History Of Cwrs Cymraeg Through Its T-Shirts

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Written by: John Otley

Category: Cyffredinol - General

Published: 07 August 2015

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A History Of Cwrs Cymraeg Through It's T-Shirts

Since at least the 1985 Cwrs Cymraeg in Pella, Iowa, students have had an option to purchase an official cwrs t-shirt. Each of these t-shirts then gives an indication of the flavour of each cwrs. With that in mind, here is a history of Cwrs Cymraeg through it's t-shirts.

To see a larger image of each t-shirt and information about the cwrs, click on the desired thumbnail below

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Llynedd - Cwrs Cymraeg Report

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Written by: John Otley

Category: Llynedd

Published: 18 August 2014

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Cwrs Cymraeg Y Gefaill-Ddinasoedd: A Very Busy Week Of Welsh Language Learning

What kind of week did we have in Minnesota's Twin Cities, for Cymdeithas Madog's 2018 Cwrs Cymraeg Welsh language week?  Well, it was a very hot week indeed.  Cwrs Cymraeg Y Gefaill-Ddinasoedd ("The Twin Cities Welsh Course"), July 15th to 22nd, 2018, at Hamline University in St. Paul was a very busy week of Welsh language learning that kept us going from the dawn's early light to nightfall.  There was lots of Welsh to learn for every myfyriwr ("student") from the complete beginner to the most experienced of Welsh language learners.  Our tutors made sure that our minds were filled to overflowing with yr hen iaith ("the old language").  There were also a variety of workshops to attend, a cwrs newspaper, and the famous Cymdeithas Madog Cwrs Cymraeg choir to attend. But when we weren't busy learning, there was time for relaxing evening activities including folk dancing, a quiz in the pub, a Welsh film night, Cwrs Cymraeg's Eisteddfod, a sumptuous banquet and a noson lawen (a talent night where everyone takes part).  The highlight of the week was all the Welsh that we learned.  A close second was our Wednesday field trip off campus to Fort Snelling. When Sunday rolled around after a full week of Welsh learning, we backed our bags, said "hwyl fawr" ("good bye") to friends old and new, and made our way home.  But we won't forget the Welsh that we learned this week.  Now we have 51 weeks to practice the Welsh we have learned and prepare ourselves for the 2019 Cwrs Cymraeg in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  See you there.

Class Pictures

It's always great to look back at all your classmates. To help bring back the great time on Cwrs Cymraeg Y Gefaill-Ddinasoedd / The Twin City Welsh Course at Hamline University in St. Paul, here are the class pictures. To see the pictures, click on the icon below

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Cwrs Levels

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Written by: Dafydd Hughes

Category: Lefelau - Levels

Published: 28 January 2011

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Description of the different levels of instruction on Cwrs Cymraeg Cymdeithas Madog

Please note the following important points:

• As of Cwrs Cymraeg 2014, the curriculum has been updated.  Among the major changes is a return to only six levels.  Returning students should make sure to review the contents of each level to determine which new level may best correspond to your needs.
• The content listed for each level gives only a general idea of what will be covered; teachers tailor their classes to their students' needs and to their own teaching styles. A number of topics and activities may be included which do not appear below; these lists should not be regarded as exhaustive.
• If you already know some Welsh but have never attended a Cwrs Cymraeg Cymdeithas Madog before, read through the following. You may find that you have an idea what level would be the best fit for you, and we invite you to share your idea with us when you fill out the registration / curriculum form.

If you have any questions about the contents of a level, please feel free to contact our curriculum chair via our contact form.

LEVEL 1

Level Learning Objectives:

• Pronunciation
• Introduction to mutations
• The present tense of “bod” including -
  • descriptive sentences: Mae'n hen. Mae'n fawr.
  • identification sentences: Robert ydy o.  Athro dw i.
  • existence: Oes coffi?
  • Negation and interfogative of each form.
  • yes/no for each kind of sentence
• Possession: Mae … gyda fi; car Harri, ci'r bachgen / possessive adjectives: fy, dy, ei, etc.
• Asking basic questions: Beth ydy'ch gwaith chi? Ble 'dych chi'n byw? Etc.
• Liking and wanting
• Expressing what one has done: Dw i wedi gweld Wil yn y siop.

