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Catalan for beginners

Catalan for Beginners is an online Catalan course which aims to provide basic lexical and grammatical resources so that you can communicate in a variety of day-to-day situations. It is free, open to everyone and meant for any international students who will join a Catalan university or anyone who is interested in Catalan Language and culture. The course is taught by professors at Universitat Pompeu Fabra who will accompany you at all times and provide anything you might need.

After three successful editions during the academic year 2022-2023, four new editions will be offered during the academic year 2023-2024. Over three weeks, you will gain a basic grounding in the Catalan language, but you will also acquire other knowledge. The course, by means of a fictional series and its characters, will allow you to immerse yourself in the heart of Barcelona. You’ll also learn a bit about Catalan cuisine, music and traditions. Because learning a language is much more than just understanding words; learning a language is opening a door to the world. As such, this is a course designed to learn Catalan while having fun.

Course details

• Language of the MOOC: English
• Audience: anyone who is interested in starting to discover about Catalan language and culture (they can be UPF students, students from other universities or anyone from around the world)
• Level: knowledge and objectives from the beginning of level A1 (CEFR)
• Previous knowledge: no previous knowledge of Catalan is required
• Fee: free course
• Duration and dedication: 15 hours that participants may distribute as they see fit along 3 weeks (+ 2 additional weeks if neeeded)
• Tutorisation: a specialist from UPF will supervise the course, encourage participants to participate in an activity at the end of each week and answer all queries.
• Course completion certificate: participants who complete a minimum of 70% of the course’s content will be awarded a UPF course completion certificate.

Next editions of the academic year 2023-2024

3^rd edition

• Start: 29 April
• Calendar: from 29 April to 2 June 2024
• Organisation: 3 weeks + 2 additional weeks if neeeded
• Enrolment: from 8 April

4^th edition

• Start: 17 June
• Calendar: from 17 June to 19 July 2024
• Organisation: 3 weeks + 2 additional weeks if neeeded
• Enrolment: from 30 April

Enrolment

Registration for the 3^rd edition will open on 8 April.

If you want to enrol on the course, follow the link below.

If you have any doubts, contact us

Team

The multidisciplinary MOOC team at UPF involves staff from different fields, ranging from audiovisual and computer technicians to educational support. Together with the MOOC teaching staff they aim to optimise the University’s resources to support the design, creation and publishing of MOOCs with the UPF guarantee of quality and innovation.

Meet the team!

Previous editions