the teaching materials in conjunction with the audio on YouTube and then the podcasts on Spotify.

All the best!

- Melissa

#gàidhlig #gaelic #scottish gaelic #langblr #studyblr #learn gaelic #seriously guys there are SO MANY resources out there #mainly these two sites though lmao but the amount of ancillary content is insane #anyway. once again. anyone learning: hmu!#I'm very much learning casually but it's great fun when I don't want to think about korean or chinese lmao

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astroxbunny · 3 months

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As someone who used to live in a town, here is what I have learned from attend a university in a city:

~On the subway, the unwritten rule is that you must wear headphones. Either that or you need to pretend to scroll on your phone (there is no signal down here so we all know your headphones are dead)

~There is a large, visible homeless population. If you’re feeling generous, the common advice is that you don’t give them money. Instead, offer them food or water. Remember though, they don’t need to say yes to this! All you can do is offer.

~Everyone asks about pronouns. Lecturers ask, teachers ask, classmates ask. Everyone.

~Everyone is queer. Genuinely, you will be surprised by the vast amount of queer people in the city. Anyone can express their gender or sexuality in whichever way they want because nobody judges

~The fashion is unreal. Gothic, alternative, kawaii, pyjamas, sporty, slutty. Anything goes. Nobody questions it too. They just appreciate the time and effort spent by the individual to make liberating looks

~There is a strong percentage of city goers who are academics. Most bookshops and cafes are full to the brim with students who are lost in books or study

~Young people rule the city. You will rarely see anyone over the age of 40. Even cafes are restaurants usually have young staff members running it.

~There are so many cultures. So many people of different backgrounds. So many cultural traditions and outfits. So many different religions and beliefs. So many different languages.

Anyway. Here’s my rare tumblr post.

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marssmellow · 8 months

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Guys my supervisor-

I don't have a degree yet. My thesis is not even finished. I am a year younger than my coursemates.

And despite these factors, my supervisor told me that he's trying to organize a congress on the subject of my thesis (yes, the Scottish Bastard™) and he wants me to lecture in it. Me. Like, wtf man.

Feeling so grateful and happy at the moment. What is happening. What even is life. What. Just, what.

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studyscrasic · 1 year

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Hello and welcome! My name is Nate (he/they, and generally fond of masculine pronouns in gendered languages).

I'm 27, a native English speaker (from the USA), and currently back in school working on finishing my bachelor's degree.

As far as languages go, I study Norwegian (B1), German (A2), Scottish Gaelic (A2), Irish (A1), and Yiddish (very beginner)

My main areas of study are biology, the history of science, and science communication. Some of my favorite areas of science/biology include ecology, evolutionary biology, and paleontology, and some of my favorite historical topics include the European medieval & Renaissance era (especially medieval & Renaissance science), transgender history, and the intersection of superstition/folklore and society during eras like the witch trials.

I work in the special collections of my university library, in particular in our LGBTQ+ history collection and historical medical library. I've also done a lot of museum and herbarium work in the past, both in exhibits & collections

My non-academic or language-related hobbies include playing viola, geocaching, cosplay and historical costuming, writing fanfiction, and foraging!

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lizziestudieshistory · 11 months

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I have most of my free lessons on Mondays (I actually hate it, I'm stuck in the staffroom for hours on end...) Anyway, I took the opportunity to finish Witches: James I and the English Witch-Hunts by Tracy Borman. The only good thing I can possibly say about this is that Borman had a core thesis and went for it. However, it resulted in an atrocious book, some key complaints:

It's only interested in presenting a black and white "evil men" and "powerless female victims" narrative. It only serves to strip the women accused of the little agency they had and dampen the echoes of their voices we've managed to pick up. These women are famously poor, social outcasts and it's hard enough to find out ANYTHING about them without reducing them to "innocent and powerless victims of privileged evil men".

