Continuation of Celtic Studies 16, emphasizing progress in conversation, grammar, and idiom. Using tenses previously learned, students will learn how to ask and answer many types of questions and will learn conjugated prepositions and idiomatic uses of prepositions. Future and conditional tenses and simple relative clauses will be introduced. Level-appropriate written materials will supplement class work, and students will begin learning about Welsh culture as they learn the language.

Though a minority language, Welsh is today spoken by over 582,000 people, with thousands of learners worldwide. Over the centuries the language has survived conquests, the Industrial Revolution and the dominance of English-language media in Britain; its perseverance is reflective not only of its cultural value but of the important role it plays in the lives of the Welsh as a living, breathing language. It has a thriving literary and artistic scene which extends beyond Wales, producing recent pop hits and featuring heavily in the latest season of the popular Netflix drama The Crown. Today, the Welsh government has a goal of seeing one million speakers of the language worldwide by 2050, and here in Berkeley you have the chance to help make that vision a reality. This class is a continuation of Celtic Studies 16 and we will continue working from Cwrs Mynediad (2005), learning the South Welsh dialect. Students will build upon the basics of Welsh grammar and pronunciation learned in Fall 2020, including solidifying their understanding of mutations, revising and extending their knowledge of tenses, and expanding their vocabularies. Classes will consist of oral and aural activities, as well as written exercises. There will be regular homework assignments, regular quizzes, and a final.

Prerequisite: Celtic 16

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.