This coursebook has been produced by Agan Tavas to meet the needs of those learning under the structure of the Languages Ladder programme of the UK Depart ment for Children, Schools and Families. Unlike some other coursebooks this book teaches Cornish in a "can-do" way, and does not expect students to know the finer points of Cornish grammar from the beginning. The course starts with the basics -- which are all presented in a friendly and accessible way. This course is aimed at the Breakthrough level of the Languages Ladder. This consists of three stages and Skeul an Tavas is divided into three parts corresponding to those stages. The book contains many practical examples of natural Cornish. Students can practise adding to what they have learned by constructing further examples with the use of a dictionary. Skeul an Tavas contains a complete glossary of all the Cornish words found in the book. The illustrations will help students to learn the meaning of many Cornish words without reference to English. Skeul an Tavas will help any student to acquire Cornish as a spoken language for everyday use.
The spelling used in this book follows the rules of the Standard Written Form agreed by the Cornish Language Partnership for use in education and public life. It employs the "Main Graphs" orthography, which may be more familiar to class teachers who have previously used Common Cornish. -- An lyver ma re beu darbarys gans Agan Tavas rag kollenwel othomow an re na usy ow tysky yn dann framweyth "Skeul an Yethow" a Asran Flehes, Skolyow ha Teyluyow an Ruwvaneth Unys. Nyns yw an kors ma kepar ha nebes lyvrow erel, rag yma va ow tysky Kernowek yn maner hewul, heb gwaytya an studhoryon dhe wodhvos y'n kensa le pub poynt munys a ramasek an yeth. Yma an kors ow talleth gans an taklow selvenek -- hag i oll yw dyskys dhe'n studhyer yn maner hegar ha sempel. Towlys yw an kors ma dhe Level Sowena Skeul an Yethow. Yma teyr rann y'n keth level na hag yma Skeul an Taves rynnys ynter try darn, pub onan anodhans ow kortheby dhe onan a'n teyr rann. Yma lies ensampel vas y'n lyver a Gernowek teythyek. Studhoryon a yll omassaya ha ledanhe a vo dyskys gansa solabrys yn unn bareusy ensamplys pella dre weres gerlyver. Yma gerva leun yn Skeul an Taves a bub ger Kernowek usys y'n lyver.
An lymnansow a wra gweres an studhyoryon ow konvedhes styr lies ger heb mires orth an Sowsnek kyn fe. Y fydh Skeul an Taves a brow bras dhe neb unn studhyer a garsa dysky Kernowek avel taves kowsys pub dedh oll. Yma spellyans an lyver ma ow sewya rewlys an Furv Savonek Skrifys, akordys gans Keskowethyans an Taves Kernowek rag bos usys y'n adhyskans hag y'n bewnans poblek. Yma an lytherennans ow tevnydhya an "Chif-Grafow", a vydh moy aswonadow martesen dhe dhyscajoryon dosbarthow a vo spellyans Kernewek Kemmyn usys gansa kyns lemmyn.