cymraeg

Course: WJEC Welsh

Subject content: Three broad themes

• Ieuenctid – Youth (e.g. yourself, home, family, friends, school, leisure time, healthy eating. Keeping fit, shopping and fashion, problems of the young and hopes for the future.) 

• Cyflogaeth – Employment (e.g. part time work, voluntary work, work experience, trying for jobs, work opportunities in the area and Welsh in the workplace.) 

• Cymru a’r byd – Wales and the world (e.g. Living in Wales, the area, the environment, bilingualism, famous Welsh people, Cardiff, attractions of Wales, culture of Wales, the Eisteddfod, the Urdd, trips and holidays.)

Summary of assessment:

Unit 1: 

• Oracy response to visual stimulus​

• Non-examination assessment : 6 – 8 minutes (pair) 8 – 10 minutes (group of three) ​

• 25% of the qualification (15% listening + 10% speaking)

Unit 2:

• Communicating with other people ​

• Non-examination assessment : 6 – 8 minutes (pair) 8 – 10 minutes (group of three) ​

• 25% of the qualification (20% speaking + 5% listening)

Unit 3: 

• Unit 3: Narrative, specific and instructional ​

• Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes ​

• 25% of the qualification (15% reading + 10% writing)

Unit 4:

• Descriptive, creative and imaginative ​

• Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes ​

• 25% of the qualification (15% writing + 10% reading)

Books useful to the course:

• WJEC GCSE Welsh as a Second Language All-in-One Complete Revision and Practice: Ideal for home learning, 2022 and 2023 exams (Collins GCSE Revision) Paperback – 5 Oct. 2017 

• WJEC GCSE Welsh as a Second Language All-in-One Complete Revision and Practice (Collins) 

• WJEC GCSE Cymraeg Ail Iaith Welsh Second Language – Revision Guide (Language Skills and Practice) 

Websites: below are useful websites covering exam content 

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjpfb9q https://quizlet.com/en-gb/content/wjec-gcse-welsh

• https://www.duolingo.com/course/cy/en/Learn-Welsh

• https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/welsh-second-language-gcse/

• https://www.gcsepod.com/gcse-welsh-as-a-second-language/

APPs helpful to the course: 

• Duolingo 

• Quizlet 

Revision sessions available:

• Welsh revision sessions will be available from January onwards every Thursday 3-4pm in 3.12 

• Access to Year 11 Revision Google Classroom code: y2vose5 

Exam dates 

• Unit 1: 18-20th March, 2025

• Unit 2: 25-27th March, 2025

• Unit 3: 14th May, 2025 AM

• Unit 4: 2nd June, 2025 AM

What will you need for your exam?

• Black pen