Free Undergraduate Courses

Join us and develop your skills

The skills programme is open to all Aberystwyth University students so book your place or join any session that will help you develop the skills you need for where you are in your student journey right now. 

Follow the links in the table below to book a place or to join online on the date and time advertised. Online sessions are run via Microsoft Teams.

Sessions will be delivered through the medium of English, while those in Welsh medium will be distinguished by the orange badge.

Teaching materials, including recordings, presentations, and helpful resources, can be accessed through the SgiliauAber/ AberSkills Blackboard Learn Ultra organisation and will be available after each session.

To view the materials, follow these steps:

  • Click on the following link: Blackboard SgiliauAber / AberSkills
  • Choose the Cymraeg / Welsh folder for Welsh materials or the Saesneg / English folder for English materials.
  • Navigate to the topic folder you're interested in and explore all the teaching resources available for that skills session.

Semester 1 2023

Date

Time

Location

Session topic

Details to join

04/10/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Astudio yn Gymraeg 1: Beth yw astudio yn ddwyieithog neu’r Gymraeg yn y Brifysgol? (Studying in Welsh 1: What is studying bilingually or in Welsh at university? )

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

11/10/2023

13:00-13:30

Online via MS Teams

Information Skills 1: Library starter including off-campus access

11/10/2023

13:00-13:30

Ar-lein ar Teams

Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 1: Dechrau arni yn y Llyfrgell gan gynnwys mynediad i ffwrdd o campws 

Teams link to join

11/10/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 1: Gwella eich traethodau 1 - cychwyn arni / (Writing in Welsh 1: Improving your essays 1 - making a start)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

11/10/2023

14:00- 15:00

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 1: Interpreting essay questions

 

11/10/2023

14:00-15:30

Online via MS Teams

Writing 1: Establishing focus with written assignments  

18/10/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 2: Gwella eich traethodau 2 - cyflwyniadau, paragraffau a chasgliadau / (Writing in Welsh 2: Improving your essays 2 - introductions, paragraphs and conclusions)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

18/10/2023

14:00- 15:00 

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 2: Clarity and focus

 

18/10/2023

14:00-15:30

Online via MS Teams

Writing 2: Essays and reports: comparative structures 

 

25/10/2023

14:00- 15:00 

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 3: Planning and writing introductions

 

25/10/2023

14:00-15:30

Online via MS Teams

Writing 3: Creating a critical stance in a literature review (Postgraduate)

 

01/11/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 3: Gwella eich traethodau 3 - ysgrifennu Cymraeg academaidd 1 / (Writing in Welsh 3: Improving your essays 3 - writing academic Welsh 1)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

01/11/2023

14:00- 15:00

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 4: Paraphrasing and citation

 

01/11/2023

14:00-15:30

Online via MS Teams

Writing 4: Introductions with impact 

 

06/11/2023

12:00-13:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Astudio yn Gymraeg 2: Dysgu'n well wrth astudio'n ddwyieithog neu yn Gymraeg / (Studying in Welsh 2: Better learning when studying bilingually or in Welsh

 

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

08/11/2023

13:00-13:30

Online via MS Teams

Information skills 2: Referencing essentials: get to grips with referencing

08/11/2023

13:00-13:30

Ar-lein ar Teams

Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 2: Hanfodion cyfeirnodi: mynd i'r afael â chyfeirnodi

Teams link to join

08/11/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 4: Gwella eich traethodau 4 - ysgrifennu Cymraeg academaidd 2 / (Writing in Welsh 4: Improving your essays 4 - writing academic Welsh 2)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

08/11/2023

14:00- 15:00

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 5: Quotation and citation

 

15/11/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 5: Aralleirio, dyfynnu a chyfeirnodi /(Writing in Welsh 5: Paraphrasing, quotes and referencing)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

15/11/2023

14:00- 15:00

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 6: Essay structures: the nature of argument

 

15/11/2023

14:00-15:30

Online via MS Teams

Writing 5: Maintaining clarity and focus 

 

22/11/2023

13:00-13:30

Online via MS Teams

Information Skills 3: Introduction to Box of Broadcasts

22/11/2023

13:00-13:30

Ar-lein ar Teams

Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 3: Cyflwyniad i Box of Broadcasts 

Teams link to join

22/11/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 6: Llyfryddiaethau a chyfeirnodi / (Writing in Welsh 6: Bibliographies and referencing)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

22/11/2023

14:00- 15:00

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 7: Drawing conclusions and writing conclusions

 

29/11/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 7: Golygu eich gwaith ysgrifenedig / (Writing in Welsh 7: Editing your written work)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

29/11/2023

14:00- 15:00

Online via MS Teams

Writing and Study 8: Revision and exam skills

 

06/12/2023

13:00-14:00

0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams

Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 8: Adolygu a sgiliau arholiadau / (Writing in Welsh 8: Revising and exam skills)

Teams link

OR

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn

There is a series of Welsh-medium academic skills sessions, run by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Learning outcomes: On completion of the whole course it is expected that you will be able to:

  • Identify the key requirements of academic assignments
  • Work effectively with information presented and discussed in lectures and seminars ways in which the information can be used in academic assignments
  • Identify and appropriately use a range of University and external resources for assignments within the University’s guidelines for good academic practice
  • Create and maintain a clear, focused and well structured argument in written assignments
  • Manage revision time and strategies for working with exam requirements

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