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Y Siaradwyr Cymraeg Newydd sy’n ‘Diflannu’: Agweddau Iaith ymhlith Oedolion Ifanc

The ‘Disappearing’ New Welsh Speakers: Language Attitudes Among Young Adults

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Y broblem ymchwil

The research problem

Pam mae’r ymchwil yn bwysig

Why the research matters

Beth ddarganfyddais i

What I found

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siaradwr

siaradwr newydd

dysgwr

dechreuwr

ail-ddysgwr

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‘Yn ni’n creu siaradwyr newydd – ond mae llawer yn ‘diflannu’ ar ôl ysgol.

We’re creating new Welsh speakers – but many ‘disappear’ after school.

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‘The challenge isn’t just getting young people to learn Welsh – it’s helping them keep it.”

- Welsh Language Commissioner, 2025

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‘Yn ni ddim yn gwybod.

We don’t know.

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Bilingual Language Profile

Arolwg sy'n mesur pa un o'ch dwy iaith sy'n gryfach neu'n fwy blaenllaw. Survey that measures which of your two languages is stronger or more dominant.

Implicit Association Test

Yn mesur ‘agweddau anymwybodol’ y gall pobl fod yn amharod neu'n methu â’u hadrodd. Measures ‘unconscious attitudes’ that people may be unwilling or unable to report.

Stimulated-recall Interviews

Creodd 'man cychwyn' i archwilio agweddau a rhwystrau. Created a "springboard“ to explore attitudes and barriers.

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‘Oedd pob cyfranogwr yn siaradwyr Saesneg-dominant.

All participants were English-dominant.

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Dewis ysgafn tuag at Saesneg; dewis ysgafn tuag at Gymru.

Slight preference for English; strong preference for Wales.

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Strwythurol

Structural

Cymhellol

Motivational

“I don’t think I’d even have that many opportunities to use it.”

“I did Welsh up to GCSE because I had to... but honestly, I just sort of forgot about Welsh after school.”

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Agweddol

Attitudinal

“I wouldn’t feel very comfortable speaking to a native speaker in Welsh... my Welsh is rubbish.”

Cymdeithasol

Socio-cultural

“crachach”... “almost English” ... “aboveness” ... “arrogance”

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Agweddau

Attitudes

Cyfleoedd

Opportunities

Confidence

Hyder

Belonging

Perthyn