Wlpan
Wlpan [ˈʊlpan] is the name of an intensive Welsh course for beginners used by some Welsh for Adults courses in Wales. It began in the mid 1970s.[1] Courses continue to be taught, in person and through the internet.[2] The course teaches basic patterns in as short a time as possible.
The first Wlpan course was run by the Extramural Department of the University of Aberystwyth over 6 weeks in the early summer of 1973, having been organised by Chris Rees.[3]
The Wlpan course emphasises the spoken language, and different versions of the course are used in different parts of Wales in order to reflect regional differences in dialect, etc. Further courses are then available to take the learner to a level of fluency in Welsh.[citation needed]
The word Wlpan is derived from the word Ulpan, a Hebrew word meaning "studio" (אולפן ulpan in Hebrew), and used to describe an intensive way of learning that language.[citation needed]
See also
- Elwyn Hughes
- v
- t
- e
- Common Brittonic
- Old Welsh
- Middle Welsh
- Modern Welsh
- Treachery of the Blue Books
- Welsh Not
- Authors
- Medieval Welsh literature
- Welsh-medium education
- Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin
- Wlpan
- Bible translations into Welsh
- Comics
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- Novels
- Poetry
- Welsh-speaking population
- Y Fro Gymraeg
- by county or county borough in Wales
- Landsker Line
- Y Wladfa
- Welsh Tract (historical)
- Surnames
- Politicians
- Other occupations
- Dyfedeg (south-western)
- Gwenhwyseg (south-eastern)
- Gwyndodeg (north-western)
- Powyseg (north/central-eastern)
- Patagonian Welsh
- Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
- Welsh Courts Act 1942
- Welsh Language Act 1967
- Welsh Language Act 1993
- Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011
- National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Act 2012
- Language
- Wales
References
- ^ "Darllediad diwethaf (Last Broadcast)". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "One-year Wlpan course offers quick way to learn Welsh". walesonline.co.uk. WalesOnline. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Lynda Pritchard Newcombe, Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners: The Case of Wales, p.21
External links
- Welsh for Adults Centre Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan - Full range of Welsh Courses and lessons inc WLPAN
- Wlpan (and other Welsh courses) for Adults in North Wales
- Blended Learning, study the WLPAN online
- e-Wlpan - Wlpan on-line