When James is discussed at all, Borman is only interested in character assassination. If this is the only time you've met James VI/I then please, I'm begging you, read something else! James is not a "nice" person by modern standards, but he's not the man presented here. There is a reason he's my second favourite monarch (although I do have notoriously bad taste in monarchs *cough* Charles I *cough*)

This is riddled with unfounded, unsubstantiated claims and speculations. Borman does not have enough research or source material to support most of the "information" presented about the Belvoir witch trial, midlands court cases, the Duke of Buckingham, or English witch-hunts. Considering there IS a ridiculous amount of research on English witches I'm baffled by the limited bibliography and references.

She presents continental European sources to support claims about English witch-hunts. You just can't use Jean Bodin as a source for ENGLISH intellectual thoughts and legal proceedings. His work would have been read over here by the elite, but English and French writing about witches is very different and there are much better sources to consult for how ENGLAND thought about and hunted witches.

Hunting witches does not automatically make someone a sexual predator!!! Just because a profession can attract sadistic people with horrible motives does not mean that EVERYONE in that profession is a monster. I get the impulse, I really do. The witch-hunts are a tragic abuse of power that resulted in the wrongful conviction and execution of innocent people, most commonly poor women. But this is a completely different world to our own and it is NOT unreasonable for these people to sincerely believe in witches and the supernatural! Yes, there was serious doubt in the existence of witchcraft in this period. But is is entirely sensible for someone in this cultural and religious context to believe in witches and want to serve God by hunting them. THIS DOES NOT MAKE IT MORAL OR JUSTIFIED! I repeat, I am not defending witch-hunts. However, I am saying it is contextually rational and understandable! And to reduce the witch-hunts to acts motivated by a desire to enact sexual violence on women makes my blood boil.

It's full of unfocused tangents that do nothing except bog down an already convoluted book. For example, why am I reading about Buckingham's sex life? I love the Duke of Buckingham as much as the next person, but it's not exactly relevant to English witch-hunting?

An under appreciation of Daemonologie? That book is WILD! It's also the most relevant text you could reference for James I's views on witches? Why only mention it once or twice?

Just as a petty note, this did have better referencing than some other books I've read this year... However, reference your work! Over referencing is better than under referencing! Okay?

So, what I've learnt is...I can't read popular history! Great.

#studyblr #gradblr #books #reading #early modern history #witches: james i and the english witch hunts #tracy borman #for anyone who doesn’t know I am an early modernist historian specialised in the early 17th century #i know exactly what I'm talking about #early modern witches #english witch hunts #english history #scottish history #daemonologie #james vi/i #personal #sorry for ranting #i needed to get this out of my system

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eilidhstudies · 1 year

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a bheil duine sam bith ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig?

I'm currently working on A2 material, I use SpeakGaelic, LearnGaelic and duolingo - though duolingo is less fun now that it's changed completely!

I would love to add more Celtic languages when I'm more advanced with Gaelic. They are so interesting!

#gaelic #scottish gaelic #scots gaelic #langblr #language learning #studyblr #study motivation #notes #celtic languages

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clare-studies · 2 years

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Hello!

I’m a new studyblr blog :) I’m looking for people to follow!

Could you reblog or comment if you post studyblr stuff related to...

religious studies and/or theology

women’s, gender, and sexuality studies

queer studies

Attic/Classical Greek

Scottish Gaelic

sociology

poetry

environmental studies

Thanks a bunch! I’m excited to get this blog going :)

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mediocrephd · 7 months

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Had my first in person meetings back on campus last week. Despite lovely weather most of the week and weekend, I managed to go in on a properly grim day. Classic Scottish weather, but at least you can see the Wallace monument and the castle (just about) from the photo.

Being in campus was refreshing, and I'm hoping to go in a bit more this term, even though I need to start small. Anxiety is a beast.

