A/AS Level Core Cymraeg - Teaching from 2027
The AS qualification Cymraeg Craidd and A Level in Cymraeg Craidd provide opportunities for learners to develop their interest and enjoyment of the Welsh language as they:
• communicate effectively, clearly, and confidently, both verbally and in writing in a variety of situations and registers
• understand the significance of purpose, audience, and context in communicating, expressing, analysing, interpreting, understanding and responding to language
• write creatively and factually for a variety of purposes
• analyse literary and non-literary texts; familiar and unfamiliar texts, independently
• listen to and respond to the opinions of others through social interaction and contribute spontaneously and confidently
• express independent opinions, based on knowledge and understanding of a variety of literary and non-literary texts
• make appropriate connections between different aspects of the topic and between texts.
The qualification is:
• to promote diverse, positive, relevant and contemporary experiences of Welsh-medium and Welsh cultures, backgrounds and communities
• to provide opportunities for learners to gain an understanding of the development and status of the Welsh language through engagement with a variety of texts, and to understand the wider contexts affecting the Welsh language including historical, social, political, organisational and cultural contexts, at a local and national level
• supporting learners to speak and use Welsh confidently in a variety of contexts alongside their studies; as well as offering a suitable foundation for the development of future Welsh language skills in life, further study and work
• to provide opportunities for learners to develop an understanding of the status and use of Welsh in a bilingual country, and to see the significance of their contribution to a bilingual community, society and workplace
• to provide opportunities for learners to develop an understanding of Welsh cultures and traditions.
