GCSE Core Cymraeg
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
GCSE Core Cymraeg makes few direct digital demands. Learners watch a short video stimulus for Unit 1, interpret charts and statistics in Unit 2, and read and write digital text types such as blogs, emails and online information in the examinations. No dictionaries or other resources are allowed in any assessment, so the biggest thing KS3 can build is confident, critical viewing and reading of Cymraeg media, including video, charts and online texts.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2025
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Responding to a Visual Stimulus: Non-examination assessment, speaking and listening in a pair (6 to 8 minutes) or group of three (8 to 10 minutes), set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 25%, 50 marks
- Unit 2: Responding to Various Sources: Non-examination assessment, speaking and listening in a pair (6 to 8 minutes) or group of three (8 to 10 minutes), set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 25%, 50 marks
- Unit 3: Preparing for the Future: Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 25%, 100 marks
- Unit 4: Literature and Creative: Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 25%, 100 marks
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
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Watching a video clip critically and noting key points for discussion
In Unit 1 learners watch a WJEC video of about 2 minutes in which three speakers discuss cynefin, identity or culture, make notes on a sheet while watching, then discuss it. They must pick out the main message, specific detail and different viewpoints.
DCF: Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da, Iechyd a lles, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils watch a short Cymraeg clip about hobbies on the class screen, tick the words they hear on a note grid, then tell a partner one opinion in Cymraeg.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils watch a 2-minute clip of two young people talking about their area, record each speaker's opinion on a note grid, and replay the clip to check what they missed.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils watch a clip of three speakers on identity or cynefin with 10 minutes to prepare, then discuss in threes whose view is most convincing and whether the clip shows a fair range of people.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 3.2 Arrangements for non-examination assessment, page 24; Unit 1 overview, page 11
“This unit requires candidates to watch and listen to a visual stimulus from WJEC and discuss the contents of the clip with a partner”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu meddwl yn feirniadol am wybodaeth a gaiff ei rhoi ar-lein, e.e. effaith rhannu delweddau a fideos, metadata o ddelweddau a fideos.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu nodi stereoteipiau a’u heffaith mewn amrywiaeth o gyfryngau.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu chwilio’n effeithlon am wybodaeth ar gyfer fy ngwaith digidol a gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth, gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros fy newisiadau, ac rwy'n gallu cyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
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Reading and questioning online information, reviews and adverts
The Unit 3 and Unit 4 examinations use online information, reviews and marketing material, including linked texts that may contradict each other. Learners must critically evaluate different perspectives to reach a conclusion.
DCF: Iechyd a lles, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils look at two Cymraeg web adverts for a local attraction and circle the words and images designed to catch their attention.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils read three short online reviews in Cymraeg of a Welsh film or café, decide which is most useful and why, and give their own star rating.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils read two short online pieces that disagree about mobile phones in school, note who wrote each and why, and write a balanced conclusion in Cymraeg.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.1.2, page 18; Unit 4, Section 4.1.1, page 20
“continuous text such as reviews, online information, marketing material, letters and articles”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu adnabod elfennau marchnata sydd wedi’u dylunio i dynnu fy sylw.
Rwy'n gallu dechrau cyfeirnodi ffynonellau a ddefnyddir yn fy ngwaith, ac ystyried a yw’r cynnwys yn ddibynadwy.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros ddewisiadau, a chyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
Rwy'n gallu gwneud dewisiadau deallus wrth wneud dewisiadau ar-lein, gan gynnwys prynu pethau ar apiau a chlicio ar hysbysebion.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu chwilio’n effeithlon am wybodaeth ar gyfer fy ngwaith digidol a gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth, gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros fy newisiadau, ac rwy'n gallu cyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
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Using digital tools for Cymraeg critically, including Welsh spellcheckers and translation tools
The specification lists appropriate use of digital technology as a learning experience that is not directly assessed. Learners must also translate short texts from English to Cymraeg and proofread and edit, with no resources in the examination, so they need to know what tools can and cannot do.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils type five Cymraeg sentences in Word with the Welsh proofing language switched on and correct each word the spellchecker underlines.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils put an English sentence through an online translator, compare the result with their own version built from a vocabulary list, and spot where the tool got mutations or register wrong.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils redraft a paragraph using a Welsh spellchecker and an online dictionary, log each change and why in a table, then write a final version with no tools.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 2, Opportunities for integration of learning experiences, page 22; Unit 3, Section 3.1.1, page 17
“make appropriate use of digital technology”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o feddalwedd i ddewis, cynhyrchu a golygu ystod o gydrannau aml-gyfrwng at ddiben penodol, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. fformatio testun (print trwm, tanlinellu, italig, uwcholeuo); gosod a golygu blychau testun; colofnau; defnyddio offer mireinio (gwirydd sillafu, chwilio a disodli); lapio geiriau; tocio; newid maint a siâp; newid delweddau; ychwanegu effeithiau; byrhau a hollti clipiau sain a fideo; rhoi effeithiau ar ddiwedd sleidiau; defnyddio techneg ‘croen winwnsyn’
- cyflwyniad, e.e. cyfeiriad y dudalen; animeiddio; rhoi effeithiau ar ddiwedd sleidiau; dileu ac addasu delweddau; defnyddio cefndir; defnyddio botymau gweithredu i greu hyperddolen; ymgorffori gwrthrychau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu awgrymu a gwneud gwelliannau sy’n berthnasol i’r gynulleidfa a’r diben, ar sail adborth a hunanwerthusiad o’m gwaith digidol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu ystyried manteision a chyfyngiadau dulliau a ffynonellau gwybodaeth digidol a’r canlyniadau rwy’n eu cynhyrchu ac yna defnyddio’r canlyniadau hyn fel sail i feirniadu ansawdd fy ngwaith digidol yn y dyfodol.
Da gwybod
- No dictionaries or other resources are allowed in the preparation time for the spoken NEAs: "The use of dictionaries or any other resource is not permitted during the preparation." (Summary of assessment, Units 1 and 2, page 5).
- Both written examinations ban all resources: "Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries or any other resources in any part of the assessment." (Summary of assessment, Units 3 and 4, page 6).
- In Unit 1 learners make notes on a sheet provided for the task, which the teacher keeps; its format is not stated: "A sheet will be available for candidates to complete while they watch the clip." (Section 3.2, page 24).
- NEA tasks are released to centres, not learners, through WJEC's Portal: "WJEC will release a list for each centre on Portal ahead of the assessment period" (Section 3.2, page 24).
- Use of digital technology is a learning experience only: "the experiences will not be directly assessed" (Opportunities for integration of learning experiences, page 22).
- The specification says nothing about AI, typing, or how the spoken NEAs are captured for moderation; detail is left to the Assessment Pack: "The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment." (Section 3, page 23).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
WJEC's Appendix B (pages 29 to 30) ticks Digital Competence Citizenship and Interacting and Collaborating for all four units, Producing for Units 3 and 4, and Data and Computational Thinking for Units 2 and 3; chart reading overlaps with Mathematics and Numeracy, and the video listening and digital text types match GCSE French, German and Spanish.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Core Cymraeg specification, Version 3, September 2026, teaching from 2025, for award from 2027.