UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Welsh Level 3
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Welsh 2+, or equivalent
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this course is to enable students to communicate and interact at an intermediate
level, and to further develop skills and knowledge in the target language, its sociolinguistic
position, and its culture.
Functions
Flexibility is offered on each Welsh course, so that students can negotiate course content and
get what they want or need from the course. Students may suggest topics and linguistic
structures be added or removed, subject to the tutor’s agreement.
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Learning to write in Welsh
Expressing wish, surprise, annoyance, gratitude, resignation, regret, and a range of
emotions in the present and past
Giving and asking for advice
Apologising, giving comfort and help
Expressing opinions, debating, and commenting
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Job applications
Complaining about a television programme or newspaper article
Writing an e-mail to a colleague
Social and cultural wishes
Political situation in Wales
Introduction to the Welsh short story
Grammar / Linguistic Structure
At all levels, students will be introduced to and have the ability to practice fundamental
grammar, including the present tense, initial consonantal mutation, emphatic clauses,
negation, and interrogative forms.
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The difference between Written and Spoken Welsh
Identifying Anglicisms
Passive voice
Reason forms
Conversational tactics and interjections
Learning Resources
Books
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King, Gareth ‘Intermediate Welsh Reader’
King, Gareth ‘Modern Welsh’
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