UK · Subject guide
Welsh Second Language
A-Level Welsh Second Language / Cymraeg Ail Iaith (WJEC) — Welsh as a second language for Wales.
01 · Overview
Welsh Second Language
A-Level Welsh Second Language / Cymraeg Ail Iaith (WJEC) — Welsh as a second language for Wales.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
Foundations: grammar and register
Core grammar, mutations, idiom and registers, with audience-awareness across all units.
- 02
Oracy and speaking skills
Fluent, accurate spoken Welsh for discussion, individual response and interaction.
- 03
Listening and responding
Listening to others and to source material and responding.
- 04
Film study
Discussing a prescribed Welsh-medium film, its themes and its background.
- 05
NEA: the Package
Researching and producing an individual "Package" on a local or national subject, defended orally.
- 06
Use of language and poetry
Language manipulation tasks with reading of prescribed poetry and a personal response.
- 07
Reading and comprehension
Reading and interpreting current-affairs texts, news and stimulus material.
- 08
Writing in a range of forms
Accurate extended writing in varied formats with an appropriate register.
- 09
Drama study
Discussing a prescribed Welsh-language play, its themes and its interpretations.
- 10
The Welsh language in society
The status of Welsh locally and nationally, the mentrau iaith, and the promotion of the language.
- 11
Translanguaging
Moving purposefully between Welsh and English, translating and mediating.
- 12
Short story study
Reading prescribed short stories: narrative, themes and the author's style.
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Advanced use of language
Higher-level language exercises and stylistically aware extended writing.
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Contemporary Welsh culture and media
Responding to contemporary Welsh theatre, broadcasting, film and journalism.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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