Foundation Cymraeg
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Entry Level Foundation Cymraeg is a 120 guided learning hour qualification for learners aged 14 to 16 who are working towards GCSE Cymraeg Language and Literature or need a coherent Welsh course in its own right. Almost all of it is literacy in Welsh. Unit 1 tests reading for meaning, simple sequencing and one extended piece of writing for an audience. Unit 2 asks for a creative response to a printed short story, novel or play and a Welsh piece based on an English source. Unit 3 assesses an individual talk and a pair or group discussion of a Welsh TV programme or film. Accuracy in grammar, spelling, punctuation and mutations runs through every unit. There is no numeracy content.
- 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 and Writing: Two written subject tests, 60 minutes in total (2 x 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes reading time before Subject Test 1), 30%, 30 marks (15 per test), set and marked by WJEC, taken on screen or on paper within a four week summer window
- Unit 2: Responding to Texts: Non-examination assessment, two written tasks (up to 6 hours), 40%, 40 marks (25 for Task 1, 15 for Task 2), set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
- Unit 3: Oral: Non-examination assessment, two oral tasks (individual task 2 to 5 minutes, pair or group task about 5 minutes), 30%, 30 marks (10 for Task 1, 20 for Task 2), set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
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Writing in a set form for a chosen audience
In Unit 1 Subject Test 2 learners write one extended task in a specific form such as a speech, email, article, letter or conversation. They use language that suits the audience and give opinions in basic sentences.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a short Welsh letter to a grandparent about their week, with a greeting, two opinions using dw i'n hoffi and a sign off.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a Welsh speech for a school assembly about a charity, using phrases that speak directly to the audience and giving reasons for their opinions.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write the same event as a Welsh email to a friend and as an article for a community newsletter, changing the register and layout for each.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.2, page 12; Summary of assessment, page 5
“use extended writing using language for the purpose of”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu arddull a strwythur fy ysgrifennu i fod yn addas i'r gynulleidfa, y diben a'r cyd-destun, e.e. cydbwysedd addas rhwng ffeithiau a safbwyntiau, casgliad penodol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ac addasu gwahanol strwythurau yn fy ngwaith ysgrifennu, e.e. adroddiad ar ddigwyddiad, ymchwiliad neu arbrawf.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau, e.e. iaith emosiynol, gor-ddweud, dewis rhagenwau (chi, ni), i ddangos effaith.
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Writing accurate sentences in paragraphs
Across Units 1 and 2 learners write in sentences with appropriate grammar, correct spelling and punctuation, and organise their work into paragraphs. In the translanguaging task they also vary how sentences begin and how long they are.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Atalnodi, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write five Welsh sentences about their family in the present tense, checking capital letters, full stops and verb endings against a checklist.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write two Welsh paragraphs about a weekend, one in the past tense, using connectives such as achos and ond, and check spellings in a dictionary.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils proofread and redraft a Welsh paragraph with planted errors in tense, spelling and punctuation, then rewrite it so sentences start in different ways.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.2, page 12; Unit 2, Section 2.1.2, page 14; Section 3.1, page 18
“use sentences, appropriate grammar, correct spelling”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio iaith briodol ar gyfer ysgrifennu, gan gynnwys ffurfiau safonol, e.e. enwau, rhagenwau, ansoddeiriau, adferfau, arddodiaid, cysyllteiriau ac amseroedd y ferf.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o atalnodau'n gywir (gan gynnwys collnod) i egluro ac ehangu ar ystyr.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio paragraffau a gwneud cysylltiadau rhyngddyn nhw.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strwythurau brawddeg syml, cyfansawdd a chymhleth er pwyslais ac effaith.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu brawddegau sy'n gywir yn ramadegol gan roi sylw i rediad ac amser y ferf, a chyfatebiaeth rhwng person a chytundeb o ran cenedl.
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o wahanol strwythurau brawddeg (brawddegau syml, cyfansawdd a chymhleth) gyda chywirdeb gramadegol wrth i mi ysgrifennu.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio paragraffau ac adrannau er mwyn rhoi eglurder i ddarnau ysgrifennu mwy estynedig.
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Writing creatively in role as a character
Learners write a creative response to the whole text or part of it, choosing a suitable form such as a newspaper report, diary, letter or monologue. They write from the perspective of one or more characters.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a short Welsh diary entry as a character from a class story, saying how they felt about one event.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a Welsh letter in role as a character to another character, explaining a decision they made in the story.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan and write a Welsh monologue for a character at a turning point in a novel, keeping the mood of the original and redrafting it once.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.1.1, page 14; Section 3.2, page 19
“write a creative response from the perspective of one or”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ac addasu gwahanol strwythurau yn fy ngwaith ysgrifennu, e.e. adroddiad ar ddigwyddiad, ymchwiliad neu arbrawf.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau, e.e. iaith emosiynol, gor-ddweud, dewis rhagenwau (chi, ni), i ddangos effaith.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu a llunio fy ngwaith ysgrifennu'n effeithiol, gan gysylltu a datblygu fy syniadau ar gyfer amrywiaeth o wahanol gyd-destunau.
Da gwybod
- Unit 1 can be taken on screen or on paper: "Centres will have the option to complete the test digitally or on paper." (Section 3.2, page 19), and there are separate entry codes for "Unit 1 (on screen)" and "Unit 1 (paper-based)" (Section 5.1, page 23).
- The Unit 2 creative task uses books, not screen texts: learners respond to a short story, novel or play, "printed texts only" (Unit 2, Section 2.1.1, page 14).
- The specification calls all three units non-examination assessment and follows the JCQ rules for vocational qualifications: "All non-examined assessment (NEA) must adhere to the instructions included in JCQ's Instructions for Conducting Non-Examination Assessments" (Section 3.3, page 20). No separate rule on AI use is given.
- Teachers supervise the NEA tasks and "must not give feedback on the evidence that is produced." (Section 3.3, page 20). Units 2 and 3 allow one resubmission before moderation (Section 3.4, page 21).
- Oral work is evidenced by the teacher rather than by a recording requirement: "evidence of performance (e.g. presentations) must be recorded using observation records" (Section 3.3, page 20).
- Results are reported at Entry Level 1, 2 or 3 only: the qualification "is reported on a three-point scale" (Section 5.3, page 24). There is no Level 1 grade.
- Accuracy carries marks in its own right: AO2 asks learners to "write and convey information and communicate opinions clearly and accurately, including grammar, punctuation and spelling" (Section 3.1, page 18).
- The specification asks for no numeracy. Appendix A (pages 26 and 27) ticks Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing for all three units but places only a single numeracy tick, in the Unit 3 column against the statistics strand, which no content section supports.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The qualification is designed as a route to GCSE Cymraeg Language and Literature: the specification says it "provides a broad foundation for progression to GCSE Iaith a Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg" (page 8). The same strands appear in both, but the GCSE steps them up. Foundation learners discuss one Welsh language TV programme or film in a pair or group of three, while GCSE learners analyse film and identity in a group discussion; the Foundation individual oral is a 2 to 5 minute talk on a topic of the learner's choice, while the GCSE presentation is researched and supported with sources; Foundation creative writing responds to one printed short story, novel or play, while the GCSE adds poetry, comparison and literary terminology; and both qualifications ask learners to take information from an English text and express it in Welsh. The translanguaging task and the writing forms (email, article, letter, leaflet) also link with English at Foundation level.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level Foundation Cymraeg specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).