Er bod y rheini sy’n astudio iaith yn gwneud dda ar lefel TGAU a Safon Uwch, mae angen i ni annog mwy o’n pobl ifanc i ddewis astudio Iaith Dramor Fodern fel rhan o’u haddysg yn yr ysgol. Ynghyd â gwledydd eraill y DU, mae nifer y bobl ifanc yn dewis cwrs Iaith Dramor Fodern wedi bod yn dirywio yn ddiweddar. Mae’r canfyddiad o ddysgu iaith, y gystadleuaeth gynyddol am amser dysgu a safle cryf Saesneg fel yr iaith fusnes fyd-eang oll wedi cyfrannu at y dirywiad hwn. Nid problem i Gymru yn unig yw hon.
Whilst the performance of those who study a language is strong both at GCSE and A-Level, we need to get more of our young people actively choosing to study a Modern Foreign Language as part of their education at school. Alongside other countries across the UK, the numbers of young people taking up a Modern Foreign Language course has been declining recently. The perception of language learning; the increased competition for subject time and the dominant position of English as the language of global business have all contributed to the decline in take up. This is not a distinctly Welsh problem.