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Foundation Core Cymraeg

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Entry Level Foundation Core Cymraeg is a two-year Welsh language course for learners aged 14 to 16 working towards Entry Level 1, 2 or 3, and it is almost entirely literacy, in Welsh. Learners read simple texts and answer multiple-choice questions (Unit 1, 25%), hold a role-play conversation about the world of work and present their local area orally (Unit 2, 40%), and write two short practical texts of up to 100 words, such as a CV or application form and information about local facilities (Unit 3, 35%). Everything is built on two themes, Yr Ardal (The Area) and Byd Gwaith (The World of Work). Numeracy is light: learners understand and use times, dates and costs in Welsh, for example the opening times and prices of local facilities.

Corff dyfarnu
CBAC
Lefel
Entry Level
Addysgu gyntaf
Medi 2027
Faint o waith llythrennedd
Uchel
Faint o waith rhifedd
Isel
Manyleb
Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
  • Unit 1: Reading to understand and refer to familiar contexts: Two multiple-choice subject tests of 30 minutes each, taken on screen or on paper within a four-week summer window, 25%, 40 marks (20 per test), set and marked by WJEC
  • Unit 2: Oracy for everyday life: Practical assessment of individual oral tasks lasting 4 to 6 minutes, with up to 2 hours of supervised preparation for Part 2 Task 1, 40%, 40 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
  • Unit 3: Writing for practical purposes: Written assessment of two writing tasks of up to 100 words each, up to 45 minutes per task plus up to 30 minutes of supervised research, 35%, 20 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC

Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Datblygu geirfa

  1. Building Welsh vocabulary for familiar topics

    Asesu: Yn yr arholiad ac mewn gwaith cwrs

    All three units draw on a core vocabulary for personal details, hobbies, personal skills, jobs, places, facilities and the weather. Learners build this by hearing, seeing and reading Welsh and then reuse it in their own speaking and writing.

    Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Datblygu geirfa

    Paratoi disgyblion

    Blwyddyn 7
    Pupils match Welsh words for hobbies and places in town to pictures, then use five of them in spoken sentences.
    Blwyddyn 8
    Pupils keep a Welsh word bank for jobs and personal skills such as being organised or a team player, and use it to describe a family member.
    Blwyddyn 9
    Pupils collect useful words and phrases from a Welsh job advert and a leaflet about the area, then reuse them in a short paragraph about themselves.
    Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd

    Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 1.1, page 6; Unit 1, Sections 1.1.1 to 1.1.3, pages 10 and 11

    “develop knowledge and understanding of Welsh vocabulary and structure”
    Cam cynnydd 3

    • Rwy’n gallu darllen er mwyn adeiladu fy ngeirfa a strwythurau brawddegau, gan ddefnyddio’r rhain wrth i mi gyfathrebu.

    • Rwy’n gallu gwrando er mwyn adeiladu fy ngeirfa, datblygu fy ynganiad, goslef/acenion a strwythurau brawddegau, gan ddefnyddio’r rhain wrth i mi gyfathrebu.

    Cam cynnydd 4

    • Rwy’n gallu darllen er mwyn adeiladu fy ngeirfa a strwythurau brawddegau, gan ddefnyddio’r rhain yn effeithiol wrth i mi gyfathrebu.

    • Rwy’n gallu gwrando er mwyn datblygu fy ngeirfa a strwythurau brawddegau, gan ddefnyddio’r rhain wrth i mi gyfathrebu.

  2. Listening to and answering familiar questions

    Asesu: Mewn gwaith cwrs (asesiad di-arholiad)

    In Unit 2 learners understand familiar spoken questions about themselves, the world of work and their area and respond verbally using simple sentences. Questions include what sort of person are you, do you like your area and what would you like to see in your area.

    Llythrennedd: Gwrando am ystyr, Datblygu geirfa, Gwrando i ddeall

    Paratoi disgyblion

    Blwyddyn 7
    Pupils answer simple spoken Welsh questions from the teacher about their name, age, where they live and their hobbies.
    Blwyddyn 8
    Pupils listen to a partner's Welsh questions about their town and answer in full sentences, picking out key words such as where, what and why.
    Blwyddyn 9
    Pupils answer unseen spoken Welsh questions about their personal skills and the job they would like, using a key word in each question to shape their reply.
    Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd

    Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, overview and Sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2, pages 13 to 15

    “offer a simple response to familiar questions”
    Cam cynnydd 3

    • Rwy’n gallu gwrando ar, deall, dehongli ac adalw ystyr gyffredinol yr hyn rwyf wedi’i glywed.

    • Rwy’n gallu gwrando, adnabod a defnyddio geiriau allweddol i ddeall ystyr gyffredinol a syniadau sydd ymhlyg.

    Cam cynnydd 4

    • Rwy'n gallu gwrando ar ac ystyried perthnasedd ac arwyddocâd gwybodaeth a syniadau a gyflwynir i mi.

    • Rwy'n gallu defnyddio technegau gwahanol i'm helpu i gofio, cofnodi ac ymateb i'r hyn rwy'n ei glywed.

Da gwybod

Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill

The specification says the qualification "provides a broad foundation for progression to GCSE Core Cymraeg" (page 7). GCSE Core Cymraeg builds on the same speaking, listening, reading and writing in Welsh but asks for much more: spontaneous discussion and justified opinions, inference in longer texts, extended writing in different forms, accurate mutations, and reading and discussing charts and statistics. The practical writing here, such as job applications and information about the area, matches Foundation English, so the two departments can share models of forms, letters and leaflets.

Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level Foundation Core Cymraeg specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).