Foundation Core Cymraeg
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
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 Atalnodi
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Spelling familiar vocabulary and using punctuation
Unit 3 asks learners to use simple sentences with correct spelling of familiar vocabulary and punctuation. Appendix A ticks writing for Unit 3 only, so this is where written accuracy is marked.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Atalnodi, Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils learn to spell ten Welsh words for hobbies and places, using Welsh letter sounds such as ll, dd and ch, and check them in a short sentence quiz.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils check a short Welsh paragraph for capital letters, full stops and question marks, and correct the spelling of familiar words using a word bank.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils proofread and redraft their own Welsh writing about the area, correcting spelling and punctuation before handing in a final copy.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.1.3, page 17; Appendix A, page 27
“Learners should be able to use simple sentences, including:”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio’r hyn rwy’n ei wybod am seiniau a phatrymau llythrennau'n gywir wrth i mi sillafu, gan gynnwys:
- gwreiddiau, e.e. uwch, rhag
- ôl-ddodiaid, e.e. -ydd, -ant
- terfyniadau lluosog yn gywir yn eu cyd-destun, e.e. -au, -iau, -od.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o atalnodau'n gywir (gan gynnwys collnod) i egluro ac ehangu ar ystyr.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o strategaethau ac adnoddau i sillafu geirfa gyfarwydd ac anghyfarwydd a geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth yn gywir.
Rwy'n gallu gwella gwaith ysgrifennu drwy adolygu annibynnol ac ailddrafftio.
Da gwybod
- Every unit uses the same two themes, "Yr Ardal (The Area)" and "Byd Gwaith (The World of Work)" (Summary of assessment, page 5).
- Unit 1 is reading only, with multiple-choice answers: learners "read simple texts and answer multiple-choice questions" in two 30 minute tests (Section 3.2, page 20).
- Unit 2 is short: "Candidates must be allowed 4-6 minutes to complete this assessment." Learners can have "up to 2 hours of additional time under formal supervision" to prepare for Part 2 Task 1 (Section 3.2, page 20).
- Both Unit 3 tasks are limited to "(up to 100 words)", with up to 45 minutes per task (Section 3.2, pages 20 and 21).
- Scenarios are set by WJEC, but "centres can adapt the context for their learners" (Unit 2, page 13; Unit 3, page 16).
- For Units 2 and 3 teachers "may allow a learner one opportunity to improve their evidence and resubmit it" before moderation (Section 3.4, page 22).
- The qualification "is reported on a three-point scale: Entry Level 1, Entry Level 2 and Entry Level 3" (Section 5.3, page 25).
- Appendix A (pages 27 and 28) ticks Listening, Reading and Speaking for all three units and Writing for Unit 3 only. For numeracy it ticks only the statistics strand, for Units 2 and 3, although the subject content itself has no data handling.
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).