FAQ's

 

  1. Who can take part in the LV activities?

    • All current members of the UPF Community - PAS and PDI included;
    • those alumni registered at the "Associació d'Antics Alumnes de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra";
    • CASB, ESCI, ISA, HESP, and Trinity College students.
  2. Can a bring a friend of mine who's not a UPF student to the LV outings?

    Not really. Most LV- ran activities have limited places available only, and it wouldn't be fair that those belonging to Pompeu Fabra University or to any of our partner institutions missed out an activity because of this. Therefore, if you'd like to bring a friend, first of all you must be a UPF member and, secondly, you'll have to send us an email to enquire whether we have any spare places - that is in those cases when we do not have limited places for the outing.

  3. How much do I have to pay for the LV activities?

    In general, activities at LV are for free. Our guided tours are subsidized thanks to some funds that we receive on a regular basis. Please note that we will not be paying for your travel expenses. Everyone should pay for their own in order to get to the towns we are travelling to.

    In any case, we will let you know how much it will cost you to travel by train, underground or coach once we sent you by email the information update on the weekly trip, as well as how to get to the meeting point and if you'll need to pay any fee in order to enter a museum, church, etc.
  4. What do I have to do in order to sign up for the LV activities?

    If you're a exchange student, we will receive your email addresses straight away from the OMA, the UPF Translation and Interpreting Faculty secretary's office, or your incoming coordinators - ISA, ESCI, CASB and Trinity College students. Then, we will add you to our mailing list.

    Those people registered at LV will receive an email each week with the required information in irder to attend the trip. This will feature a brief description of the place to visit, the meeting point and time, etc. You will only need to let us know by email if you'll be joining us.

  5. Is it compulsory to attend all the outings?

    Not at all. Attendance is completely voluntary. We run a different activity each week and you can choiose if yiou fancy attending one, two, three or all of them! Again, the only thing that you'll need to do is to send us an email to confirm your attendance.

    Notheless and taking into account that the LV pays tour each tour guide on the basis of people who signed up regardless of how many people show up. So we do expect some commitment on your behalf. So if you signed up for an activity and then you realise you won't be able to make it, then please let us know ASAP so that we can allocate your place to somebody else.

  6. How does the language exchange programme work?

    Every term we put at your disposal the language exchange programme so that you can practise in an informal/casual way the languages that you are studying or that you would like to improve. Foreign students will be able to teach their mother tongue and two other languages at the most.

    Once the initial registration deadline expires, you will receive an email with the results of the term's language partners allocation. Then, you will have to get in touch with your language partner in order to agree on the meeting time and place that suits you best. From then on, you can start enjoying the experience!

  7. I am a exchange student and for some reason I am already receiving information on the LV despite the fact that I won't be coming to Barcelona until next term. If I want to have a language partner later on (i.e. when I'm in Barcelona), what shall I do? Shall I sign in the language exchange programme now as well?

    No, you should not. You should wait till next term. As we stated previously, we receive your data from different sources and while most times we receive accurate data, sometimes their IT programme feauture a few mismatches regarding the term when students will attend lessons at UPF. So if that's your case, please do not worry. Let us know what is happening so that we stop sending you emails of our activities while you are not here, and only register online for the language exchange programme once you are in Barcelona -or a couple of weeks before. Thanks!
  8. May I request to have language partner once the initial deadine for registering at the LV Language Exchange Programme has expired?

    Yes. You may send us an email to do so and we'll try to allocate you a local student that matches your language needs as soon as we can - always bearing in mind the current language supply and demand.

  9. I have Spanish as my mother tongue and would like to have a language partner in order to improve my Catalan. Is it possible?

    Certainly! All you need to do is fill in the "Inscription Form to the Language Exchange Programme". You'll see that we have recently mended some fields so that's easier for you to request a language partner who wll help you out with your Catalan.

    Some Catalan students are really commited and truly enjoy the experience of meeting people from a different cultural background while speaking Catalan. Once again, we'd like to remind your that our programme is aimed at the UPF Community ONLY.

    Those people interested in improving their Catalan that do not belong to the UPF Community may want to check the programme run by the Generalitat http://www6.gencat.net/llengcat/voluntaris/cindex.htm.

  10. What happens if you find it difficult to meet with your language partner -due to time schedule overlappings, lack of interest on the other side, etc.?

    Send us an email and we'll try to see if we can allocate you a new language partner.
Last updated: 5-03-2008
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