Defnydd Cymraeg ar gyfer dysgwyr
1. Cymrodoriaeth Cymraeg Basingstoke (Basingstoke Welsh Speakers and Learners)
Updates on the activities of the group and more
http://wwwcymraegbasingstoke.blogspot.com/
2. : Welsh for Adults web site; National Assembly
A first stop for anything to do with where how and when to learning Welsh Includes lists of courses on offer throughout Wales http://www.cymraegioedolion.org/
3. Book Publishers
Gomer Press Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 4JL
Tel (Publishing Department): +44 (0)1559 363090
Tel (Book Orders Department): +44 (0)1559 363092
E-mail (orders enquiries): orders@gomer.co.uk
Web site http://www.gomer.co.uk/
The largest Welsh publishers Gomer offer the NOFELAU NAWR range of books specially written for learners They Include vocabulary and useful glossary notes. The series includes the four BLODWEN JONES books and some outstanding others particularly - MODRYBEDD AFRADLON by Mihangel Morgan “An entertaining, light-hearted novel about the crazy and incredible escapades of two septuagenarian aunts, their nephew and dog creating havoc for the law and hotel owners as they travel around Britain without paying for accommodation or for the cars they buy with counterfeit cheques.
Gomer also publishes the CYFRES CAM AT Y CEWRI. These are abridged versions for learners of Welsh of some of the most famous Welsh language novelists. These also have a vocabulary and notes at the foot of each page.
And
CYFRES MYNEDIAD I GYMRU: a series of books for Welsh learners presenting various aspects of life in Wales in a lively manner. Created for learners on the 'Mynediad' course.
Gomer also publish a large selection of dictionaries and grammar books including TREIGLADUR, Y - A CHECK-LIST OF WELSH MUTATIONS ISBN: 1 85902 480 7
Lolfa
Lolfa (place of Fun) is a small but very lively publisher. They publish language books for learners including the brilliant Heini Gruffudd Learners Dictionary. They also have a series of books written for learners. Best to browse their web site at http://www.ylolfa.com/chwilio.php?lang=cy&func=pori_adran&adran=Learners
Talybont, Ceredigion, Cymru / Wales, SY24 5AP
ffôn 0044 (0)1970 832 304
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
12 Iard yr Orsaf, Llanrwst, Dyffryn Conwy, LL26 0EH
eMail Address: llanrwst@carreg-gwalch.com
CBAC WJEC
All the Course books and CDs used on the courses at QMC are published and can be bought from CBAC WJEC, 245 Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YX
+44(0)29 2026 5000
https://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=shop&pID=623&langID=1
Gyngor Llyfrau Cymru (Welsh Books Council)
Will sell you any book in print in Welsh and deliver it within 48 hours Their service is remarkably fast and efficient. Their web site is well organized
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru / Welsh Books Council, Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 2JB, T 01970 624151
E cllc.marchnata@cllc.org.uk / wbc.marketing@wbc.org.uk
4. Magazines for Learners
Lingo Newydd published by Golwg
bi-monthly, £1.25
A magazines written specifically for learners, Lingo helpfully indicates which level each article is pitched at, with blue for beginners, green for improvers and red for advanced learners. Each article, includes a list of vocabulary. A year’s subscription costs £7-50.
Lingo Newydd, d/o Golwg, Blwch Post 4, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Ceredigion, SA48
01570 423529
ymholiadau@golwg.com
http://www.golwg.com/
Acen Magazine for Learners
Available by subscription only, through post or on-line.
5 editions a year for £5
Subscribe by credit card: phone 02920 300800
http://www.acen.co.uk/
5. On line courses
Lampeter
Now part of the University of Trinity St Davids.. The Welsh Department run the longest standing distance learning programme in Welsh. High quality tutorial support.
See : http://www.lamp.ac.uk/adran-cymraeg/
Canolfan Iaith Acen offers a wide range of online courses for learners. The centre offers over 1,000 learning hours of courses and resources for Welsh learners on five levels together with back-up mentor support and e-activities to give regular practice. For more information contact: 029 2030 0808
Email: acen@dysgu.cd
For further information please view the Acen Language Centre website and the Learn Welsh with Acen website.
The Open University offers a Welsh-language course, Croeso: beginners’ Welsh, every year beginning in November. Being the OU their (excellent) courses does not correspond to nayone else’s framework but it is roughly equivalent to WJEC Mynediad and Sylfaen combined. Further details can be found at The Open University website.
Say Something in Welsh
First 10 sessions free. A boisterous approach including Welsh boot camps
http://www.saysomethinginwelsh.com/home/
6. Welsh Language Centres
There are six dedicated Welsh for Adults Centres set up to deliver Welsh learning. They have excellent links in every community across Wales and all offer a wide range of courses
• Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan
• Glamorgan
• Gwent
• Mid Wales
• North Wales
• South West Wales
Fuller details are on the Welsh for Adults web site at http://www.cymraegioedolion.org/
From here you can also download a full list of residential courses. You can also contact the Centres directly by email info@welshforadults.org.
