alquin there is the summer course in Lampeter which i suppose you have heard of. i did it last year and it helped me tremendously ie from no welsh to the basics from which i have been able to build upon ie i can read Golwg without a dictionary and write letters etc as well as express myself orally. If you like i could send you a report on the lampeter ulpan. but teh course is a big time committment. David