{"id":30325,"date":"2018-03-01T17:06:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=30325"},"modified":"2018-03-01T17:06:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:06:34","slug":"follow-taith-laith-explore-welsh-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/follow-taith-laith-explore-welsh-language","title":{"rendered":"Talk to Welsh speakers: Welsh language opens another door to me"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>On the International mother language day, let\u2019s make a conversation with local Welsh language speakers to know more about the position of the mother tongue in Wales.<\/h2>\n<p>Every year on 21 February, people celebrated the international mother language day. Created by UNESCO, it is set for awakening public\u2019s attention to linguistic diversity. This year\u2019s theme is\u00a0Linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30603\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-small-grid-size wp-image-30603\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/111-400x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"238\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-small-grid-size wp-image-30603\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/111-400x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"238\" \/><\/noscript> Welsh speakers&#8217; logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For celebrating the International mother language day, an event called \u201cTaith Laith\u201d which means \u201cLanguage tour\u201d in English has been held in Cardiff national museum. This event aims to arise people especially Welsh people awareness to use Welsh more frequently and also attract other English speakers\u2019 interest in learning the Welsh language.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a mother tongue of Wales, we want to promote the importance of preserving the Welsh language.\u201d Said Ellen Carter, the host of this event and an English-Welsh translator of the national museum.<\/p>\n<p>In order to provide Welsh language speakers and learners with an opportunity to practice their Welsh and to learn more about the history of Welsh language, this event uses a special way to do so which is teaching Welsh to the audience through Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate\u2019s works.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30614\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-small-grid-size wp-image-30614\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/222-670x500.png 670w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/222-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript> Here is a young Dr. Peate at his desk in the early years of his career.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the first curator of St Fagans National Museum, Dr. Peate contributed his whole life to protecting Welsh language and culture and published work on the study of folklife in both English and Welsh.The hosts hoped that this event can stimulate people especially the Welsh interest in learning and be using Welsh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30616\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-small-grid-size wp-image-30616\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-500x375.jpg 500w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-670x500.jpg 670w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/333-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript> Ellen is introducing Dr. Peate in Welsh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As an English speaker but works as a bilingual translator, Ellen shared her experience of learning and working with Welsh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned Welsh since secondary school, it was compulsory in Wales\u2019 schools. Thanks to this course, I found that I am really interested in Welsh language and being a translator. So I went to Cardiff University to study English-Welsh translation module.\u201d Said Ellen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30617\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-small-grid-size wp-image-30617\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-670x500.jpg 670w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-small-grid-size wp-image-30617\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-670x500.jpg 670w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/555-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript> Ellen Carter, the host of Taith Laith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBeing a Welsh speaker gives me more opportunities than others in many situations such as finding jobs especially in Wales. The Welsh government has launched the new standards of Welsh language (e.g. documents and guides need to be bilingual), it opens another door to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30620\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30620 size-small-grid-size\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Traditions_History_Welsh-Language_642x361-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Traditions_History_Welsh-Language_642x361-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Traditions_History_Welsh-Language_642x361-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30620 size-small-grid-size\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Traditions_History_Welsh-Language_642x361-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Traditions_History_Welsh-Language_642x361-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Traditions_History_Welsh-Language_642x361-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript> Welcome to Wales Sign (Croeso i Gymru) road sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the Welsh Language Use in Wales 2013-15 survey, around 310,600 people say they can speak Welsh fluently (About 11%),23% of the respondents said they could speak some Welsh (but not fluently) and there was a significant growth in the number of youngsters saying this (between the ages of 3 and 29).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30619\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15.jpg 615w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15-500x355.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15.jpg 615w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Results-from-the-Welsh-Language-Use-Survey-2013-15-500x355.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/noscript> Results from the Welsh Language Use Survey, 2013-15 (From the Welsh Government)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This trend shows that learning Welsh is now being a mainstream and more and more people are accepting it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s make a conversation with local Welsh language speakers to know more about the position of the mother tongue in Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":30576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[662],"class_list":["post-30325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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