What happens to pupils’ Welsh after they leave school?

Ade Lukmanul Hakimmm/Shutterstock Wales has an ambitious goal: to achieve one million Welsh speakers by 2050. Schools are central to this. For many children, particularly those who do not speak Welsh at home, school is where they learn the language. But learning Welsh at school is not the same as continuing to use it after leaving. A learner acquires the language, but a speaker has the opportunities and confidence to use it beyond the classroom. My research explores what happens when young…