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6. Languages

Languages

6.1 Learning languages 6.2 Timetable and calendar 6.3 Classrooms and Departments 6.4 Exams, Credits and Certificates 6.5 Fees 6.6 Linguistic services 6.7 Signs

academic credit

card (membership)

Castilian (Spanish)

make better (to)

Self-Study Language Centre

understand (to)

Learning languages

I would like to study languages

I would like to enrol for
- a German
- a Catalan
- a Spanish
course

I would like to do a... course for beginners

I would like to improve my level of...

I want to go on studying

I want to do a conversation course

I would like to do an advanced course in
- writing
- speaking

Do I have to take a placement test?

How many levels are there?

Are there any
- intensive
- long term
courses?

I am preparing to enrol for level...

I have done level... at my university

I have a pretty good level

How many students are there
- per group?
- per class?

Is there
- a self-study language centre?
- a language lab?

Can I do a conversation exchange?

Are there any conversation exchange lists?

May I speak to
- Mr...
- Mrs...

May I talk to
- my language tutor?
- my course coordinator?

Please give me your telephone number

Timetable and calendar

I would like to see
- the timetable
- the calendar

What times are there?

I would like
- the intensive course
- the long term course
- the summer course
calendar

How many hours of classes are there per week?

How many hours are there in a course?

I want to do an intensive
- English
- Italian
course

I want to do
- a three hour a week course
- a two hour a day course

Please, could you give me
- the morning
- the lunch-time
- the afternoon
- the evening
course timetable

May I change group?

The timetable doesn't suit me. Are there any other groups?

- Mornings
- Afternoons
- Evenings
are better for me

Classrooms and Departments

What classroom do I have to go to?

How can I get to classroom...?

Where is the classroom for level ...?

Where is the Catalan Language Service, please?

Where is the Language School, please?

Where is
- the Hispanic
- the English
- the Classics
- the German
Philology Department?

How can I get to the... Department?

Is there
- a self-study language centre?
- a language lab?

How can I get to
- the Self-study Language Centre?
- the language lab?

Exams, Credits and Certificates

Is there a final examination?

Will a final mark be given?

How many credits are given for this course?

I need
- a certificate with my final mark
- a certificate of attendance

Could you please send the certificate
- to my home address?
- to my university?

Fees

How much is the course?

Are the courses free for exchange students?

Can I get a discount
- for being an exchange teacher?
- for being an exchange student?

What other advantages have I got?

May I pay the registration in two payments?

How much is the registration form?

Is there anything else to pay?

Where should I go to pay?

Can I pay through my bank account?

What should I bring in order to make the payment?

In order to pay, do I have to bring
- my passport
- my grant confirmation letter
- my card
for the payment?

How much are
- corrections?
- translations?

How much is
- the mathematics
- the physics
- the biology
vocabulary list?

How much do the
- exercises
- notes
cost?

How much is
- the dossier?
- the textbook?
- the exercise book?

How much is
- the correction of
this sheet of paper?
this essay?
this document?
this thesis?
this letter?
- the translation of
this sheet of paper?
this essay?
this document?
this thesis?
this letter?

Linguistic services

Is there
- a correction
- a translation
service?

How does
- the correction
- the translation
service work?

I would like
- to see
some biology
some physics
some mathematics
some chemistry
some law
- to buy
some biology
some physics
some mathematics
some chemistry
some law
glossaries

I would like to make a consultation about terms

Signs

Summer timetable

Open from 9 to 12

Registration has already begun

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