The AS and A Level in Welsh Second Language encourages learners to:

• Study Welsh with interest, enjoyment and enthusiasm

• Communicate correctly and fluently both orally and in writing within a wide range of situations and contexts

• Write creatively and factually for a range of purposes

• Analyse familiar and unfamiliar texts independently

• Listen and respond to the opinions of others when expressing a point of view express an independent opinion, based on knowledge and understanding of literary and factual texts

• Respond in Welsh with clarity, in a relevant, confident and structured manner

• Play an appropriate role in a bilingual society at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

In addition, the course encourages candidates to make a connection between various aspects of the subject and provide a suitable foundation which will enable candidates to pursue further studies of the language in future.