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13: More Than Words - The Importance of Culture in Language Learning With Marian B. From Easy Welsh

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Meet Marian Brosschot from Easy Welsh as she discusses, with Rita, how Culture and language are inseparable.

Marian was raised bilingual Welsh-Dutch at home in Wales. She traveled quite a bit and has been teaching Welsh and English abroad for some time. In 2020, Marian B. went to Argentina for a year to work as a Welsh teacher in Patagonia and is currently studying Linguistics at the University of Bangor in North Wales. In this episode, she shares valuable tips for those who want to join the ever-growing number of students learning Welsh and other critical cultural facts about Wales, mysterious names in Welsh, and the biggest Cultural event in Europe.

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Show Notes

  • Super Easy Welsh 1: How to order drinks in Welsh

  • Marian’s Brosschot Youtube Channel (Galés con Marian)

  • Names of places in Wales mentionned in this episode:

    • Castell y Gwynt (“Castle of the Wind”) – rock formation on the summit of Glyder Fach
    • Pen Llithrig y Wrach (“The slippery head of the witch”) – Mountain

    • Event in Wales:

      • Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (St David’s Day) 1st of March. People wear a daffodil, which is the national symbol of Wales.
      • Eisteddfod – biggest cultural festival in Europe.

      • Numbers of learners of Welsh in the UK

      • Quote from Jacques Leylavergne and Andrea Parra

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