It's okay to start small though, even the smallest bits of progress are still progress

#phdlife #phdjourney #phd diary #phd mental health #phd student #phd studyblr #phd research #blended phd #phd wfh #mental wellbeing #phd progress #Scottish student #Scottish weather #Scottish university #university journey

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hiyutekivigil · 1 year

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goldberg variations - ternary patterns for insomnia (glasgow)

it seemed as if instead of nerves the dancers were wired by music. they weren’t governed by the laws of humanity, but were purely musical beings. their skill was shown through how effortless their movements seemed, when logically they weren’t so. encapsulating in their dance perfectly how one feels when hears music. i greeted them with standing ovations.

#goldberg variations #ternary patterns for insomnia #scottish ensemble #andersson dance #modern ballet #ballet #tramway #glasgow #studyblr #studyblr aesthetic #academia #academia aesthetic #dead poets society #dead poets society aesthetic #dance #modern dance

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regalstudies · 10 months

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Target Language Practice Prompt 2✨

Think of a folk story, fairy tale, or urban legend from your heritage!

Retell it in your target language! Write it out, or see how well you can recite it - maybe even both! Bonus for those who are confident in their abilities: write about some of the historical/social context to the story!

Are there any aspects of the story that crossover with stories from where your TL is spoken, or is it commonly known in other countries too? If it includes ghosts, monsters, or mythological creatures what kind of vocabulary best reflects that? Some cultures have a variety of words for these types of things, so be careful!

#language learning #language practice #langblr #langblog #studyblr #writing prompt #study prompt #this one was actually inspired by a written assessment I had to do in uni lol #i told the tale of the selkie in japanaese! it was really fun trying to translate some more obscure scottish place names etc

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chronicallyphysics · 2 days

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about me!!

i want to make an intro to me !! and this blog

⚝ so i've made this studyblr blog to document my own studying journey and hopefully to start motivating me to study and fall in love with the process!!

⚝ i'm 16, scottish, and, as of last friday (19th april 2024), have just finished my penultimate year at secondary school, and am about to sit my exams for my sqa highers!!

⚝ my favourite subject in school is physics and i'm soon going to be applying to university to study astrophysics !!

⚝ i've been obsessed with space since forever, in my old house i even had one of my bedroom walls painted to look like space complete with galaxies and constellations so it's always been my area of interest and i'd love to use this blog to meet people whose interests align with mine or even study astrophysics and want to give me tips (would be much appreciated!!!)

⚝ other than physics, in school next year i will be studying maths and computer science, and this past year i also studied chemistry and spanish

⚝ outside of school, i've been involved in youth theatre since 2017 and acting is a big passion of mine and was my number one career choice up until recently. my biggest interests are music (music means everything to me), and cringe late-2010s stuff like dan and phil, homestuck, steven universe, sanders sides etc etc because i dont know how to move on from the past lmao

⚝ my fav music artists are my chemical romance, pierce the veil, OLD!!!! p!atd, hozier, tally hall, and just to continue the nostalgia theme, i also love the oh hellos, dodie, aurora and set it off and so many other artists PLEASE talk to me about music

ok i think i've waffled enough and gotten off topic lol pls be my friend if you have any of the same interests as me though, especially academically!! <3<3

~ erin ^_^

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fight-owl · 19 days

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☕ studyblr intro!

about me ‧𓍢ִ໋☕ ׂ 𓈒 ⋆ ۪

he/him

18

australian + scottish

currently in australia, studying full time away from home

school ‧𓍢ִ໋☕ ׂ 𓈒 ⋆ ۪

1st year undergraduate studying law + arts, majoring in english

I also study philosophy, and am planning on taking some classics, archeology and archival science courses + maybe some maths

academic interests: regency and shakespearean literature + law reform and social justice

my long term goal is to work in academia!

what i post about ‧𓍢ִ໋☕ ׂ 𓈒 ⋆ ۪

academia + general life ramblings

visual diaries

study updates

writing + poetry (occasionally)

book and movie reviews/thoughts

other interests + random facts about me ‧𓍢ִ໋☕ ׂ 𓈒 ⋆ ۪

i like + follow from @oculus-scriniarii

chronic doctor who enjoyer

learning french (slowly)

