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He said: "I first discovered the language on a rugby trip to a Wales v Ireland game when Hen Wlad fy Nhadau was sung by the Welsh supporters with such raw passion and such a love of their country that it moved me deeply and that night we socialised with a group from Bangor who happened to be Welsh speakers. She also won the Welsh Beginner Award during 2021 Adult Learners' Week. This led to her appearing on Heno on S4C and Dros Ginio on Radio Cymru, which she dubbed "a little bit terrifying but an amazing experience". But why are people learning? Popular reasons are to enhance career prospects, to help children in Welsh-medium education, to connect with heritage, and for fun.
Clare Whitehead was born in Bangor, North Wales. Coming from the land of song, it is no surprise that piano lessons were a seventh birthday present, and her musical studies took her to King's College, London, and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on to run a successful piano teaching practice in East London, marking thirty years of piano teaching in January 2020, with a concert featuring former and existing students.The project was coordinated by the BLAS programme at Bangor’s Pontio Arts Centre, which has a long-standing relationship with the North Wales Africa Society. It was one of a number of activities which received funding from the Books Council of Wales’ New Audiences Grant in spring 2022. The heartfelt story of two sisters who try to come to terms with their mother’s illness, and its effect on their own lives.. A Welsh-language adaptation by Elin Meek o Forget to Remember by Alan Maley. She said: "When I started school my parents were worried that I would be disadvantaged so switched to English. There was still a lot of Welsh around me and I could follow most conversations but I only spoke in English.
Martha, Jac a Siancoby Caryl Lewisis a portrait of a farming family in Ceredigion, where the farm itself casts a long shadow over their lives. It’s made its way into many a ‘top ten’ book list. These courses are suitable for fluent learners and Welsh speakers and are tailored to the needs of the class. Classes can focus on spoken or written skills. Stryd y Bont follows the stories of people living on the same street in a Welsh town. What secrets do they have and do they really know their neighbours? Families and children from the North Wales Africa Society will see their own story in print this year as Y Lolfa prepares to publish The Fish Princess – a story created by the families through workshops with author Casia Wiliam and illustrator Jac Jones. Mab y Cychwrby Haf Llewelynis steeped in the estuary country and people of NW Wales in the 17 thcentury. You get a sense of the characters knowing and understanding the landscape, and the descriptions are beautiful.
It usually doesn’t take long before students start asking about dictionaries and grammar books. Here are my top recommendations. Modern Welsh Dictionary (OUP)-This is as a good place to start. The‘Modern Welsh Dictionary’gives examples of word usage, grammar tips, and differentiates between North and South Wales Welsh. She said: "It's wonderful to see the language being recognised rightfully as a vital, living language that is worth investing in. I adore Celtic myths and learning the history of Wales but to keep the language alive it is important to be in the present.
The audiobooks will enable our learners to gain confidence by hearing the language, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with the Books Council to introduce even more titles to the series.” Welsh publishing house Y Lolfa, with the support of a publishing grant from the Books Council of Wales, will publish the book in both Welsh and English, and it will be available to buy in the spring.World Book Day will give families and children a huge number of opportunities to mark the day in fun and affordable ways that are meaningful to them – in 2023, it’s YOUR World Book Day!
The Welsh language has experienced a boom since the start of the pandemic with more people than ever learning through online lessons and apps. Liam first encountered Welsh while at a rugby match. Since then he has passed his sylfaen (foundation) exams and attended the Eisteddfod twice. Much of her family speak Welsh but Bexi did not learn as a child as she was brought up in England. She is learning through the Dysgu Cymraeg programme. Helen Prosser, Director of Teaching and Learning at the National Centre for Learning Welsh, said: “Creating opportunities for our learners to enjoy using their Welsh outside the classroom is a crucial part of our work at the Centre, and the Amdani series is extremely popular.
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Some people have some more niche reasons for taking on Welsh and we've talked to people all over the world about their passion. To share the Welsh language through songwriting Bexi Owen, 35, The Wirral Marie-Pascale said: “I’m happy to have been a part of this MARRIAGE OF CULTURES that led to so many smiles and to the cognitive involvement of our children: being tomorrow’s ADULTS that will understand the unifying BEAUTY OF DIVERSITY and uphold it.”
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