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ADNODDAU CYMRAEG. WELSH LANGUAGE RESOURCES John Lloyd John.Lloyd@Cymru.gsi.gov.uk. Welsh speakers 1891-2001. Current 5-11 provision. 20% of pupils (54,000) are taught mainly through the medium of Welsh - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ADNODDAU CYMRAEG
WELSH LANGUAGE RESOURCES
John Lloyd
John.Lloyd@Cymru.gsi.gov.uk
Welsh speakers 1891-2001
Current 5-11 provision
• 20% of pupils (54,000) are taught mainly through the medium of Welsh
• 30% of schools (446) teach mainly through the medium of Welsh, including 125 designated W.M. schools.
• 7% of pupils speak Welsh at home.
Current 11-19 provision
• 21/273 designated W.M. schools; parental choice; mainly populous anglicised areas; all pupils speak Welsh; mainly Welsh medium provision
• 33/273 local schools; mainly rural traditional Welsh speaking areas; varying % of Welsh speakers; mixed Welsh/English provision – language streams and bilingual classrooms
Welsh medium examinations
• 16+ examinations:
10% of all entries 23 subjects (30- 5,000 entries)
• 18+ examinations
7% of all entries 20 subjects (10- 400 entries each)
Resources - background
• 1960s Local government funding
• 1980 Central government grant funding (300,000 Euro) - resource centres (public sector)
• 1994 Central government (or agency) commissions publishers by tender
Resources - funding
Annual:
• 3m Euro budget
• 50-60 projects commissioned
• 250-300 titles published
The range of materials
• Pupil materials for ages 3-19
• All abilities and needs e.g. Braille
• All media e.g. text, CD ROM, DVD, on-line
• All subjects
Different types of materials
• Text 70%
Digital 30% (disk or on-line)
• Original 80%
Translation/adaptation 20%
• Welsh only 70%
Welsh and English 30%
Identifying the materials
• Meeting the needs of the user – consult with teachers
• Prioritising. Subject panels (x 15) meet annually, led by subject experts
• End-product specifications drawn up by subject experts
Choosing the publisher
• European Framework Agreement- mini tenders
• 30 agencies (small print publishers, University centres, multi-media and TV companies – private and public sector)
• Different categories of projects (translation, original, bilingual, digital, film, Braille)
Creation, Production and Publication
Agencies tender for subsidy to complete all stages of projects:
• Creation – selection of authors, translators
• Production – edit, design, photos, illustrations, print,
film, interactivity
• Publication – selling, marketing, storage
Contract monitoring
• Projects subject to contract – timetable, payments, conditions
• Quality control – original materials. Subject experts and monitoring group of teachers assess drafts + trialling
• Quality control – translation/adaptation.Teachers comment on draft texts
Dissemination
• Publishers market and sell materials - schools purchase
• Can buy through shops and on-line www.gwales.com
• On-line content freely available www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk
Evaluation
• Collect sales figures every 6 months
• Gross annual sales average 1.2m Euro. Useful feedback data
• Commission independent evaluation studies to measure use and impact of materials on schools
Science and maths texts
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