Table of Contents
- 1 How do Welsh answer the phone?
- 2 How do Welsh language skills help in the workplace?
- 3 Why is it important to Recognise and support Welsh language and culture in health and social care?
- 4 Do you need to speak Welsh to work in Wales?
- 5 How do you promote the Welsh language?
- 6 What legislation supports Welsh language?
- 7 What does more than just words mean?
- 8 What do you say to someone in Welsh?
- 9 How many people in Wales can speak Welsh?
How do Welsh answer the phone?
One of the requirements of the standards is that Cardiff Met staff andwer the phone with a bilingual greeting. Pwy sy’n galw? / Who’s calling? Always answer the phone with a bilingual greeting to show that Cardiff Metropolitan Univeristy is happy to take calls in Welsh.
How do Welsh language skills help in the workplace?
A Welsh Language Skills Plan will help you manage and use staff members’ language skills. It involves the following simple steps: Deciding which language skills are needed for your workforce, for specific teams and jobs. Assessing and recording your staff’s language skills.
It is important for people working in health, social services and social care to recognise that many people can only communicate their care needs effectively through the medium of Welsh. Many people can only communicate and participate in their care as equal partners effectively through the medium of Welsh.
Why is using Welsh at work important?
The benefits of using Welsh at work include: removing the risk of isolating individuals by failing to provide services in their preferred language. avoid potential complaints about poor or deficient Welsh language services made to the Welsh Language Commissioner.
What is Mwy Geiriau?
‘Mwy na geiriau/More than just words: A Strategic Framework for Promoting the Welsh Language in Health, Social Services and Social Care’ was published in 2016 by the Deputy Minister for Social Services. We are subject to the Welsh Government’s Welsh Language Standards.
Do you need to speak Welsh to work in Wales?
People will need to speak at least a “courtesy” level of basic Welsh in order to get jobs with the Welsh government in future. This includes answering the phone bilingually, as well as pronouncing and understanding simple words.
How do you promote the Welsh language?
Welsh Produce and Products
- Make your own or buy local produce.
- Promote traditional Welsh dishes such as Cawl.
- Provide information on farmers’ markets.
- Use local materials, prints and artwork to decorate rooms.
What legislation supports Welsh language?
The Welsh Language Act 1993
The principal statutes which contain provisions that apply in relation to the Welsh language are: The Welsh Language Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (the Measure)
Why is Welsh good?
Benefits of learning Welsh It can lead to job opportunities: If you have Welsh language skills and the other candidates trying for a job don’t then you’re already one step ahead. All public sector organisations in Wales have to provide Welsh language services so this makes Welsh-speaking employees an asset to companies.
What does the active offer mean?
An ‘Active Offer’ simply means providing a service in Welsh without someone having to ask for it. The Welsh language should be as visible as the English language. It ensures Welsh-speaking service users are treated with dignity and respect by asking them what their preferred language is and acting on it.
What does more than just words mean?
Actively asking people’s language preference and offering services in Welsh has been a key principle of More than just words. It means creating a change of culture that places the ‘Active Offer’ at the heart of health and care services and placing responsibility on service providers and not with the user.
What do you say to someone in Welsh?
Southern Welsh: Sut dych chi? (formal) or Sut wyt ti? (informal) 3. Da iawn! English translation: Very good! / Well done! Da means good and iawn means very (in this specific context) so by putting the two together, you are literally saying Very good! You can use it to congratulate someone or show approval.
How many people in Wales can speak Welsh?
In fact, according to a recent survey, approximately 30% of the population of Wales can speak Welsh, thanks in part to the increase in Welsh-medium education. I can tell you first-hand that whenever I try to speak in Welsh, I am met with nothing but encouragement and sincere gratitude.
What’s the abbreviation for how are things in Welsh?
An abbreviation of sut (how) + mae (is), it literally translates as How are (things)? Most speakers pronounce it as s’mae and it can be written this way as well. Note that it isn’t at all uncommon to hear the familiar greetings Helo! and Hiya! instead of Su’mae. Southern Welsh: Shwmae! (pronounced shoo-mai)
Which is the first Welsh phrase you learn?
One of the first phrases you’ll learn in any Welsh class is Lle dach chi’n byw? or if you’re speaking informally, Lle wyt ti’n byw? The response to this question is Dw i’n byw ____.