A podcast that discusses aspects of education that help pupils along the road to becoming Welsh speakers, in the context of the target to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050.  The podcast will appeal to anyone completing a teacher training course, newly qualified teachers, or anyone who’s already part of the education workforce. It’s also likely to be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about the role of the education system in reaching a million Welsh speakers. It is also an excellent resource to support the Welsh Language Competency Framework for Education Practitioners.

Resources from Dr Alex Lovell, Swansea University to assist with the skill of Translanguaging, which is part of the Welsh Second Language AS/A Level specification (U2 Unit 5, Section B).

Resources include:

• Language Workshop: Translanguaging - video lecture
• Translanguaging Language Workshop PowerPoint slides
• Translanguaging worksheet

The resources:

• consider what 'translanguaging' is and what are the benefits?
• discuss how to write an effective translanguage
• analyze a good example
• includes tasks to further practice translanguaging skills

Resources created by the Department of Welsh, Swansea University, with funding from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

This is a valuable opportunity to hear a panel of experts and familiar faces discuss the early and medieval poetry of Aneirin, Talieisin and Dafydd ap Gwilym. 

The panel includes Professor Jerry Hunter, Dr Aled Llion Jones, and Professor Peredur Lynch, Bangor University.

Specifically suitable for year 13 learners who are studying for their Unit 5 Welsh exam, but of wider interest as well.

A session recorded in Pontio, Bangor, during May 2023, in collaboration between Bangor University's Department of Welsh and Pontio. Sponsored by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Session in Welsh.

Looking for more resources? Watch our Ar-lên study sessions available here or here.

This is a valuable opportunity to hear a panel of experts and familiar faces discuss Branwen, ferch Llŷr.

During the session, there will be a discussion on various aspects of the story by experts on medieval prose. The panel includes Professor Jerry Hunter and Dr Aled Llion Jones, Bangor University, and Dr Rhiannon Ifans.

Specifically suitable for year 13 learners who are studying for their Unit 5 Welsh exam, but of wider interest as well.

A session recorded in Pontio, Bangor, during April 2023, in collaboration between Bangor University's Department of Welsh and Pontio. Sponsored by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Session in Welsh.

Looking for more resources on Branwen? Watch our Ar-lên study sessions available here.

This is a valuable opportunity to hear a panel of experts and familiar faces discuss the award-winning film, Hedd Wyn, scripted by Alan Llwyd and directed by Paul Turner.

During the session, there will be a discussion on various aspects of the film including the historical and industrial context, themes, the characters and the use of symbolism in the film. The importance of the film in Wales and internationally will also be discussed. 

The panel includes Dr Manon Wyn Williams and Professor Gerwyn Wiliams, Bangor University, actor Huw Garmon and Noami Jones, Head of Cultural Heritage at yr Ysgwrn.

Specifically suitable for year 12 pupils who are studying the film for the AS Welsh (Unit 1) oral exam, but of wider interest as well.

A session recorded in Pontio, Bangor, during March 2023, in collaboration between Bangor University's Department of Welsh and Pontio. Sponsored by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Session in Welsh.

Looking for more resources on Hedd Wyn? Watch our Ar-lên study session available here.

Choose Lefel A Cymraeg is a Welsh Government funded campaign that aims to encourage more young learners to study Welsh A-Level by providing promotional assets to raise awareness around the endless benefits the language has on your academic, cultural and working life.

The campaign, launched by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and Welsh Government, includes content that can be used by teachers and schools to engage learners, parents and carers in the Welsh language and A-Level course by:

• Highlighting that Welsh A-Level opens doors to a wealth of university pathways
• Emphasising the variety of careers and industries where Welsh is a highly-valued skill
• Giving an insight into the breadth and variety of the Welsh A-Level curriculum
• Showcasing Welsh A-Level as a modern, creative and relevant subject
• Inviting learners to join a thriving community of Welsh speakers that are passionate about their culture, heritage and the Welsh language

Resources include:

• Visual content: instazines, profile cards, quotes, Q+A cards, search-it posts
• Videos
• Posters
• Social media assets (GIFs)
• School toolkit

The resources can be used and shared digitally or in print, on social media or by incorporating them into presentations and prospectuses.

All content is available bilingually for download via the Dropbox link below.

For more information on the campaign or about Welsh as a subject, please contact Dr Ffion Eluned Owen, Welsh as a Subject Promotion Officer at the Coleg: ff.owen@colegcymraeg.ac.uk.

This is a Welsh-language resource presenting standard editions of the poetry composed by Welsh poets between 1282 and the middle of the sixteenth century.

