Detholiad o waith Karl Marx yn ei eiriau ei hun wedi eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg. Yma ceir disgrifiadau gan Marx ar wahanol fathau o gymdeithas, e.e. cymdeithasau cyntefig, ffiwdal, cyfalafol. Dyfynnir o gyhoeddiadau megis Y Teulu Sanctaidd, Yr Ideoleg Almaenaidd a Maniffesto'r Blaid Gomiwnyddol.
Be Ddywedodd Marx II – W. J. Rees
Be Ddywedodd Weber – Ellis Roberts a Robat Powel
Detholiad o waith Max Weber yn ei eiriau ei hun wedi eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg. Weber oedd un o brif sylfaenwyr cymdeithaseg fodern a llywiodd ei ddull gweithio newydd 'Verstehen', sef dull deongliadol neu gyfranogol o astudio ffenomena gymdeithasol, y maes. Rhoddodd Weber bwyslais ar ddeall yr ystyr a phwrpas mae unigolyn yn ei roi i'w weithredoedd ei hun.
Chwaraeon yn y Gymdeithas – Dr Hywel Iorwerth a Dr Carwyn Jones
Yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, mae'r Ysgol Chwaraeon ym Mhrifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd wedi mynd ati i ddatblygu ystod o fodiwlau cyfrwng Cymraeg newydd. Yn wir, mae'r adran yn cynnig dros ddeg modiwl cyfrwng Cymraeg erbyn hyn, ac mae nifer y myfyrwyr sy'n dewis astudio'r modiwlau hynny yn cynyddu o flwyddyn i flwyddyn. Ond er bod y myfyrwyr yn derbyn eu darlithoedd i gyd drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg – a bod deunyddiau dysgu perthnasol wedi eu llunio i gyd-fynd â'r darlithoedd hynny – nid oes llawer o destunau darllen ychwanegol ar gael drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ar hyn o bryd. Yn sgil hyn, mae'n rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddibynnu bron yn gyfan gwbl ar lyfrau ac erthyglau cyfrwng Saesneg wrth astudio eu pwnc y tu hwnt i'r ystafell ddosbarth. Yn anad dim felly, mae cyhoeddi'r gyfrol hon yn ymateb i'r galw am destun academaidd cyfrwng Cymraeg cynhwysfawr ar gyfer defnydd myfyrwyr sy'n astudio chwaraeon mewn cyd-destun cymdeithasol a diwylliannol.O ran hynny, mae'r llyfr hwn yn arddangos arwyddocâd cymdeithasegol ac athronyddol pellgyrhaeddol byd y campau, drwy esbonio bod chwaraeon yn gyfrwng gweladwy a phoblogaidd, sy'n gallu hybu ac atgyfnerthu gwerthoedd a chredoau cymdeithasol ar y naill law, neu herio a thrawsnewid y ffordd yr ydym ni'n ymwneud gyda'r byd sydd o'n cwmpas ar y llaw arall.Mae'r gyfrol wedi ei rhannu'n ddwy brif ran: cyflwynir y cysyniad o astudio chwaraeon mewn cyd-destun cymdeithasol ehangach yn y rhan gyntaf, a gan gyfeirio at lenyddiaeth academaidd berthnasol – sydd eisoes wedi ymdrin â rhai pynciau o fewn y maes – anogir y darllenwyr i feddwl fel cymdeithasegwyr. Athroniaeth chwaraeon yw ffocws ail ran y llyfr. Gan ganolbwyntio'n benodol ar foeseg, arddangosir pam bod angen mynd ati i edrych ar y maes hwnnw yng nghyd-destun byd y campau.Drwy fynd ati i astudio cymdeithaseg ac athroniaeth, y gobaith yw y gallwn ddeall mwy am y cymdeithasau yr ydym yn byw ynddynt, ac am arwyddocâd ehangach y modd yr ydym yn ymddwyn. Heb os – gan ei fod yn gyfrwng mor boblogaidd a gweledol – mae chwaraeon yn faes hollbwysig i'w astudio yn y cyd-destun hwn.Awduron Chwaraeon yn y Gymdeithas yw Dr Hywel Iorwerth a Dr Carwyn Jones (sydd, ill dau, yn darlithio yn Ysgol Chwaraeon arloesol a blaenllaw Met Caerdydd ar hyn o bryd), a chyhoeddir y gyfrol drwy gefnogaeth y Coleg Cymraeg ..
Cymuned gan Hywel Williams (2014)
Mewn rhaglen ddogfen onest, yr hanesydd Hywel Williams fydd yn herio'r syniad bod Cymru'n genedl 'gymunedol'. Aiff Hywel ati yn ei ffordd ddihafal ei hun i ddryllio'r ddelwedd yma o Gymru fel gwlad 'gymunedol': cymuned glos, saff a mewnblyg. Ond o ble daw'r syniad yma yn y lle cyntaf ac ai ystrydeb yw'r cyfan? Drwy ddefnydd crefftus o archif, sgript, cerddoriaeth a barddoniaeth, bydd Hywel yn cyflwyno dadl ddeallusol a gweledol fydd yn codi cwestiynau ac yn tanio trafodaeth. Awen.tv, 2014. Oherwydd rhesymau hawlfraint bydd angen cyfrif Coleg Cymraeg i wylio rhaglenni Archif S4C. Mae modd ymaelodi ar wefan y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol i gael cyfrif.
