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Teaching Welsh in Gwent via Smiling under Buses July 28th, 2007 at 08:05

I've been wanting to teach Welsh for Adults for some years, but have always been put off by the fear that my knowledge of grammar (Welsh or English) is virtually nil. In recent years, Coleg Gwent, who are the main providers of of 'Welsh for Adults' in the south east have been very short of tutors, so I've been attending training sessions to become a tutor, with the hope of being given a class in September, ideally in the county of Caerphilly.As normal classes have now finished for the summer, there's no opportunity for me to sit in a class observing, but fortunately there was a summer school at The Hill. I had the chance to sit in two classes, one for complete beginners and one for students who'd already completed one ear of studyThere were classes for 7 different levels, and the...

Dysgu Cymraeg yng Ngwent via Gwenu dan Fysiau July 28th, 2007 at 07:41

Dwi wedi bod eisiau dysgu Cymraeg i Oedolion ers rhai blynyddoedd, ond wastad wedi bod ofn, ynbennaf nad ydi fy ngwybodaeth o ramadeg (Cymraeg na Saesneg) ddigon da. Yn ystod y tymhorau diwethaf mae Coleg Gwent sef prif ddarparwr y de ddwyrain wedi bod yn brin fnadwy o dwitoriaid, felly dwi wedi bod yn mynychu sesiynnau i fod yn diwtor, gyda'r gobaith o gael dosbath yn mis Medi, yn ddelfrydol yn sir Caerffili.Gan bod gwersi arferol wedi dod i ben, does dim cyfle i mi eistedd mewn dosbarth i arsylwi, ond yn ffodus iawn bu ysgol haf yng Nghanolfan Yr Hill wythnos diwethaf ac fe gês gyfle i eitedd mewn dau ddosbarth, un i ddechreuwyr pur ac un i fyfyrwyr oedd eisioes wedi treulio blyddyn yn dysgu.Roedd dosbarthiadau ar gyfer 7 lefel gwahanol ar gael, ac mae Cyrsiau Haf ac Ysgolion Undydd...

Anyone fancy making £10,000 - Spot the Chinese competion in Newport Gwent. via The Lone Voice July 11th, 2007 at 20:08

Bac Puong Nguyen is wanted in connection with the murder of a man in Newport, Gwent. The victim was carried into the Royal Gwent Hospital last November, and one of the men carrying him is thought to have been Nguyen. He's 5ft 3in, originally from Vietnam, and also goes by the names Tung Truc, Toan or Didan. There's a £10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.Incident room tel no: Gwent police0800 056 0154**And it gets better, a double chance to win. Sure beats the 09 number competition lines on tv, or even Blue Peter come to think about it.Tu Minh Le (the happy looking chap below) is wanted in connection with the murder of the same man in Newport, Gwent (see above). He's 5ft 8in and has a tattoo on his left arm which reads 22, 7 1973. He has many aliases, including Le Van...

Taith Iaith (sir Caerffili), 8-15.7.06 via Dysgwyr De Ddwyrain June 26th, 2006 at 10:57

image Eleni, am y tro cyntaf, mae Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili mewn partneriaeth â nifer o gyrff a chymdeithasau Cymraeg y sir wedi trefnu wythnos o weithgareddau Cymraeg o dan faner Taith Iaith 2006.Dyma restr o'r digwyddiadau:Diwrnod i'r Teulu, Noson Ceilys, Cyflwyniad i Hel Achau, Y Taeogion (noson o farddoniaeth), Brecwast Busnes, Diwrnod y Dysgwyr, Blas ar yr Iaith Gernyweg, Gig (Frizbee a'r Llan Clan), Noson LawenAm fwy o wybodaeth, ewch i wefan y Fenter.This year for the first time, Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili in partnership with many Welsh language organisations and societies in the county have organised a week of Welsh events under the banner of Taith Iaith 2006.Here's a list of events:Family Fun Day, Skittles Night, Evening of poetry, Welsh Learners Day, Business Breakfast, Gig night,...