This collection is aimed at anyone who wants to learn more about Medieval Welsh poetry – University students and researchers, and also anyone who wants to learn more about the history of our bardic tradition, or about the history of some particular area long ago.

If you want to learn more about one poet in particular, one could start by reading the Preamble to his work, before turning to the poems themselves. There is plenty of help in paraphrases and notes to help with the interpretation.

Resources to help study the short story 'Pwy Fyth a Fyddai'n Fetel?' by Mihangel Morgan (from the book Saith Pechod Marwol), which is one of the short stories on the Welsh Second Language AS/A Level specification (U2 Unit 6: The Use of Language and the Short Story).

Resources include:

• Video animation of the short story (with and without subtitles)
• Video lecture and PowerPoint presentation by Professor Tudur Hallam discussing the story 'Pwy Fyth a Fyddai'n Fetel?'
• Video lecture and PowerPoint presentation by Professor Tudur Hallam talking about useful vocabulary and phrases to use when discussing the short story.

Resources created by the Department of Welsh, Swansea University, with funding from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

An opportunity to hear a panel of experts and familiar faces in the world of Welsh drama discussing the play Siwan by Saunders Lewis.

The panel includes Dr Manon Wyn Williams, Bangor University, Dr Llio Mai, and actors Ffion Dafis and Dyfan Roberts.

Specifically suitable for year 12 pupils who are studying Siwan for the AS Welsh (Unit 1) oral exam, but of wider interest as well.

A session recorded in Pontio, Bangor, during March 2023, in collaboration between Bangor University's Department of Welsh and Pontio. Sponsored by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Session in Welsh.

Looking for more resources on Siwan? Watch our Ar-lên study session available here.

These live revision webinars are organized by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol for year 12 and 13 students studying AS / A Level Welsh (First Language). The sessions will be hosted by lecturers from the Welsh departments of Bangor, Aberystwyth, Swansea and Cardiff universities and other academics, with the aim of enhancing your understanding of some of the literature topics you are studying in class.

The sessions will be held in Welsh through Zoom between 4.30-5.30pm on Wednesday afternoons, with the first session on Wednesday 1 March 2023.

Timetable:

• 1 Mawrth 2023: Dan Gadarn Goncrit (Mihangel Morgan), Dr Miriam Elin Jones, Prifysgol Abertawe (Bl.13)
• 8 Mawrth 2023: Mis Mai a Mis Tachwedd (Dafydd ap Gwilym), Iestyn Tyne (Bl.13)
• 15 Mawrth 2023: Blasu (Manon Steffan Ros), Dr Manon Wynn Davies (Bl.13)
• 23 Mawrth 2023: Un Nos Ola Leuad (Caradog Pritchard), Dr Siwan Rosser, Prifysgol Caerdydd (Bl.13) *Dydd Iau*
• 29 Mawrth 2023: Y Gymraeg mewn cyd-destun, Gruffydd Rhys Davies, Prifysgol Aberystwyth (Bl.13)
• 19 Ebrill 2023: 'Aneirin' (Iwan Llwyd), Dr Elis Dafydd, Prifysgol Bangor (Bl.12)
• 26 Ebrill 2023: 'Preseli' (Waldo Williams), Dr Elan Grug Muse (Bl.12)
• 3 Mai 2023: Ymarfer Papur Gramadeg, Yr Athro Peredur Lynch, Prifysgol Bangor (Bl.12)

The link for the event will be emailed to you on the day or the day before. Pupils, students, teachers and student teachers welcome. You'll be able to contribute or ask questions using the chat.

Remember to follow the @CymraegCCC Twitter account and Instagram @instagymraeg account for more information and news about Welsh as a Subject.

To register, click on the registration form link below:

In year 12 or 13? Want to know more about studying Welsh as a subject at university? Find out more about what's on offer, and hear the opinions of our ambassadors studying the subject about their courses and their life as students of Welsh.

Presentation recorded in November 2022. Includes:

• General information about studying Welsh at university, e.g. Where can you study Welsh? What can you study in terms of courses and modules? What financial help is available? (up to 29 minutes)
• Conversation between our Welsh as a subject interns (Hari and Aled) and current student ambassadors (Deio, Cara, Elain and Elen) about studying Welsh at university (29 minutes onwards)

Welsh medium presentation.

'Wales in the long 18th century. Primary Sources in the Salisbury Collection of Cardiff University'

This is a Welsh-language page on the website of Cardiff University which gives an overview with short introduction to the primary sources on the 'long eighteenth century' in the Salisbury Collection of Cardiff University Arts and Humanities Library, Special Collections. The material is presented in categories, such as religion, education, society and politics and some items have been digitised.