I am a huge sufjan stevens enthusiast

blog header + post image are from pinterest but most pictures from hereon out are mine :>)

#studyblr #studyblr intro post #studyblr intro #student #studying #studyspo #study blog #mine

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ravenloftgm · 11 months

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introduction post lets go

i'm lou!

i'm 22, i use they/them pronouns for the most part, and i'm a chronic ravenloft addict - i'm slowly building up an expensive collection of all the 1st, 2nd & 3rd edition materials for the setting with the intent to like, actually do something with this special interest of mine eventually.

i'm not actually a massive d&d enjoyer, although i do run 2 d&d games, one grimdark gothic horror, one kinda lighthearted slapstick comedy (although the grimdark keeps seeping in from time to time)

i much prefer WoD, and i'm currently a player in a VtM game & Mage the Ascension game. i have my own camarilla VtM court that i'm working on, but i haven't run anything yet, i'm still slowly absorbing metaplot.

i'm a 40k fan, currently collecting world eaters, with the intent to start an adeptus astartes army (black dragons, ruled as salamanders successors) & an imperial guard army (11th antari rifles) at some point.

i've been on tumblr for years, i lived through mishapocalypse, i've seen the worst of the homestuck fandom, etc., but my dash on my account from when i was 12 is a weird messy ghost town now, so i'm starting fresh.

i absolutely adore project zomboid & barotrauma, but my interests in video games are all over the place, there's a game of every genre that i enjoy except like, fps games. massive rts fan.

i used to run a small personal blog, a decent studyblr, and at one point during a weird phase in my teenage years, a pretty big christmas aesthetic blog.

i'm also scottish, based in edinburgh, and in possession of myriad mental illnesses. lookin for moots with similar interests!

#vtm #wod #barotrauma #wraith the oblivion #hunter the reckoning #changeling the dreaming #demon the fallen #vampire the masquerade #world of darkness #mage the ascension #project zomboid #new blog #roleplay

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studyscrasic · 11 months

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Langblr Reactivation Challenge 1.5

Find a video in your target language and watch it as many times as you need to in order to understand it. Make a post about the video. What was it about? Did you like the video? Was it difficult to understand? Make sure you link the video.

I watched this video in Gaelic, which was nice as my Gaelic is not so high level and the transcription really helped me piece together what the speaker was saying.

I really liked the video -- it's nice to hear someone speaking casual, conversational Gaelic that reminds me of how I naturally talk, with little jokes and things like the repeated "idir idir" to emphasize he didn't remember certain things anymore ("idir" means "at all"). I want to listen to more videos like this (conversational vlogs, not just polished lessons or TV and movies) in all my target languages

Some vocabulary I learned from this video:

a' ceumnaich (v) - to graduate eachdraidh (n, fem) - history eireachdail (adj) - beautiful ag ràdh (v) - to say a' buntainn (v) - to interfere, to meddle àiteigin (n, masc) someplace, somewhere ag aithnich (v) - to recognize, to know a' stèidheach (v) - to establish, to found

I also learned that "deuchainn," which I listed yesterday as a word for "experiment" can also mean a test in the sense of an exam!

#langblr #langblr reactivation challenge #studyblr #scottish gaelic #gàidhlig #gàidhlig | gaelic

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esoclectic · 10 months

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hi! i'm persie (they/it).

I'm a witch, folk practitioner, and Hellenic polytheist. Currently working on reconnecting with Celtic (Cornish, Scottish, and Irish) practices.

blogs:

@esoclectic = my main. mostly witchy, folklore, and hellenic polytheist posting

@eso-studies = studyblr i only post on when i'm procrastinating

@eso-archives = unvetted posts that i want to save and fact check

@sunflowers-and-scarce-spoons = disabled/chronically ill/cripple punk blog.

@of-thunderstorms-and-candlelight = personal blog. this is where i post random crap, writing tidbits, and cute animals

@teacupqueer = queer, punk, political blog.

#ok tumblr i give in i'm making an intro post #intro post

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