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Galician Language and Culture I is considered a basic subject (modern language) and it is located within the degrees in Catalan Philology, Spanish: Language and Literature, English studies, French studies and Arabic and Islamic studies; students get to know and analyze the linguistic and cultural reality of Galicia while trained as multipurpose professionals with different skills. The aim of this course is to learn the Galician language, a co-official language in the territory that occupies in Spain, as it happens to many other languages around Europe. Students can associate several sociolinguistic elements in common with the situation of the Valencian Community, because of their affinity.
After completing this subject, students may continue learning the Galicia language by doing the subject ‘Galician Language and Culture II’. Outside Alicante, summer courses with grants are held by other Galician institutions like the University of Santiago de Compostela or the University of A Coruña. Optionally, students could make the official exams of the Xunta de Galicia (known as CELGA, certificate of Galician language) which confirms the effective mastery of Galician oral and written language skills, this certificate being essential to apply for the different levels of civil services in Galicia. The correspondence with the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR), and ALTE (Association of Language Testers of Europe), determines that obtaining an official certificate CELGA 2 is equivalent to passing a model test of knowledge of language level B1.
Professionally, by learning this language students may acquire specialization with scholarships in Galician research centres (Centro Ramón Piñeiro) or starting a research career in Galician universities; future graduates might become teachers who wish to form part of the community linked to the Galician educational framework (primary and secondary education); moreover, other sectors should not be excluded (translators and interpreters, Galician government civil workers...).
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Transversal Competences
General Competences (CG)
General Competences acquired at University of Alicante (CGUA)
Specific Competences (CE)
Specific Competences (CE)
Generic Degree Course Competences
Generic UA Competences
Generic Degree Course Competences
Generic UA Competences
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General Competences (CG)
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UA Basic Transversal Competences
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1. Know the evolution of the Galician language.
2. Learn about the main features of the Galician language.
3. Acquire basic knowledge about oral and written Galician language.
4. Be able to acquire, analyze and synthesize specialized information critically.
5. Use the bibliographic resources, databases and information search tools.
6. Be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the practice
7. Developing correct and adequate oral and written texts of different types in the Galician language.
8. Linking knowledge with other areas and subjects.
9. Analyze and discuss texts and speeches using the techniques of analysis textual.
10. Acquire ability to self-training.
11. Promote the sensitivity of the future teacher to appreciate, understand and take advantage of multilingualism in our society.
12. Train habilities of analysis and synthesis, and exercise critical thinking.
13. Be able to communicate effectively in Galician language in any context.
14. Undertake to work for equality between men and women and assess multiple configuration of today's society, with an attitude of respect for the fundamental rights of the personas.
15. Acquire a level of linguistic competence B1 in the Galician language according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).