On-line classes and resources
for the Cornish language
ON-LINE HERE: Gerlyver Kescows, 2nd edition, full text, completely revised, 5000 words and phrases for conversation + grammar words + 'outbursts' + place-names, easily browsed, easily searched
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Kescows Nebes Moy, 2nd edition, supplementary vocabulary classified by topic (work-in-progress)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Minimum working vocabulary for those wishing to learn just a little Cornish, or a first step for those aspiring to greater things
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Unique glossary, Cornish-English, English-Cornish, dedicated specifically to the Covid-19 pandemic
Read MoreThis class is for complete beginners. Mondays, 19:30, by Zoom. The course is Common European Framework of Reference A1 (Breakthrough), the coursebook is Skeul an Tavas, Standard Cornish edition, available from Amazon UK. We supplement it with a lot of additional material. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website.
This class is for those who are no longer beginners but who would like more practice before moving past the introductory stage. Wednesdays, 19:30, by Zoom. And Tuesday and Friday evening slots are sometimes available by arrangement. The course is at the level of Common European Framework of Reference A1 (Breakthrough). New joiners welcome at any time. Contact Us to get the joining details. The class runs until the end of June 2023.
This class is currently for those progressing to Common European Framework of Reference B1 (Lower Intermediate). Thursdays, 19:30, by Zoom. The current coursebook is Cara Kernowek Book Three, with lessons available in pdf format while we road-test it. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website. The course is planned to go as far as CEFR B2 (Upper Intermediate), subject to demand. The class will continue to meet in July and August as an on-line 'Summer School'.
This class is for complete beginners. Mondays, 19:30, by Zoom. The course is Common European Framework of Reference A1 (Breakthrough). The coursebook will be Cara Kernowek Book One, available by this summer from magazine / publisher Gweles. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website. Meets requirements for Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Go to Contact Us to book a place in this class. The class will only run if there is sufficient demand.
This class is for those who have completed a beginners course and are now progressing to Common European Framework of Reference A2 (Preliminary). Wednesdays, 19:30, by Zoom. The coursebook is Cara Kernowek Book Two, available by this summer from magazine / publisher Gweles. Fully compatible with all the podcasts and literature on this website. Go to Contact Us to book a place in this class. The class will only run if there is sufficient demand.
A residential weekend according to the Tregedna concept, combining learners and more confident speakers, where everyone commits to speak only Cornish. With plenty of activities designed to encourage conversation. Places subject to availability. Contact Us for more information.
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Read MoreJules Verne's Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (Around the World in Eighty Days), abridged for young readers
Read MoreON-LINE: George Orwell's Animal Farm, with Cornish-English glossary (instalments from January 2021)
Read MoreThe Holy Bible (Old Testament, New Testament)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Hans Christian Andersen's Prinsessen paa Ærten (The Princess and the Pea), with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Rudyard Kipling's The Crab that Played with the Sea (a 'Just So' story), with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Hans Christian Andersen's Fyrtøjet (The Tinderbox), with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Chapter 1 of Anthony Trollope's The Warden, being the first volume of The Chronicles of Barsetshire, with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Chapter 1 of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel, with Cornish-English glossary
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: New coursebook (CEFR A1) for beginners: consultation draft (consultation complete: now being prepared for publication)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: New coursebook (CEFR A2) for those who have already taken a beginners course: consultation draft (consultation complete: now being prepared for publication)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Tentative draft of first 11 Lessons of new CEFR B1 coursebook (currently being road-tested)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material for the lessons so far
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material for the lessons so far
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Worksheets and other material
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Newlyn Class, all the worksheets for the on-line lessons, March - June 2021 (with cumulative vocabulary)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: A simplified guide to pronouncing Cornish
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Cornish words spelled in the International Phonetic Alphabet
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Basic verb patterns with bos, gwil, mydnas, gallos, godhvos
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Famous prose passage written 40 years ago, and how it might look if written today
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Ready-reference guide
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 1
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 2
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 4
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 7
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 8
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 10
Read MorePlaylet for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 12
Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 1 (Lessons 1-6)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 1 (Lessons 1-6)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 1 (Lessons 1-6)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 2 (Lessons 1-12)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreSimple vocabulary crossword for Skeul an Tavas Part 2 (Lessons 1-12)
Read MoreDon't go to the key until you've attempted the crossword
Read MoreFor students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Story for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MoreStory for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 7
Read MoreStory for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 15
Read MoreStory for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 18
Read MoreFor students of Skeul an Tavas Books 1 & 2
Weekly lesson sheets to accompany on-line meetings of the Newlyn class
Read MoreWorksheet 2 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 2
Read MoreWorksheet 3 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 3
Read MoreWorksheet 4 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MoreWorksheet 5 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 5
Read MoreWorksheet 7 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 8
Read MoreWorksheet 8 for use with Skeul an Tavas Lesson 9
Read MoreA critical edition with translation by Graham Thomas and Nicholas Williams (2007)
Read MorePhilip Payton's revised and updated history of Cornwall (2017)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Paper by Prof Nicholas Williams (2022)
Read MoreA new edition of Henry Jenner's original monograph from 1904, underpinning all subsequent work to revive the Cornish language (2010)
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Paper by Rod Lyon (2007)
Read MoreA critical edition with translation by David Frost (2023)
Read MoreTwo important historical texts, re-edited and translated, together with bilingual review (2020)
Read MoreOverview of historical Cornish, and of the early years of revived Cornish, by P. Berresford Ellis (1974)
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Read MoreA short English-language grammar of Breton
Read MoreObservations on contemporary revived Cornish by former Grand Bard Rod Lyon
Read MoreON-LINE HERE: Diagram showing how Cornish is descended from the ancestor language, Proto-Indo European, spoken in Eastern Europe 5000 years ago
Read MoreThe ground-breaking examination of revived Cornish, first written by Nicholas Williams in 1995 (3rd edition 2006), leading eventually to Kernowek Standard (KS)
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