De ensenar lengua a ensenar la lengua: la implementacion del grado de Lengua y Literatura Catalanas en la Universidad Masaryk
| Title in English | From teaching language to teaching the language: the implementation of the degree in Catalan Language and Literatura at Masaryk University |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | After having implemented the first courses in Catalan in 1998, and due to the academic success obtained throughout 18 years, Masaryk University inaugurated, during the course 2015-2016, the first university degree in Catalan Language and Literatura in the Czech Republic. More than 40 students joined the degree during its first year. The degree intends to prepare Czech and Slovac students to develop professional activities related to translation and teaching Catalan as a second language. It is, thus, a pioneer initiative in Europe and also in the rest of the world. However, the challenge is big. On the one hand, students who are not asked to have any knowledge on Catalan language and literature before starting the degree have to obtain, in three years, a level equivalent to C1-C2 in the CEFR. And on the other, students must obtain a vast knowledge on Catalan language and literature, so that they can interpret literary productions in Catalan as well as a wide range of linguistic phenomenon. This paper presents how the program of studies was created and how it was divided in four main areas: Catalan language, Catalan linguistics, Catalan culture and Catalan literature, and how it has been enriched through international mobility, professional training and initiatives that go far beyond the university itself. |
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