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Canllaw Myfyrwyr Iath Gymraeg

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Mae’r daflen hon wedi ei baratoi er mwyn cefnogi myfyrwyr sy’n siarad Cymraeg, a myfyrwyr hoffai astudio trwy’r Gymraeg.

Eich Hyrwyddwr Dwyieithrwydd yw: Anna Fflur Davies,  01792 284278
anna.davies@coleggwyrabertawe.ac.uk

1. Defnyddio’r Gymraeg yng Ngholeg Gŵyr Abertawe

Mae cyfleoedd i fyfyrwyr ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg wrth astudio ac wrth ddefnyddio gwasanaethau’r Coleg.

Mae gan fyfyrwyr hawl i gyflwyno eu gwaith yn Gymraeg, hyd yn oed os mai Saesneg y mae’r modiwl yn cael ei ddysgu.

Manteision astudio drwy’r Gymraeg/ dwyieithog 

  • Gwell dealltwriaeth o’r pwnc
  • Cynnal sgiliau ieithyddol
  • Cyfleoedd cyflogaeth
  • Sylfaen ardderchog i yrfa

2. Cefnogaeth ieithyddol i fyfyrwyr

Mae Anna yr Hyrwyddwr Dwyieithrwydd yn cynnig cefnogaeth ieithyddol i fyfyrwyr, gyda’r nod o ddatblygu eu hyder wrth ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg. 

Mae sesiynau sgiliau astudio ar gael er mwyn cynorthwyo myfyrwyr, er enghraifft:

  • Cymryd nodiadau
  • Cynllunio traethodau
  • Paratoi at gyflwyniadau llafar
  • Meddwl yn feirniadol

Mae’r gefnogaeth hon ar gael drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, cysylltwch ag Anna Davies i drefnu.

3. Moodle > Adnoddau Dwyieithog

  • Geiriaduron
  • Adnoddau dysgu Cymraeg
  • Adnoddau dysgu pob maes dysgu

4. Cymdeithas Gymraeg Coleg Gŵyr Abertawe (CGCGA)

Mae CGCGA yn gweithio er budd y myfyrwyr sy’n rhugl yn y Gymraeg, yn dysgu, neu eisiau dysgu.  Mae’n trefnu digwyddiadau er mwyn sicrhau bod yr aelodau yn gallu cymdeithasu yn Gymraeg.

Cysylltwch ag Anna am fanylion!

5. Siaradwyr Cymraeg yn y Maes Dysgu

Yn ein prosbectws cewch fanylion am gyrsiau dwyieithog a chyfrwng Cymraeg.  Yn ogystal â hyn, mae’r logo ‘Cymraeg’ yn dangos Maes Dysgu ein darlithwyr cyfrwng Cymraeg.

 Welsh Speaking Student Guide

This booklet has been prepared in order to support student who speak Welsh, and students who wish to study through Welsh.

Your Bilingual Champion is: Anna Fflur Davies,  01792 284278
anna.davies@gowercollegeswansea.ac.uk

1. Using Welsh at Gower College Swansea

There are opportunities for students to use their Welsh whilst studying and using the College services.

Students have the right to present their work in Welsh, even if the module is taught in English.

Advantages of studying in Welsh/bilingually

  • Earn a greater understanding of subject
  • Maintain language skills
  • Develop employability skills
  • Excellent foundation for a career

2. Language support for students

Anna the Bilingual Champion offers language support to students, with the aim of developing their confidence in using their Welsh.

Study skills sessions are available to support students, for example:

  • Taking notes
  • Planning essays
  • Preparing oral presentations
  • Thinking critically

This support is available through the medium of Welsh, contact Anna Davies to organise.

3. Moodle > Bilingual Resources

  • Dictionaries
  • Learning Welsh resources
  • Learning resources for each Learning Area

4. Gower College Swansea Welsh Society (GCSWS)

The GCSWS works for the students who are fluent Welsh speakers, are learning, or wish to learn.  It organises events to ensure that it’s members can socialise in Welsh.

Contact Anna for details!

5. Welsh speakers in my Learning Area

In our prosbectus there are details on Welsh-medium courses.  In addition, the ‘Cymraeg’ logo shows which Learning Areas have Welsh speaking lecturers.

Funding to support excellence

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Funding to support excellence in an academic/creative/ performance related activity

Gower College Swansea encourages all its learners to achieve their full potential and our scholarship programme aims to assist learners with exceptional ability, in a range of fields, to develop their talents.

In particular, a small fund of £3000 (within the Scholarship Fund) is available to provide learners with financial assistance (up to a maximum of £100 each) to take part in an academic / creative / performance related activity which supports the achievement of excellence.  For example, it could be used to provide assistance towards travel, study or audition costs.

Criteria and Application for Assistance

To apply for financial assistance an application form must be completed and returned to the Head of Learner Services and Support.  It should include details of the specific activity, the costs involved as well as details of why the activity supports excellence and why it will be beneficial.

In addition learners will be required to sign an agreement, allowing relevant information to be used for marketing purposes as well as allowing the College to contact learners, for up to 2 years after leaving the College, to discuss being involved in follow up activities such as Open Evenings, talks to current learners and assisting with mock interviews with current learners.

Funding to support excellence – Application

Examinations

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Details on entry for any Examinations associated with your course will be discussed with you, at the appropriate time during the year, by your course tutor or class lecturer.

A timetable of the examinations for which you have been entered will be sent to you, at your home address, as soon as the exam entries have been confirmed, which will be sometime early in April. Your examination timetable will also be available to view through your e-ILP.

It is your responsibility to check this information and you will be informed by the Examinations Team if you have any clashes and how these will be managed.

If you need to apply for special access arrangements for an exam or are eligible for extra time or a scribe this must be discussed with your class lecturer and you need to speak to a member of the Additional Learner Support team to assess your specific need(s) as early as possible in the college year, as the deadline for some applications for exam concessions is October 31st 2016.

Examinations are normally free.  However, if you choose to retake an examination, you fail to attend an examination or you leave College after the entry has been made then you, or your parents, will be required to pay the appropriate fees.

First Aid Facilities, Accident and Incident Reporting

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There are a number of trained first aiders and first aid boxes supply stations throughout the College. First aiders and stations box locations are identified on signs at all Gower College Swansea College sites. If you are in class at the time you sustain an injury, report to your lecturer in the first instance. In addition, there is a nurse student health advisor available to students at Belgrave Roadthe Gorseinon Campus (room F6) and the Tycoch Campus (room A23).

Remember Yyou must report all accidents and injuries, no matter how trivial, to a member of staff who will ensure that you receive appropriate first aid or medical treatment and ensure your incident accident is recorded. Your accident report will be recorded and held confidentially by the College Gower College Swansea Safety Office. This is a requirement imposed on the College by the Health and Safety Executive.

It is also important to report ‘near-miss’ incidents. A near miss is an incident that had the potential to cause an injury but on this occasion did not. For example, an object falling from height that may have resulted in personal injury, but did not, like a car parked on the pavement, a flickering light or a damaged step. This type of incident Near misses are reported in the same was as reporting accidents. may be reported to the Estates Department using the same format described above for reporting accidents .

All damage to college property or equipment must be reported immediately to technicians or lecturing staff so that repairs can be organised.