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A fortnightly on-line class, by Zoom, every other Thursday at 20:00, for those willing to help develop the fourth coursebook in the Cara Kernowek series, to Level B2 of the Council of Europe Common European Framework (approximately equivalent to an A Level or IB). The language explored will be both formal and idiomatic revived Cornish, taking account of all the sources for historical Cornish, and spelled in the system called Kernowek Standard (KS). The teacher is Ian Jackson, MA (Cantab), MA (Oxon), QTS, author of Cara Kernowek Books One to Three. Students should already be confident with Cornish at Level B1. Contact Us if you are interested in joining this class.

A fortnightly on-line class, by Zoom, every other Thursday at 20:00, for those who have already done a beginners course and now wish to complete Level A of the Council of Europe Common European Framework. The language taught is idiomatic revived Cornish, taking account of all the sources for historical Cornish, and spelled in the system called Kernowek Standard (KS). Classes are conducted mostly in Cornish, lasting one hour, and are based around the eighteen lessons of coursebook Cara Kernowek 2 which is available on the Courses page of this website. Students are expected to spend approximately one hour every week preparing each lesson. The teacher is Ian Jackson, MA (Cantab), MA (Oxon), QTS. Contact Us if you are interested in joining this class. The classes originally scheduled for 14 and 28 November have been cancelled.

Classes will pause for Christmas and New Year. We shall instead be holding two meetings to study John of Chyannor, the 17th century story told by Nicholas Boson, as it was recorded by Edward Lhuyd and published by Lhuyd in 1707. We will be using a transcription into Standard Cornish for convenience, but Lhuyd will be our primary text. The first meeting will be on Thursday 19 December 2024 at 20:00, and will focus on establishing the literal meaning of Boson’s Cornish. The second meeting will be on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 20:00, and will focus on the story as part of the broader historical Corpus of Cornish texts and also in the general context of folklore and narrative art. The meetings will be held on-line by Zoom. Contact Us if you would like to enrol in one or both of these meetings. Picture: St Levan Church, by Jim Champion.

Classes will pause for Christmas and New Year. We shall instead be holding two meetings to study John of Chyannor, the 17th century story told by Nicholas Boson, as it was recorded by Edward Lhuyd and published by Lhuyd in 1707. We will be using a transcription into Standard Cornish for convenience, but Lhuyd will be our primary text. The first meeting will be on Thursday 19 December 2024 at 20:00, and will focus on establishing the literal meaning of Boson’s Cornish. The second meeting will be on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 20:00, and will focus on the story as part of the broader historical Corpus of Cornish texts and also in the general context of folklore and narrative art. The meetings will be held on-line by Zoom. Contact Us if you would like to enrol in one or both of these meetings. Picture: St Levan Church, by Jim Champion.