Language skills support
Welsh
Information about learning Welsh or improving your Welsh is available below:
- Information for students about learning Welsh and language improvement
- Information for staff about learning Welsh, language improvement and the mentoring scheme
- Learning Welsh in the community
- Welsh Language Skills Certificate
- Learn Welsh
Further advice and guidance:
Cysgliad - Cysill and Cysgeir
- Cysgliad is a software package that includes the Cysill Welsh-language grammar and spelling checker as well as the Cysgeir collection of dictionaries.
- For information on how to install Cysgliad on your PC go to https://faqs.aber.ac.uk/index.php?id=696
Welsh-Medium Academic Writing Support
Studying through the medium of Welsh? We offer dedicated one-to-one academic support for Welsh-medium students.
Our Welsh-medium Academic Skills Tutor, Dr. Tamsin Davies can help you develop your academic writing skills in Welsh, whether you're working on essays, reports, dissertations, presentations, or other coursework. Support is tailored to your individual needs and designed to help you succeed throughout your academic journey.
Free, friendly and confidential support is available to all students studying in Welsh.
To book an appointment, contact Tamsin: ted@aber.ac.uk
English
Aberystwyth University information:
External information:
The Academic Word List is a collection of words that have been identified as being very common in academic writing. It has been identified from a corpus of more than 3,500,000 words of academic text. A detailed definition—and access to the list—is available at English Vocabulary Exercises. The lists include a wide range of interactive exercises to practice your English.
Lifelong Learning language courses
The Department of Lifelong Learning offers Modern Languages courses.
View their current courses by language:
If you are a student or staff member at Aberystwyth University, the courses are free of charge.
In addition to these course you can participate in the:
Lifelong Learning FAQs
Take a look at Lifelong Learning frequently asked questions - if these don't answer your question, please email learning@aber.ac.uk
- Lifelong Learning FAQs
- If you are a student or staff member at Aberystwyth University, the courses are free of charge.