Cardiff University is doing a research study on motivation amongst Welsh learners and is interested in hearing from as many Welsh learners / new speakers as possible. The research has been passed by the university ethics committee, and consists of an anonymous questionnaire.
The links to complete the questionnaire are:
If you have any queries about the research, contact Jonathan Morris - morrisj17 [AT] cardiff.ac.uk - or Charlotte Brookfield - Brookfield [AT] brookfieldc [AT] cardiff.ac.uk
I completed this interesting questionnaire
It makes you think! Anyone reading my answers might well wonder why on earth I am learning. Born in England, living in England, immediate family very English. (Cousins in Wales, but I haven’t seen them for many years and don’t know if they speak Welsh.) I am lucky if I get to Wales once or twice a year on coach holidays with a group of English speakers. My only Welsh-speaking friends are the other learners I have met through SSiW. Is a wish to read family gravestones and obituaries sufficient motivation? Surely not. Yet here I am.
Sue
Well, @Betterlatethan if you put it this way, you make me question my carrying on learning more than I did while answering myself to the questions (or do in general)! 
I think having Welsh heritage (or being born in Wales or living in Wales) is overrated - at least now we’re lucky enough to be able to communicate via internet so easily! 
Hi @gisella-albertini,
Anyone would think that you have even less reason to learn than I have - maybe they are not asking quite the right questions. Anyway, I am so happy that I did start learning. It has opened up a different world. You are right about the internet. It was a lifesaver during the initial stages of Covid and continues to be really important.
I sometimes doubt if I am contributing in any way to the language - but then I remember how many books I have bought through gwales.com. That must help.
Hwyl,
Sue
"I think having Welsh heritage (or being born in Wales or living in Wales) is overrated - at least now we’re lucky enough to be able to communicate via internet so easily! "
I totally agree, Gisella, and I say that as Hywel Dda’s great x 28 grandson. 
I don’t think my own answers fitted any particular or consistent pattern. I hope the team find something useful in their survey though.
Diolch yn fawr to all who took part in this! As you probably know, it can take quite some time from the gathering data stage to the publication of the results of the research, but John has been back in touch to express his gratitude for your help. Here’s a note from him.
A while ago I asked the SSiW community if they would take part in some research on perseverance in language learning and I got a terrific response. The research is now done, an MSc in Behaviour Change Psychology gained and an academic paper in the pipeline.
The research quantified a range on motivations, looked at the role of habit formation and the role of imagining or hearing future use of the Welsh. However, in sustaining motivation a dominant factor is the joy we get during the process of learning. Hardly rocket science but important to keep in mind; where does your joy come from?
It’s great to think that we, as a Welsh learning community, can contribute towards more knowledge in this way.