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Languages UC3M

Our goal is your success

GENERAL INFORMATION

Situación campus UC3M en mapa

We help you communicate in different languages.

The Language Centre of the Universidad Carlos III offers a wide range of language training.

Courses are offered at all UC3M campuses: Getafe, Leganés, Colmenarejo and Puerta de Toledo.

This language offer includes face-to-face and online modalities as well as different types of courses: four-month courses, intensive courses, specific courses, etc.

COURSES CATALOGUE

METHODOLOGY

  • Methodology based on the communicative approach

  • Small group size

  • Language levels based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: From A1.

  • Diploma certifying duration of the course, qualification and level attained.

OBJECTIVES

  • Engage in comprehensive work in all communicative competences, oral as well as written.
  • Acquire the tools necessary to improve oral fluency appropriate to the level.
  • Improve and broaden the student’s lexical range.
  • Work towards attaining grammatical accuracy.

ASSESSMENT

  • Grade for participation and progress in the online sessions: 30%
  • Grade for homework, assignments and autonomous work: 30%
  • Final exam grade: 40%

The exam will assess all the communicative elements of the language with a maximum of 10 points possible:

  • Written expression and interaction(2 points)
  • Comprehension (2 points)
  • Listening and audiovisual comprehension (2 points)
  • Oral expression and interaction (2 points)
  • Grammar and vocabulary (2 points)

In order to pass the course, the student must receive a grade of 5 in each of the three parts: participation and progress, homework, and exam.

ENGLISH COURSES

Face-to-face semester courses: first and second semester

Online semester courses: first and second semester

Intensive exam preparation courses

Specific porpouse: first and second semester

Languages and people

CLUBS AND TANDEMS CATALOGUE

SPANISH WORKSHOPS

Workshops and clubs

  • Reading club
  • The Spanish business world
  • Conversation Club
  • Spanish cinema

Tandems

  • Spanish-French-speaking exchange
    Spanish-German-speaking exchange

ENGLISH WORKSHOPS

Clubs and workshop

  • Conversation club
  • Academic English
  • Grammar and vocabulary club

Tandems

  • English-French-speaking exchange
  • English-German-speaking exchange