Welsh beginners: short introduction
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Keeley Street
- Course Code: LW101
- Dates: 28/05/24 - 25/06/24
- Time: 13:30 - 15:00
- Taught: Tue, Daytime
- Duration: 5 sessions (over 5 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Jack Pulman-Slater
Course Code: LW101
Duration: 5 sessions (over 5 weeks)
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What is the course about?
The course aims to help students to acquire a foundational understanding of the Welsh language, and to begin communicating in a few practical situations. We'll also give a cultural insight by reading a famous Welsh story in the final session.
What will we cover?
We will introduce learners to the sounds of Welsh and to the language's alphabet, covering important aspects of pronunciation such as word stress and intonation.
We'll cover some beginner level content such as: introductions (asking for and giving personal information), the weather, numbers and ordering in a café.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- greet people
- introduce yourself and others
- confidently pronounce basic vocabulary and intelligibly pronounce unfamiliar words
- order food and drink
- count to 100
- understand how the Welsh language is used and spoken today.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is for complete beginners.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course is based on the communicative approach:
active students' interaction emphasis on speaking and listening skills pair and group work role plays use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate.
Please note that students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do homework as and when required.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Based on tutor's own material.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Learners can progress onto a beginners Module 1/2 course. Please ask the course tutor for advice.
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Shwmae! Jack dw i! I first joined City Lit in 2017-2019 and it's great to be back teaching Cymraeg and Svenska both in person at City Lit and online. I was brought up in north Pembrokeshire and was fortuntate enough to attend Welsh- and bilingual- medium schools where I acquired Welsh. The Welsh language has given me lots of opportunities and it's brilliant to be able to welcome new people into the language as a tutor. Welsh is a vibrant, living and thriving language, not just in Wales but also here at City Lit. Hej! Jag heter Jack! I love learning languages and started learning Swedish with City Lit a few years ago and I became obsessed by this fasincating Germanic language. This was a journey that recently led me to take my C1 exam at Folkuniversitetet Göteborg. Learning and speaking Swedish has given me access to a entirely new country, culture and perpsective. Learning one Scandinvian language is also a gateway to the others— it's "learn 1, get 3!".
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