Anufudd-dod Dinesig – Meredydd Evans
Darlith yn trafod amodau moesol gweithredu anghyfreithlon, neu anufudd-dod dinesig, dros yr iaith Gymraeg. Dyma Ddarlith Goffa J. R. Jones, 1993.
Areithiau Eisteddfod Aberafan – J. R. Jones (gol.)
Casgliad o bedair araith gan J. R. Jones, Siôn Daniel, Emyr Llywelyn ac Alwyn D. Rees a draddodwyd yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Aberafan ym 1966 yn trafod ymgyrchu dros y Gymraeg a lle gweithredu anghyfreithlon yn dilyn ethol aelod seneddol cyntaf Plaid Cymru, Gwynfor Evans.
(Citizenship, the Welsh Language Board, and marketing the Welsh language)
This paper offers a brief examination of the approach taken by the Welsh Language Board, as the principal language policy and planning body in Wales, to aspects of prestige planning and the Welsh language. It describes how devolution, and the recent, first ever, national review by the Welsh Assembly Government of Welsh language policy, provide the immediate context for the work of the Welsh Language Board. The key policy document resulting from that review, Iaith Pawb, is critically analysed and the relationship to it of prestige planning is identified. The Welsh Language Board’s practice of prestige planning is discussed in relation to the discourses of neo-liberalism and post-colonialism in a way that highlights the Board’s focus on consumers rather than citizens.
Bilingual education in the twenty-first century: A review of the international context
With the publication of its Welsh-medium Education Strategy in April 2010, the Welsh Assembly Government recognised the leading role of Welsh-medium education in the field of bilingual education throughout Europe and the world during the last fifty years. As the system further develops with increasing numbers of pupils choosing bilingual education in Wales, it is emphasised that it is important to be aware of the patterns and models available in other bilingual communities that successfully integrate bilingualism or multilingualism into their provision so that we can understand their relevance to our particular situation in Wales. This article gives an overview of the most recent developments in bilingual education in an international context and considers the important issues that emerge as this type of education continues to develop to cater for the needs of pupils in bilingual and multilingual communities throughout the world in the twenty-first century.
Health and lifestyle changes associated with ageing in rural communities: the emphasis on current concerns in ...
The rapidly ageing population has been identified as a major global challenge; within Wales there is a growing imbalance in the age-profiles of rural communities in particular. The demands of providing appropriate healthcare for a changing population are exacerbated by lifestyle changes associated with ageing, specifically low levels of physical activity, reduced exposure to the sun and compromised ability to synthesise vitamin D. This report focuses on two important health outcomes affected by these changes that are of increasing concern within Wales: diabetes (DM2: diabetes mellitus type 2) and falls incidence. The article critically reviews the evidence base pertaining to the relationships between physical activity, vitamin D, and both the pathogenesis of DM2 and falls incidence. Current interventions are discussed and a series of recommendations for service delivery within Wales’ rural communities are presented. We argue that there is a clear role for targeting these modifiable lifestyle factors in reducing the prevalence and severity of falls and diabetes, two growing areas of social and economic concern within Wales.
'One Cry Four Voices': The influence of choral singing on health and welfare in Wales
Since the Nineteenth Century, choral singing has played a prominent part in Welsh culture and society. In the latter part of the Twentieth Century, there were increasing demands to consider the influences of quality of life and well-being on health. As a result, there is a growing field of research that considers the role of the community arts, and choral singing in particular, as social capital, and the way in which they can influence personal and social health and well-being. Due to this growing recognition, this article will consider research that examines the relationship between amateur choir-singing in Wales – as both a musical and social event – and general health and well-being.
The effect of language on physical rehabilitation: A study of the influence of language on the effectiveness o...
In an area of Wales where 50% of the population is bilingual one community physical rehabilitation service had no Welsh-speaking therapists. An internationally standardised outcome measure was used to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation in this area. This revealed that Welsh speaking patients had significantly poorer results from rehabilitation than non-Welsh speakers (p<0.05), while there was no significant difference where the therapists were bilingual. The results suggest that therapists’ ability to speak patients’ first language impacts on therapy effectiveness. The percentage of individuals who could speak Welsh referred (by health or social care professionals) was compared with the percentage of Welsh speakers which would have been anticipated given the percentage in the general population. Significantly fewer Welsh speakers were referred to the rehabilitation service than the anticipated percentage (p<0.001). Whilst this suggests professionals’ inability to speak Welsh may impact negatively on access to services for Welsh speakers, there may be other multifactorial psycho-social reasons to consider.
Welsh as a job requirement: An acceptable step from a liberal perspective?
Policies introduced to revive the prospects of minority languages have often been the source of substantial disquiet. At times, objections to these policies are expressed in moral terms, with certain measures being accused of transgressing normative principles such as individual freedom and equal opportunity. Given their nature, these moral objections pose interesting questions for liberals. Therefore, how should liberals respond? This article will explore this question by focusing on one controversial aspect of language policy in Wales: the steps taken to set Welsh-language requirements for some jobs in the public sector. This is a practice which has generated substantial debate, with opponents claiming that it undermines the liberal commitment to equality of opportunity in the field of employment and, in particular, transgresses the principle of appointing on the basis of merit. Do such arguments stand up to scrutiny? Do minority language requirements in the field of employment go beyond what liberals would consider acceptable, or can a coherent defence that is clearly rooted within a liberal framework be developed?