Hillers B., Kimpton B. Buntús na Gaeilge. Irish for Adult Learners. Cúrsa Samhraidh

Harvard Summer School, 2013. — 191 p.
Buntús na Gaeilge - Cúrsa Samhraidh is a slightly modified version of the textbook developed specifically for the year-long Modern Irish course at Harvard University. It is intended for beginners with no previous exposure to the language. Its title, Buntús na Gaeilge ‘the basics of Irish’, is programmatic. It aims to give complete beginners a grasp of the operative principles of grammar and syntax and provide them with essential vocabulary and idiom.
This textbook was developed to fulfil a gap in the teaching materials for complete beginners in third-level education. Most adult learner textbooks are designed for what we may think of as the part-time learner, typically within the setting of an evening class, and are not suitable for students in full-time third-level education. Buntús na Gaeilge addresses the needs of intensive language instruction in an academic environment. The target audience are university students, and the choice of milieu and subject matter, as well as the pace and style of instruction, is geared towards this audience.