Welsh (for Beginners)

On this four-year BA Welsh degree, you will learn Welsh from scratch and you can look forward to becoming fluent as a speaker, reader and writer of Welsh over the course of your studies. What will I learn? Below is an example of what you may learn during your four-year degree programme. In your first year, you will: • commence our intense language modules which will include speaking, reading and writing • be introduced to Welsh Literature (with some works read in translation). In your second and third year: • you will concentrate on improving your written Welsh • you will join other students in the department for a thorough grounding in literature • you will discover Welsh Culture, social history and its institutions. By your third year, you will be studying alongside first language students and will be equipped to follow the full Honours course. How will I be taught? Teaching in the Welsh Department happens through a combination of lectures, seminars and individual tutorials. The atmosphere in seminars is more informal, in order to foster open discussion.