Vocabulary:

• Greetings and saying good-bye
• Numbers 0-10
• Weather
• Professions
• Basic food
• Basic animals
• Colors

LEVEL 2

Level Learning Objectives:

• Review main grammar items from Level 1
• Health and well-being (Mae … gyda fi / arna i / Introduction to personalized pronouns
• Expressing necessity, desire, duties: dw i eisiau / dw i angen / mae'n rhaid i fi / mae'n well 'da fi / mae'n well i mi / dw i wrth fy modd / etc.
• Imperative: Eisteddwch / Peidiwch ag eistedd / etc.
• Telling time an expressing the date, how to form ordinal numbers
• Using ers ('since'): Ers pryd 'dych chi'n...?
• Question Words: ble, sut, pwy, beth, etc. and how to use 'bod' after each one
• Direct object pronouns
• Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: y car hwn, y car 'ma, etc. / Hon yw'r eneth o Fedd Gelert
• 10. Introduction to the irregular preterite: mynd, cael, dod & gwneud; forming preterite sentences with gwneud

Vocabulary:

• Parts of the body
• Illnesses
• Basic medical vocabulary: doctor, nurse, clinic, hospital, etc.
• Numbers from 10-30 in the base-twenty system
• Numbers from 10-1,000,000 in the decimal system
• Days, months, holidays

LEVEL 3

Level Learning Objectives:

• Briefly review major grammar points from levels 1 & 2.
• Preterite: Es i / gweles i / etc. Review common compound forms: 'nes i fynd, etc.
• Imperfect: Roeddwn i / Roeddet ti / etc.; all forms – descriptive, identification, existence, negative, interrogative, yes/ no
• Using the preterite and imperfect together.
• Sequential events: Ar ôl i fi...
• Using the passive: Cafodd e ei ladd
• Saying where you were born and raised: Ces i fy ngeni yn...
• Talking about your childhood: description in the past, narrating a story
• Pluperfect: Roeddwn i wedi...

Vocabulary:

• Verb-building: verbs for both narration and description
  • historical events
  • tragedies and disasters
• Words related to emotions surrounding historical events
• Biography building: vocab related to a person telling his or her own story
  • life events – birth, school, marriage, divorce, death, etc.
  • childhood or adolescent activities
  • personal emotions

LEVEL 4

Level Learning Objectives:

• Review asking questions
• Review of 'wedi': 'Dych chi wedi... erioed?
• Review use of personalized prepositions with idioms: Rhaid i fi fynd / mae annwyd arna' i / etc.
• Future of 'bod' – all forms: descriptive, identification, existence, negatives and yes/no
• Discussing future plans: Os ewch chi i..., ... gwelwch chi … / Short-form future
• Asking someone to do something: Wnewch chi...?
• Reported speech / that-statements: Dw i'n meddwl ei fod o'n... (present, preterite and imperfect, future / affirmative and negative)
• Relative clauses: Fo ydy'r dyn sy'n byw yn... (present, preterite and imperfect, future / affirmative and negative)
• Mai/taw
• Giving directions: Ewch ar hyd y ffordd...Cymerwch y stryd gyntaf...

Vocabulary:

• Things in town – shops, government buildings, churches, etc.
• Travel – hotels, modes of transportation, destinations
• Education – schools, universities, people who work in education, future jobs
• Clothes

LEVEL 5

Level Learning Objectives:

• Review / getting to know people
• Describing a place / area / home: Mae hi'n ardal wledig.
• Discussing size, distance etc.: Pa mor bell yw hi...
• Comparing
  • Equative: Mae e mor dal â hi
  • Comparative: Mae e'n dalach na hi
  • Superlative: Fe yw'r talaf
• Simple passive: Lladdwyd y dyn / Siaredir Cymraeg Yma – all form
• The Conditional – all forms: descriptive / identification / existence / negative / yes/no
• The “subjunctive if”: Petasai, tasai, petaswn, etc.
• Saying what you would like and what you could do: Hoffwn i... Gallwn i...
• Saying what you should do: Dylwn i...
• Other negatives: neb, erioed, nunlle, etc.

Vocabulary:

• Physical appearance
• Land and countryside
• Home, rooms and furniture

LEVEL 6

The content of level 6 varies from year to year depending on the needs and skills of the particular group of students, and the individual instructor. The following list of activities is representative of the kinds of things that could be covered at this level:

• Making inquiries
• Further explanation of use of perfect tenses
• Responsive forms for answering questions
• Describing someone else
• Discussing money and debts
• Using prepositions
• Talking about future plans
• Discussing the news / current events / politics
• Using the passive
• Expressing opinions and conjectures
• Understanding conversations and dialectal differences
• More formal registers of Welsh in writing business emails, letters, proposals, etc.