• Nant Gwrtheyrn
A very special and beautiful place along the Llŷn drenched in romantic legend. The Nant was an old quarrying village which was deserted in the 60’s. It is now converted into a residential Welsh Language teaching centre. The location in a mystical hidden valley “between the mountains and the sea” combined with high quality tuition makes staying there a unique (if not cheap) experience. http://www.nantgwrtheyrn.org
• London Welsh Association with City Lit
The only centre in England now offering WJEC courses and acting as an examination centre is the London Welsh Association. City Lit provide the courses and they offer other weekly or occasional Welsh courses at other centres in Central London http://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/Languages/Welsh
7. Examinations
The WJEC provide the examination framework called Defnyddio’r Gymraeg on which the courses previously offered at QMC were based. Most providers and all the Welsh Language Centres operate within this frame work. The suite of qualifications is designed specifically for adults who are learning Welsh, Qualifications are open to adults who have learnt Welsh as a second language or who are learning at present. It is not necessary to be in a specific class to sit the exams.
Previous examination papers and their accompanying notes and sound files can be downloaded free from the WJEC web site. http://www.wjec.co.uk/
8. Assessing your current level of Welsh
To get an idea of how good (or poor) your current level try the on-line Acen test available at http://www.learnons4c.co.uk/level_test.php
and/or
the shorter BBC test at http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/level_test
9. Other important websites for Welsh learners.
BBC Learn Welsh
A huge array of resources including the archived sound files of the Cennard Davies Catchphrase series which was for decades the principal Welsh for Adults course and has yet to be bettered.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learning/learnwelsh/
BBC- Eclips http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/eclips/
A series of video clips in Welsh on a wide variety of subjects. No transcripts
S4C Welsh TV
Go to the learners pages at http://www.s4c.co.uk/dysgwyr/ . Put in your level and the site will guide you to activities at that level linked to programmes currently available live or through the S4C I Player called “CLIC”
Creu Cerddi
A brilliant web site for young children by the only ever female winner of Chair, Crown and Medal at the National Eisteddfod, Mererid Hopwood . I had hours of fun
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/2009-10/welsh/creu-cerddi/index-c.HTML
1. Cymrodoriaeth Cymraeg Basingstoke (Basingstoke Welsh Speakers and Learners)
Updates on the activities of the group and more
http://wwwcymraegbasingstoke.blogspot.com/
2. : Welsh for Adults web site; National Assembly
A first stop for anything to do with where how and when to learning Welsh Includes lists of courses on offer throughout Wales http://www.cymraegioedolion.org/
3. Book Publishers
Gomer Press Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 4JL
Tel (Publishing Department): +44 (0)1559 363090
Tel (Book Orders Department): +44 (0)1559 363092
E-mail (orders enquiries): orders@gomer.co.uk
Web site http://www.gomer.co.uk/
The largest Welsh publishers Gomer offer the NOFELAU NAWR range of books specially written for learners They Include vocabulary and useful glossary notes. The series includes the four BLODWEN JONES books and some outstanding others particularly - MODRYBEDD AFRADLON by Mihangel Morgan “An entertaining, light-hearted novel about the crazy and incredible escapades of two septuagenarian aunts, their nephew and dog creating havoc for the law and hotel owners as they travel around Britain without paying for accommodation or for the cars they buy with counterfeit cheques.
Gomer also publishes the CYFRES CAM AT Y CEWRI. These are abridged versions for learners of Welsh of some of the most famous Welsh language novelists. These also have a vocabulary and notes at the foot of each page.
And
CYFRES MYNEDIAD I GYMRU: a series of books for Welsh learners presenting various aspects of life in Wales in a lively manner. Created for learners on the 'Mynediad' course.
Gomer also publish a large selection of dictionaries and grammar books including TREIGLADUR, Y - A CHECK-LIST OF WELSH MUTATIONS ISBN: 1 85902 480 7
Lolfa
Lolfa (place of Fun) is a small but very lively publisher. They publish language books for learners including the brilliant Heini Gruffudd Learners Dictionary. They also have a series of books written for learners. Best to browse their web site at http://www.ylolfa.com/chwilio.php?lang=cy&func=pori_adran&adran=Learners
Talybont, Ceredigion, Cymru / Wales, SY24 5AP
ffôn 0044 (0)1970 832 304
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
12 Iard yr Orsaf, Llanrwst, Dyffryn Conwy, LL26 0EH
eMail Address: llanrwst@carreg-gwalch.com
CBAC WJEC
All the Course books and CDs used on the courses at QMC are published and can be bought from CBAC WJEC, 245 Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YX
+44(0)29 2026 5000
https://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=shop&pID=623&langID=1
Gyngor Llyfrau Cymru (Welsh Books Council)
Will sell you any book in print in Welsh and deliver it within 48 hours Their service is remarkably fast and efficient. Their web site is well organized
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru / Welsh Books Council, Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 2JB, T 01970 624151
E cllc.marchnata@cllc.org.uk / wbc.marketing@wbc.org.uk
4. Magazines for Learners
Lingo Newydd published by Golwg
bi-monthly, £1.25
A magazines written specifically for learners, Lingo helpfully indicates which level each article is pitched at, with blue for beginners, green for improvers and red for advanced learners. Each article, includes a list of vocabulary. A year’s subscription costs £7-50.
