Dysgu Cymraeg Gwent are offering a superfast, intensive way of working through what would normally take 3 years to study in just 1 instead!
The courses are for Sylfaen (Foundation) and Uwch 2 (Advanced) and are held online. Here’s the information sent from Lowri Morgan, Dysgu Cymraeg Gwent.
Learn 3 years in 1.
Have you thought of learning Welsh in as short a time as possible?
As you’ll know, the more often you attend a class and use your Welsh then the quicker you’ll learn.
Take a look at these Intensive one day a week (9am-4pm) available now,
- On-line
- 50% discount (use code WELSH24)
Sylfaen 2 - Start (12/09/24) - Thursdays, 9:00-16:00 - Tiwtor (Debbie Knott) - 32 hours in total - Course Code (g-45256) - Click here to register
Uwch 2 - Start (10/09/24) - Tuesdays, 09:00-16:00 - Tiwtor (Jacqui Spiller) - 32 hours in total - Course Code (g-45270) - Click here to register
For any more information, contact Lowri Morgan at Dysgu Cymraeg Gwent:
Tel | Ffon: 01495 333710
E-mail| E-bost: welsh@coleggwent.ac.uk
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Looks like a great opportunity! 
I guess I might not be the only one to be a bit confused though.
On the course which starts with Sylfaen 2, it just says “Foundation 2” on the webpage, but then in the extra information part says:
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Foundation Part 2 & Canolradd Part 1 and 2
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An intensive course for complete beginners who want to complete Foundation Part 1 & Intermediate Part 1 =in a year
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NB I have found there are many other levels of courses offered by this provider.
Since I completed the SSiW challenges a while ago and haven’t done Sylfaen 1 yet, I’m considering signing up for a course starting with Sylfaen 1 
Hmm, that’s the information sent to us by Lowri. I would just give her a quick call or email for clarification.
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I know the opportunity to start this exact course is gone for this year, and I probably couldn’t cope with anything so intense anyway…
But does Dysgu Cymraeg run courses like this every year? And do all courses follow the UK school year September-June, or might there be courses available after Christmas?
I was hoping to be done with Level 3 by now but I really hit a wall with my health. However I’m still trying to be optimistic, and think about what else I can do to learn after SSi. What I can find on the website right now is courses that started in the last couple of weeks but are still open for new students until January/February, which seems odd but cool that they’d let people come in that late. I hoped someone might know the usual schedule and whether there’s any chance of starting a course at around the new year, as well as it being the last opportunity to jump in in the middle?
I think the best way to get answers would be to contact Lowri and ask her. She would know what is available and when.
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I seem to remember that there have been classes starting after Christmas in the past, but not as great a variety.
With the “regular” classes (starting in September), there’s usually a bit of dribbling in and out over the first few weeks, I think (as some people join late and others either move to a different level or drop out completely), so they’re used to that. And whether or not you’ll be able to cope with starting a course after everyone else will be down to you and your own learning style.
And there’s no reason that you have to wait to finish SSI before starting a course!
(But FWIW I didn’t do one at all - I did SSI around this time of year, and then did as much Other Stuff as I could before doing a weekend course in the new year, a week-long bootcamp at Easter and then three or four 1:1 lessons to help me with the grammar side of things. That was enough to get me ready to start a Gloywi course the following September.)
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Wow! That sounds like a major challenge! Da iawn!!!
For me it all depends how bad the brain fog is. The last few months, I’ve been going at snail’s pace, and there’s been no way I could consider any kind of classroom learning. But, any progress is better than stopping, right? 
Instead of getting depressed about what I can’t do right now, I try to look ahead and make some tentative plans for what I might do if/when I feel better.
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That’s a great perspective! I agree that making plans (and being flexible about them!) is a really good way to help you through when you’re not feeling 100% for whatever reason.
So, canal boat rather than racing car? What a lovely way to see the scenery and enjoy the journey.
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It will all depend on how it goes for you, but don’t underestimate just how much Welsh you’ll have covered with SSiW. I didn’t jump straight into Gloywi, but after finishing SSi L3 I did contact Dysgu Cymraeg Caerdydd to see if I could maybe cope with their Uwch 1 online course. They slightly terrified me by telling me to ring up and speak to a tutor over the phone, so they could assess my level - and then told me I was already beyond Uwch 1 and that it was up to me whether I should do Uwch 2 or go straight onto 3. And honestly, all of that was entirely down to SSiW. So: see how you go, but don’t sell yourself short.
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I did Canolradd 1+2 intensive course last year, with Coleg Gwent and they’re definitely offering that again this year. I’m pretty sure that they did Uwch 1-3 both years too, so as long there’s enough interest I’d imagine that will continue.
I can only really speak for the Canolradd course, but I think you should be ok jumping in after missing a few weeks (obviously the sooner the better). I’d also say if it was me, the intensive course came so thick and fast that there was no way I was gonna remember everything first time around so missing a few weeks wouldn’t make too much difference!
I don’t know about courses starting in January but it’s quite easy to search for Dysgu Cymraeg courses, so worth checking if you haven’t already.
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Well, the thing is I can’t really add anything in right now, and the courses on the Dysgu Cymraeg website are pretty much all started/starting now.
It’s a bit early for them to be advertising & booking January courses I reckon, so I just thought I’d ask here whether other learners maybe knew what normally happens around that time. I know a lot of people have used Dysgu Cymraeg courses.
And it turns out there might indeed be some courses starting up in January, so I am thinking I’ll look again nearer the time, when hopefully I will have the brain power to focus on a Zoom class for a couple of hours.
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That makes sense. I hope you find a course when you’re ready.
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Just for information, for anyone considering doing this course, I sent them a message (email) many weeks ago to try and clarify what was going on with this course, given the confused information on the website, but never got a response.
That’s disappointing - it might be just because they were busy preparing for the new academic year. A phonecall might do the trick.
Thanks - if anyone did make a phone call, I would be interested to know any information to consider for any future years’ courses.
I won’t be phoning myself though, unfortunately, due to high international calling charges.
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