CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION: Languages and levels
1. Knowledge
of foreign languages among students entering university
1.1. University
admission pathways
1.2. Foreign
languages in the university entrance examinations (PAU)
1.3. Level
of foreign languages in the PAU
2.
Foreign languages in the universities
2.1. Foreign
languages in the syllabuses
2.2. Number
of newly admitted students who will obligatorily study at
least one foreign language
2.3. University
language services
2.3.1. Activities
of the university language services
2.3.2. Total
number of students enrolled in the university language services
2.3.3. Number
and type of students in the SIM and EIM
2.3.3.1.
SIM: Modern Language Service of the UAB
2.3.3.2.
EIM: School of Modern Languages of the UB
2.4. Student
mobility
2.5. Language
of doctoral theses
3. Legal framework
3.1. University
entrance examinations
3.2. University
syllabuses
3.2.1. The
foreign language as an obligatory subject
3.2.2. The
foreign language as a requirement for obtaining qualifications
III
STRATEGIC PROPOSALS
1.
Objective
2. Lines
of strategy
Line 1. To
perfect the level of knowledge of foreign languages in students
entering university.
Goals
Line 1.1. To include oral comprehension in the language examination
of the university entrance examinations (PAU)
Line 1.2. To include oral comprehension and expression in
the language examination section of the PAU
Line
2. To ensure that all university students continue foreign
language studies until they have completed their studies
Goals
Line 2.1. To establish a command of a foreign language at
an advanced level as a requirement for obtaining qualifications
Line 2.1.1. To modify syllabuses to include the foreign language
as an obligatory subject
Line 2.1.2. To modify syllabuses to include the foreign language
as a requirement for obtaining academic qualifications
Line 2.2. Level of knowledge of a foreign language which should
be attained in order to obtain academic qualifications
Line 2.3. Offer distance learning foreign language courses
Line 2.4. Self-access centres
Line 2.5. Assessment of level of language skill
Complementary objectives
Line 2.6. Offer of foreign languages for specific purposes
as optional and elective courses
Line 2.7. Courses given in foreign languages
Line 2.8. Consolidation of mobility programmes
Line 2.9. Third cycles in foreign languages
Line 2.10. Virtual mobility
Line 3. To promote and
extend knowledge of a foreign language to all teaching staff and service
and administrative personnel
Goals
Line 3.1. To make all distance learning courses and background
material available to all teaching staff and service and administrative
personnel
Line 3.2. Recognition of foreign language skills
Line 4. To unify efforts
and propose activities that stimulate the use and learning of foreign
languages in the university
Goals
Line 4.1. Creation of an area on the Net
Line 4.2. . To promote language learning material and material
in foreign languages on the virtual campuses
Line 4.3. To take full advantage of the programmes developed
by each university
Line 4.4. Conferences for debate
3.
Additional
aims
· Aim
1. To offer education in a foreign language to the entire
university community
· Aim
2. To stimulate inter-university co-operation to improve existing
resources and materials
· Aim
3. To take advantage of the use of information technology
in foreign language learning by offering distance learning
courses
IV
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME
1.
Gradual implementation
1.1. In university
admissions
1.2. In universities
1.3. In types
of courses
2. Putting
the teaching programme into effect
2.1. English
2.2. French,
German and Italian
3. Calendar
for the programme for foreign language learning in the university
3.1. Approval
of the programme
3.2. Implementation
of the programme
3.3. Evaluation
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