Nant Gwrtheyrn Use Courses

The 'Use' Work Welsh courses are five-day courses that focus on building confidence in order to increase the use of Welsh in the workplace and beyond. The courses are offered as residential courses and virtual courses at Intermediate, Advanced, Proficiency - Speaking and Proficiency - Writing level.

-5 days from Monday to Friday

-Located at Nant Gwrtheyrn Language Center on the Llŷn Peninsula (LL536NL)

-An experienced tutor who will give you guidance, advice and support throughout the week

-Accommodation in a single en-suite room included

-Full refreshments from breakfast, lunch and dinner included

-An evening of entertainment on Tuesday evening

-A visit to a local attraction on Wednesday afternoon

-Course finishes at 1 o'clock on the Friday to give you enough time to travel home

-An informal telephone conversation will be arranged to ensure registration at the correct level

-All fully funded*

-*Option to book an extra night's accommodation for the Sunday night before the course at a cost of £55 (bed and breakfast)

-5 days from Monday to Friday

-Between 10:00 and 16:00 daily

-Virtual classes over Zoom

-An experienced tutor who will give you guidance, advice and support throughout the week

-An informal telephone conversation will be arranged to ensure registration at the correct level

-Fully funded

We can facilitate sectoral courses for a minority of 8 (a maximum of 14) from the same workplace or organisation at Intermediate, Advanced, Proficiency – Writing or Proficiency – Speaking level. We would have to assess each individual's level in advance to ensure that everyone is at the same level. Please get in touch if you would like more information.

The main aim of the ‘Use’ Work Welsh courses is to give everyone who wishes to improve their Welsh language skills the opportunity to gain confidence in using them. 

Suitable for those wishing to develop their skills so that their Welsh flows more naturally when speaking the language.

-An opportunity for you to speak and converse in Welsh in a positive and supportive atmosphere
-Glossary and technical terms for the workplace
-Opportunity to practice
-Meeting-specific terms
-Online support such as Cysill and the Ap Geiriaduron
-Language register - texting or emailing colleagues
-Providing directions, organising and conducting projects in Welsh
-Use the media and social media to practice your Welsh
-Issues that can be a little intimidating such as mutations, male or female verb forms, prepositions etc.

This course is perfect for people who already feel quite comfortable speaking Welsh in social and informal contexts but need help and support in using Welsh more effectively in the workplace.

-Formal and informal language in different situations
-Practice oral and written presentations
-Accuracy and finding answers to linguistic questions
-Technical terms used in Welsh and bilingual workplaces
-The support that technology can offer you when you write in Welsh
-Write notes, emails and short reports to colleagues and others
-Conduct interviews and give presentations in Welsh
-Linguistic issues such as numbering and ordering, mutations, verb tenses etc
-Ask and answer questions correctly
-Understand how you can help yourself in improving your language skills.

This course is aimed specifically at people who already feel comfortable in using Welsh but who need to further develop their skills in using the language more formally either orally or in writing in the workplace. 

Two different courses are provided at Proficiency level. One course will offer a combination of refining oral skills and writing skills. The second course will focus more closely on improving written skills, although some attention will also be given to formal speaking skills.