Welsh in 2012; A look back over the past year. Part Two.

Okay, so we’ve already gone through the first six months of 2012, and covered a fair bit of ground.

Here’s Part One if you’ve forgotten anything.

Let’s start where we left off.

Awst / August

Yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol – courtesy of the Eisteddfod website.

The National Eisteddfod. It takes place every year and alternates between sites in South and North Wales. Last year it was held at the old Llandow airfield near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, not far from Cardiff!

Books for Welsh learners.

It’s the same with any new hobby or past time be it yoga, learning guitar, or learning a new language; the dilemma of what books and resources to buy.

If you’re anything like me you’ll buy anything and everything you see that looks helpful, and then it’s a classic case of ‘all the gear and no idea’.

So I’ve decided to choose my top five books for learning Welsh.

Review of ‘Brwydr y Fwydlen’ on S4C / Adolygiad ‘Brwydr y Fwydlen’ ar S4C

Finding myself with half an hour to spare this weekend,  I decided to have a look at what sort of programmes are on offer on ‘Clic‘; S4C’s answer to the iPlayer.

Being a lover of reality TV and cooking programmes like ‘Dinner Date’ and ‘Come dine with me’, I was quite excited when I found out that S4C did their own version  ‘ Brwydr y Fwydlen’.