Intercat is a collection of electronic resources for learning about Catalan language and culture, specially designed for students on mobility programmes who are visiting Catalan universities.
Catalan is among the most-spoken languages in the European Union.
There are more speakers of Catalan than of languages such as Danish or Finnish.
Do you want to learn Catalan? We make it easy for you! With your effort and our help, you can do it. We provide you with a series of courses, guides and activities that will let you attain your goal.
In addition, we will tell you how you can obtain an official certificate in the Catalan language and will show you the resources that exist for you to stay in contact with Catalan from outside Catalonia.
There's no excuse. Speak Catalan!
Level: Beginner
Aims: To consolidate elementary knowledge of the language and to provide exercises, mainly oral in nature, that are similar to the students' language requirements in a university setting.
Skills: Elementary knowledge of the language.
Mode of study: Booklet and cassette
Level: Beginners
Aims: To help with first contact and to facilitate personal relations.
Skills: Comprehension of the language.
Mode of study: Online and paper format
Level: Basic - Elementary
Aims: To discover the basic grammar and vocabulary of the Catalan language along with practical aspects of everyday university life.
Skills: Comprehension of the language.
Mode of study: Online
Level: Basic - Elementary
Skills: Oral and written comprehension
Mode of study: Classroom learning
Level: Basic
Skills: Oral and written comprehension
Mode of study: Classroom learning
Level: Acquisition of level A1 oral comprehension and between B1 and B2 written comprehension.
Aims: : To develop independence in the reading of general texts in Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, Italian and French in a very short time, between 30 and 40 hours, developing reading strategies that enable the rapid use of linguistic bridges between the different Romance languages.
Skills: Reading comprehension of four Romance languages.
Mode of study: Online
Level: Basic
Aims: To develop comprehension of spoken and written Catalan.
Skills: Comprehension of spoken and written Catalan.
Mode of study: Online
Level: Competence - Advanced - Intermediate
Aims: To improve linguistic and communication skills in the academic and professional environment. Most of the contents of Argumenta are applicable to Catalan, but also to other languages.
Skills: Production of all type of formal oral and written texts as required in the university environment and attainment of an optimum skill level for any communication situation.
Mode of study: Online
Level: Basic - Elementary - Intermediate - Competence
Aims: To publicise educational resources, tools and materials linked to the teaching and learning of the Catalan language.
Skills: From understanding simple texts and writing short texts using basic vocabulary, to the comprehension of texts with a specific line of argument on various subjects, oral fiction texts, the oral outlining of arguments in formal situation and the correct production of texts with a line of argument that are coherent, cohesive and appropriate for the communication situation.
Mode of study: Free: the course allows fully independent study as the materials are free access.
With tutor: students are supported in their learning by a tutor. There is a fee for this mode of study.
Level: Basic - Elementary
Aims: Vocabulary building.
Skills: Language comprehension.
Mode of study: Online
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Experience university in Catalan
