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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
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ADNODDAU CYMRAEG WELSH LANGUAGE RESOURCES John Lloyd John.Lloyd@Cymru.gsi.gov.uk
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