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    Centro de Linguas Modernas

    Galician

    Galician is the native language of Galicia and shares official status with Spanish. The vast majority of the population speaks both languages, and two-thirds use Galician to varying degrees in their daily lives.

    Galician citizens have the right to use the Galician language in all areas of public life. Both Galician and Spanish are mandatory subjects in all schools.

    At the university level, both faculty and students can generally choose freely which official language (Spanish or Galician) they prefer to use. It is common to have classes in Galician and to hear it spoken by classmates.

    Galician is a Romance language closely related to Portuguese. If you speak Portuguese, in any of its variants, learning Galician will be very easy for you. Likewise, if you learn Galician, you will find it much easier to communicate with Portuguese speakers.

    The CLM offers regular Galician language courses for those coming from outside Galicia, including Galician language courses for non-Galician speakers, which have been held at USC since 1997, as well as summer courses. It also organizes Galician language proficiency exams for those in the USC community who do not possess another official certification."

    Here you can find the equivalence of CLM course levels with the CEFR.

    • The USC Center for Modern Languages offers regular Galician language courses for those coming from outside Galicia who are over 18 years old. These courses are designed for non-Galician speakers and are aligned with levels A1, A2, B1, and B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

      The courses last 50 hours (40 hours of in-person sessions and 10 hours of guided independent work). The courses are offered either in a semester format (September-December, February-May) or as an intensive 2-month course.

      Groups are limited to a maximum of 15 students.

      To obtain the course certificate and ECTS credits, students must pass the assessment and attend at least 80% of the classes.

      A2 | Semiintensivo | 1st semester | Santiago

      • 45 Seats
      • Teaching staff: LAURA FORMOSO CUESTA
      Grupo B
      Monday and Wednesday | 12:30 to 14:00 | Faculty of Philosophy | aula de idiomas
      Grupo B
      Monday and Wednesday | 19:00 to 20:30 | Faculty of Philosophy | aula 4
      Grupo C (las clases comienzan el 26 de septiembre)
      Tuesday and Thursday | 17:30 to 19:00 | Faculty of Philosophy | Aula de idiomas
      Face-to-face hours
      36
      Work hours
      14
      Total hours
      50
      Preinscripción en la actividad
      29/08/2024 - 30/09/2024
      Matrícula en la actividad
      29/08/2024 - 30/09/2024
      Desarrollo de la actividad
      16/09/2024 - 02/12/2024
      Periodo de apertura y cierre de actas
      11/12/2024 - 11/01/2025
      Movimiento automático de lista
      29/08/2024 - 30/09/2024
      General price
      100€
      CLM: convenios internacionales
      0€
      CLM: Estudiantes de la USC
      0€
      CLM: Comunidad de la USC
      0€
      Registration access
      Virtual Secretary

      A2 | Semestral | 2nd semester | Santiago

      • 45 Seats
      • Teaching staff: LAURA FORMOSO CUESTA, XISELA MINIA SAINZA MERCEDES FUCIÑOS VAZQUEZ
      Grupo B
      Tuesday and Thursday | 17:30 to 19:00 | Faculty of Philosophy | Aula Idiomas
      GRUPO C
      Tuesday and Thursday | 19:00 to 20:30 | Faculty of Philosophy
      Grupo A
      Monday and Wednesday | 17:30 to 19:00 | Faculty of Philosophy
      Face-to-face hours
      40
      Work hours
      10
      Total hours
      50
      Preinscripción en la actividad
      01/01/2025 - 05/02/2025
      Matrícula en la actividad
      01/01/2025 - 05/02/2025
      Desarrollo de la actividad
      05/02/2025 - 14/05/2025
      Periodo de apertura y cierre de actas
      14/05/2025 - 14/06/2025
      Movimiento automático de lista
      01/01/2025 - 05/02/2025
      General price
      100€
      CLM: Estudiantes de la USC
      0€
      CLM: Comunidad de la USC
      0€
      Registration access
      Virtual Secretary

    • Students from countries where Spanish or Portuguese is not an official language must provide proof of their knowledge of Spanish or Galician through a B1 or B2 level certificate, depending on the case, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in order to pursue undergraduate or master's studies at USC.

      The accreditation of knowledge of the Galician language at levels B1 and B2 holds the same validity as Spanish for access to undergraduate and master's programs for students coming from outside Galicia.

      Candidates for permanent teaching positions at USC are required to demonstrate knowledge of the Galician language, with a Celga 3 level (equivalent to B2). If they do not hold this certification, they have two-year period from their hiring or appointment to obtain it.

      To validate their Galician language skills at USC, the university offers several options:

      • Presenting a certificate or diploma recognized by USC.
      • Passing a Galician course at the USC CLM that completes a level of the CEFR.
      • Taking the Galician language proficiency test at the CLM before starting their studies. If the test is not passed, the candidate must enroll in a CLM course and retake the exam on the next scheduled date.

    • In USC undergraduate studies, credits for transversal competencies can be recognized, for example, for language courses taken at the CLM, up to a maximum of 6 ECTS.

      For students from other autonomous communities who have not completed their pre-university studies in Galicia and for international students, credits for Galician courses at the CLM are recognized as follows:

      • A2: 3 ECTS
      • B1: 4 ECTS
      • B2: 5 ECTS
    • No information available at this time.
    The contents of this page were updated on 02.27.2025.