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 Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
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Reading simple texts for main points and detail
In Unit 1 learners read simple Welsh texts about personal details, the world of work and the local area and answer multiple-choice questions on them. They need the main points and specific details, such as a person's hobbies, work experience or the facilities in a town.
Llythrennedd: Strategaethau darllen, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read a short Welsh profile of a teenager and tick the correct name, age, town and two hobbies from a list.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils read a short Welsh text about a town's facilities and answer multiple-choice questions on what there is to do and what the writer likes.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils skim a short Welsh job advert and a work experience diary for gist, then scan them to answer timed multiple-choice questions on skills, times and opinions.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, overview and Sections 1.1.1 to 1.1.3, pages 10 and 11
“understand the main points and specific details of simple reading texts”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu darllen geiriau a brawddegau o wahanol destunau gan ddefnyddio ystod o strategaethau i bennu ystyr.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth, e.e. cip ddarllen (sgimio) am yr hanfodion, llithr ddarllen (sganio) am fanylion.
Rwy'n gallu dangos fy mod yn deall y prif syniadau a manylion pwysig mewn gwahanol destunau ar yr un pwnc a'u defnyddio.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau, e.e. darllen cyflym, darllen agos, anodi, rhagfynegi, i gip ddarllen (sgimio) testunau i gael yr hanfodion, y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol, a’u llithr ddarllen (sganio) am wybodaeth fanwl.
Rwy'n gallu darllen yn fanwl, gwneud gwaith dilynol a defnyddio deunyddiau ychwanegol mewn testunau i ymestyn fy nealltwriaeth.
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Building Welsh vocabulary for familiar topics
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.
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).