“In my spare time I like to read and hopefully one day there will be even more books available to me as I will have Welsh ones to choose from as well!”
Samantha, Abernant
Croeso! Welcome to the Glamorgan Welsh for Adults Centre.
The Centre is one of six dedicated Welsh language centres in Wales responsible for co-ordinating Welsh for adults in the community and making the language accessible to adult learners within each region.
The Centre, based at the University of Glamorgan, provides
community courses throughout its three main target regions
of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend. Its
mission statement and goal is to deliver high-standard courses
which include interactive and fun opportunities for learners
at all levels to develop and learn the language.
The highly-experienced group of tutors plan each course appropriately to match each level's requirements and aim to meet student expectations.
During an Estyn inspection in May 2005, the learners were awarded Grade 1 – the highest grade possible.
This level of teaching and provision reflects the enthusiasm
and encouragement provided at the Centre. The tutors not
only aim to support the learners on their journey, but
they also channel a lot of their energy into providing opportunities to
make the students feel confident and able to use their new linguistic
skills beyond the classroom.
The Centre caters for all ages and all levels – from complete beginners to fluent speakers who wish to brush up on their written skills.
For further information about the courses available in the
community, please visit our courses
page or contact us at
the Centre.
We are also responsible for delivering Welsh in the Workplace
courses that are tailored for each workplace, plus courses
which focus on the needs of parents with children at bilingual
schools.
