Virtual Stay to Catalan-speaking areas offers the chance of enhancing oral expression course to XarxaLlull students who cannot travel to Catalan-speaking territories during the summer.

Length: 1 –5 July 2024

Timetable: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm (CET)

Any non-Catalan-speaking university student interested in the Catalan language and the culture it expresses. Participants will get a certificate of attendance and achievement as long as they attend at least 90% of the classes.

This course focuses on developing communication skills

• Elementary level (B1 CEFR)
• Intermediate level (B2 CEFR)

15 classroom hours with specialised teachers

7.5 hours on the culture of Catalan-speaking areas

• To attend or have attended a minimum of 50 hours of Catalan language studies at any university outside the Catalan-speaking areas.
• To have basic knowledge and use of spoken Catalan.

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Anyone interested must fill in the application form available on the Institut Ramon Llull Virtual Office.

After submitting the application form, the applicant’s Catalan language teacher will automatically receive a message with a link to an online form they must fill in with the following information:

- Verification that the applicant is attending or has attended a Catalan language course abroad or has basic knowledge and use of spoken Catalan. The teacher must also include an assessment of the applicant’s level of achievement in the Catalan language.

The application will only be complete when the teacher has filled in the online form with the information above. At this time, the applicant will receive confirmation by email. Applications may be submitted between 3 April and 29 April 2024, and teachers have additional days to fill in their part of the application form. No applications will be accepted without this information.

Applicants who do not meet the admissions requirements or do not submit their application by the deadline will be excluded from the selection process. Any student applications received by Institut Ramon Llull after 29 April 2024 and teacher reports received by Institut Ramon Llull after 2 May 2024 shall be considered to have missed the deadline. 

Institut Ramon Llull will set up a committee to assess the applications received, according to the following criteria:

1. That the applicant has received a Catalan language certificate from Institut Ramon Llull or the Government of Andorra. Assessment: up to 1 point

2. The reasons the applicant is learning Catalan. Assessment: up to 4 points

3. Achievement in the Catalan language course or courses the applicant is attending or has attended at universities outside the Catalan-speaking areas. Assessment: up to 4 points

Participation in Virtual Stay to Catalan-speaking areas is limited to three individuals from any given university, chosen based firstly on their achievement in the Catalan language course or courses the applicants are attending or have attended at universities outside the Catalan-speaking areas.

In case of a tie, the applicants who have never participated in language virtual stays organised or jointly organised by the IRL shall be given priority. If the situation cannot be resolved based on any other criteria, priority shall be given in the order the applications were received.

If the number of applicants selected based on the assessment criteria does not reach 20, more than three applicants may be chosen from the same university. There may under no circumstances be more than 20 participants in the Virtual Stay to Catalan-speaking areas.

From 15 May, applicants may see whether they have been selected on the Institut Ramon Llull online noticeboard.

Applicants who meet the admissions requirements but were not selected initially will be put on the wait list.

Applicants selected for the Virtual Stay to Catalan-speaking areas must confirm they will participate by sending an email to infollengua@llull.cat. No registration will be valid without this confirmation.

If any of the selected applicants decline their spot, those on the wait list may register for the Virtual Stay. The second registration period is from  30 May to 6 June.

Applicants who turn down their spot in the Virtual Stay to Catalan-speaking areas must notify Institut Ramon Llull before 15 June. If notification is given after this date, without just cause (health problems, academic or work issues), they will be barred from applying to the programme for the following two years.  

In either case, the vacancies will be offered to applicants on the wait list based on the points from the assessment of the original applications.

For more information on the Virtual Stay to Catalan-speaking areas, visit the websites (www.llull.cat and www.cultura.ad) or contact Institut Ramon Llull (infollengua@llull.cat).