My name is Dylan Cox and I speak Welsh fluently. I went to a Welsh-medium school, and have learned everything through the medium of Welsh language since then. Since enrolling at the college and having a teacher who is passionate about the Welsh language, and who can speak Welsh, I have realised that learning Welsh has been invaluable. I have several options in terms of what I want to do.
I started the level 2 Health and Care course in September, and I love it. One of the course teachers can speak Welsh, and because of this, everything was much easier; things like mathematics and any words I might not understand in English due to my education having been in Welsh.
My teacher tried to share the skill of speaking Welsh with the rest of the class, so she started a ten-week course for Welsh learners, and Megan, our facilitator joined us, which is where I had the opportunity of working with the Coleg Cymraeg. I'm proud to be able to speak Welsh because there are many options within Health and Care related work, and we need nurses who can speak Welsh.
I went to Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw, which was a great school. My Welsh teacher, Mrs. R Dickenson, was a woman who never failed in trying to get the pupils to speak Welsh instead of English at school. The school is full of teachers who are passionate about the things they teach, and I'm disappointed that I wasn't appreciative at the time.
I think the Welsh language should be shared within colleges, and everyone should have the chance to be able to learn Welsh, because it leads to many opportunities. We need people who are fluent in Welsh throughout the world of work, and if anyone has an opportunity to learn Welsh, they should try to do so, and take pride in the Welsh language and Wales.