Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University

ORGANISATION

Founded in 1884, Bangor University has a long tradition of excellence and exceeds expectations, both for academic standards and student experience. From its foundation it has made an great contribution to Welsh scholarship, literature and culture. Indeed, many scholarly studies in Celtic in several countries are based on work carried out at Bangor.

Not only does the School of Welsh offer single and joint honours degrees for undergraduates but also the chance to study a degree in Welsh as a second language. Many of our graduates have made their mark as lecturers, authors and poets after receiving an excellent start at the School of Welsh.

COUNTRY

Wales

TYPE OF ORGANISATION

Associate Member

WEBSITE

https://www.bangor.ac.uk

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

Welsh

NAME OF THE LANGUAGE

ENW’R IAITH

Welsh

Cymraeg

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPEAKERS

CYFANSWM NIFER Y SIARADWYR

562,000 (Census 2011)

REGULATED BY

RHEOLEIDDIR GAN

Welsh Language Measure 2011 and the Welsh language Commissioner.

Mesur yr Iaith Gymraeg 2011 a Chomisiynydd yr Iaith Gymraeg.

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

ARDAL DDAEARYDDOL

Wales

Cymru

LANGUAGE FAMILY

TEULU IEITHYDDOL

Celtic

Celtaidd

STATUS OF THE LANGUAGE

STATWS YR IAITH

Official status in Wales

Statws swyddogol yng Nghymru

STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY

STATWS YNY BRIFYSGOL

Universities are Autonomous bodies. They have to comply with the Welsh Language Standards.

Mae prifysgolion yn sefydliadau hunan-reolaethol. Mae’n rhaid iddynt gydymffurfio â Safonau’r Iaith Gymraeg.

FIELDS OF USE

ÀMBITS D’ÚS

Public administration (although only 2 councils have Welsh as their official working langauges) must offer a biling service, media (S4C, Radio Cymru, no daily newspaper but community papers and magazines and an online service), education (22.47% currently in Welsh Medium or bilingual education), leisure – project but no real national policy.

Er mae dau gyngor yn unig sydd â’r Gymraeg yn iaith gwaith iddynt, mae’n rhaid i weinyddiad cyhoeddus gynnig gwasanaeth dwyieithog: cyfryngau (S4C, Radio Cymru, dim papur dyddiol ond papurau bro a chylchgronau a gwasanaeth ar-lein); addysg (22.47% mewn addysg Gymraeg neu ddwyieithog); hamdden,- prosiect ond dim polisi cenedlaethol gwrioneddol.