This free course, Discovering Wales and Welsh, introduces you to who the Welsh people are via a brief look at history and two significant figures, Owain Glyndŵr and Llywelyn the Last. You will also learn the basics of Welsh pronunciation and how to greet people in Welsh.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Who are the Welsh?
- 1 Who are the Welsh?
- 1.1 The Welsh and the Celts
- 1.2 Origins and early developments
- 1.3 Early shaping of a Welsh identity
- 1.4 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and Owain Glyndŵr: the birth of a nation
- 1.5 The Principality of Wales
- 2 Welsh language
- 2 Welsh language
- 2.1 Bore Da!
- 2.2 Pronunciation practice
- 2.3 Choosing the correct greeting
- 2.4 The sounds of Welsh
- 2.5 The Welsh alphabet
- 2.6 Welsh names
- Conclusion
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
