[Pictured above / Yn ffoto y fynny: DD-CH : Ffion Cambell-Davies, Ryan Bennett, Daf Du (Presenter – BBC Radio Cymru C2), Lois Williams, Jac Moore]
February 29, 2008
Young people from sixth forms across South and West Wales gathered at the University of Glamorgan’s brand new ATRiuM building in Cardiff this month to celebrate the growing number of Welsh language university courses available to them in the capital.
Young people from sixth forms across South and West Wales gathered at the University of Glamorgan’s brand new ATRiuM building in Cardiff this month to celebrate the growing number of Welsh language university courses available to them in the capital.
The day during which the youngsters took part in workshops with some of Wales’ youngest creative talent, marked the announcement of Glamorgan expanding its Welsh language provision for creative industry based courses including a bilingual option for media and music courses.
Renowned young Welsh author Caryl Lewis was joined by BBC Radio Cymru presenter Daf Du during the day which saw fifty 16 and 17 year-olds take part in practical and question and answer sessions.
Schools attending included, Ysgol Gyfun y Cymer, Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr, Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf, Ysgol Bro Myrddin and Ysgol Maes yr Yrfa.
BBC Wales series Pobol y Cwm producer Dafydd Llewelyn and Huw Meredydd Roberts a producer with BBC Radio Cymru also took part in the event during which the pupils got a taste for all things creative including devising new storylines for Pobol y Cwm and learning how to put a radio programme together.
Ioan Gruffudd - Pobol y Cwm 1991
[Ioan Gruffudd appearing as 'Gareth Wyn' on the Welsh-language soap 'Pobol y Cwm' circa 1991 /Ioan Gruffudd ar Pobol y Cwm tua 1991].
Lisa Lewis Head of Drama at the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural said, “The aim of the day was to inspire young people and to demonstrate the range of careers open to them in the creative industries if they want to work through the mediums of both Welsh and English.
“At ATRiuM we currently offer a bilingual drama course and will soon be offering both media and music as bilingual pathways.
The University of Glamorgan is at the forefront of developing bilingual courses in the creative industries in Wales and we hope that many of the pupils who visited the new campus will go on to study here in the future.”
The University is running a competition for Welsh speaking applicants applying this year. Students are required to submit a portfolio of work through the medium of Welsh and could win one of four prizes of £1500.
Datblygiadau Cyffrous i Ddarpariaeth Dwyieithog Morgannwg
DATGANIAD I’R WASG
29.02.08
Daeth myfyrwyr chweched dosbarth o ysgolion ledled de a gorllewin Cymru i’r ATRiuM yn ddiweddar i ddathlu twf y cyrsiau prifysgol cyfrwng Cymraeg sydd ar gael iddyn nhw yn y brifddinas.
Yn ystod y dydd bu’r bobl ifainc yn rhan o weithdai gyda rhai o dalentau creadigol ieuengaf Cymru a’r nod oedd hyrwyddo cyfleoedd gyrfaol dwyieithog a dathlu’r datblygiadau i ddarpariaeth Cyfrwng Cymraeg Morgannwg o fewn y diwydiannau creadigol a diwylliannol, gan gynnwys opsiynnau dwyieithog yn y meysydd Cyfryngau a Cherddoriaeth.
Ymunodd cyflwynydd Radio Cymru, Daf Du รข’r nofelydd ifanc enwog, Caryl Lewis i ddarparu sesiynau holi ac ateb ymarferol i dros hanner cant o fyfyrwyr 16 a 17 mlwydd oed.
Ymysg yr ysgolion yn bresennol oedd Ysgol Gyfun y Cymer, Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr, Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf, Ysgol Bro Myrddin ac Ysgol Maes yr Yrfa.
Fel rhan o’r digwyddiad yn ogsytal darparwyd sesiynnau gan Dafydd Llewelyn, cynhyrchydd Pobol y Cwm a’r cynhyrchydd BBC Radio Cymru Huw Meredydd Roberts, lle gafodd y myfyrwyr y cyfle i gymryd rhan mewn sesiynnau creadigol gan gynnwys meddwl am straeon ar gyfer Pobol y Cwm a dysgu am gynhyrchu rhaglen radio.
Dywedodd Lisa Lewis, Pennaeth Drama yn Ysgol Diwydiannau Creadigol a Diwylliannol Caerdydd, “Nod y diwrnod oedd ysbrydoli pobl ifainc a dangos yr amrediad o yrfaoedd dwyieithog sydd ar gael iddyn nhw yn y diwydiannau creadigol”.
“Yn yr ATRiuM ar hyn o bryd rydym yn cynnig cwrs Drama dwyieithog a fydd yn fuan yn cynnig llwybrau dwyieithog yn y cyfryngau ac mewn cerddoriaeth.
Mae Prifysgol Morgannwg ar flaen y gad o safbwynt datblygu cyrsiau dwyieithog yn y diwydiannau creadigol yng Nghymru”.
Ar ben hyn y mae’r Brifysgol yn darparu cystadleuaeth yn arbennig i ymgeiswyr cyfrwng Cymraeg eleni.
Y mae angen i’r myfyrwyr anfon portffolio o waith creadigol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg at y Brifysgol lle darperir 4 gwobr o hyd at £1,500 i bedwar unigolyn a £1,000 i’w ysgolion.
Myfyrwyr Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr – Caerdydd
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