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Welsh is the strongest of the Celtic languages. It is widely used commercially and educationally by more than half a million people. The primary concern of the Department is to teach students to handle Welsh competently, while introducing them to a fine literary tradition. To further this aim arrangements are made for students who proceed with Welsh to spend some time at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. No previous knowledge of Welsh is required for entry, but a general interest in languages is an advantage. Those who have successfully pursued language courses at secondary level have no trouble adapting to Welsh. Others with less successful language backgrounds have found that the course stimulates interest in other languages and in linguistics. Classes are normally select enough to ensure individual attention from the staff. Welsh combines well with all other language courses taught in the Faculty, and with Linguistics, Geography and Archaeology. University Arts degree courses are often thought of in terms of school subjects and a possible teaching career. In fact, a good Arts degree is a preparation for many careers. For entry to the media and government services, the BA degree in Celtic Studies (of which Welsh is an integral part) has proved singularly successful and well worthy of the consideration of those with a background in the structurally similar Irish language. |
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Last modified: September, 2001