Lingo Newydd, d/o Golwg, Blwch Post 4, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Ceredigion, SA48
01570 423529
ymholiadau@golwg.com
http://www.golwg.com/
Acen Magazine for Learners
Available by subscription only, through post or on-line.
5 editions a year for £5
Subscribe by credit card: phone 02920 300800
http://www.acen.co.uk/
5. On line courses
Lampeter
Now part of the University of Trinity St Davids.. The Welsh Department run the longest standing distance learning programme in Welsh. High quality tutorial support.
See : http://www.lamp.ac.uk/adran-cymraeg/
Canolfan Iaith Acen offers a wide range of online courses for learners. The centre offers over 1,000 learning hours of courses and resources for Welsh learners on five levels together with back-up mentor support and e-activities to give regular practice. For more information contact: 029 2030 0808
Email: acen@dysgu.cd
For further information please view the Acen Language Centre website and the Learn Welsh with Acen website.
The Open University offers a Welsh-language course, Croeso: beginners’ Welsh, every year beginning in November. Being the OU their (excellent) courses does not correspond to nayone else’s framework but it is roughly equivalent to WJEC Mynediad and Sylfaen combined. Further details can be found at The Open University website.
Say Something in Welsh
First 10 sessions free. A boisterous approach including Welsh boot camps
http://www.saysomethinginwelsh.com/home/
6. Welsh Language Centres
There are six dedicated Welsh for Adults Centres set up to deliver Welsh learning. They have excellent links in every community across Wales and all offer a wide range of courses
• Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan
• Glamorgan
• Gwent
• Mid Wales
• North Wales
• South West Wales
Fuller details are on the Welsh for Adults web site at http://www.cymraegioedolion.org/
From here you can also download a full list of residential courses. You can also contact the Centres directly by email info@welshforadults.org.
• Nant Gwrtheyrn
A very special and beautiful place along the Llŷn drenched in romantic legend. The Nant was an old quarrying village which was deserted in the 60’s. It is now converted into a residential Welsh Language teaching centre. The location in a mystical hidden valley “between the mountains and the sea” combined with high quality tuition makes staying there a unique (if not cheap) experience. http://www.nantgwrtheyrn.org
• London Welsh Association with City Lit
The only centre in England now offering WJEC courses and acting as an examination centre is the London Welsh Association. City Lit provide the courses and they offer other weekly or occasional Welsh courses at other centres in Central London http://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/Languages/Welsh
7. Examinations
The WJEC provide the examination framework called Defnyddio’r Gymraeg on which the courses previously offered at QMC were based. Most providers and all the Welsh Language Centres operate within this frame work. The suite of qualifications is designed specifically for adults who are learning Welsh, Qualifications are open to adults who have learnt Welsh as a second language or who are learning at present. It is not necessary to be in a specific class to sit the exams.
Previous examination papers and their accompanying notes and sound files can be downloaded free from the WJEC web site. http://www.wjec.co.uk/
8. Assessing your current level of Welsh
To get an idea of how good (or poor) your current level try the on-line Acen test available at http://www.learnons4c.co.uk/level_test.php
and/or
the shorter BBC test at http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/level_test
9. Other important websites for Welsh learners.
BBC Learn Welsh
A huge array of resources including the archived sound files of the Cennard Davies Catchphrase series which was for decades the principal Welsh for Adults course and has yet to be bettered.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learning/learnwelsh/
BBC- Eclips http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/eclips/
A series of video clips in Welsh on a wide variety of subjects. No transcripts
S4C Welsh TV
Go to the learners pages at http://www.s4c.co.uk/dysgwyr/ . Put in your level and the site will guide you to activities at that level linked to programmes currently available live or through the S4C I Player called “CLIC”
Creu Cerddi
A brilliant web site for young children by the only ever female winner of Chair, Crown and Medal at the National Eisteddfod, Mererid Hopwood . I had hours of fun
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/2009-10/welsh/creu-cerddi/index-c.HTML
Clwb Malu Cachu http://clwbmalucachu.co.uk/
Here you will find grammar cheat sheets, audio files, short stories, interviews and lots more.
Rhedadur
A browser-based conjugator for Welsh verbs http://www.rhedadur.org.uk/
