Spanish, Galician and other language courses

Centre (CLM)

The Modern Language Centre (CLM) was originally founded in 1975 as the Language Institute. Today, the CLM has expanded to organize language courses at campus of USC in Santiago and Lugo. Although we may have grown, our goal of helping students achieve oral and written fluency in foreign languages has remained the same.

The CLM offers intensive, semester, and yearlong language courses to the university community and to any outside persons over 16 years of age with an interest in foreign language acquisition.

Our courses are organized according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language. For the duration of the academic year, we provide courses in Spanish as a foreign language and an array of English classes at many different levels. Also, in the month of July, the CLM offers an ample number of intensive two-week courses in various foreign languages.

Since 1992, the CLM has also been a designated testing center of the Cervantes Institute. We offer the B2, C1, and C2 exams of Spanish as a foreign language, issued by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Language and Sport. Foreign students can take the exams twice yearly, in May and November, for which the CLM offers preparatory courses. The CLM is also the designated testing center in Galicia for the foreign language equivalency exams given by the Goethe Institute (German), CILS (Italian), and NOKEN (Japanese).

The instructors at the CLM actively participate in academic congresses, write and publish didactic materials, and they also organize cultural activities and language exchanges to help integrate students of different nationalities. All of their work is done as a means of furthering the educational experience of students interested in learning more about the diverse languages and cultures of the world.

International courses

With over fifty years of experience, throughout the year USC International Courses offers a wide range of Spanish as a Foreign Language Courses and Spanish and Galician Teacher Training Programmes:

• Academic semesters.
• Intensive Spanish language and culture courses.
• Spanish programmes for specific purposes (EFE): Spanish and Tourism, Business Spanish, Spanish and Health Sciences, Spanish and Environmental Sciences.
• Teacher Training Courses for primary, secondary and specific purposes in Spanish as a Foreign Language.
• And, linked to Compostela and St. James’ Way, thematic courses such as the Spanish and St. James’ Way Course and cultural workshops such as St. James’ Classroom.

Communicative methodological based on the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and on personalised monitoring. It combines the knowledge of Spanish and Galician language and culture with effective communication and integration in daily life. Our courses and programmes are held on the two campuses of the USC (Santiago de Compostela and Lugo) and abroad.

We collaborate with different foreign universities and institutions such as the Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (AECID), the Instituto Cervantes and the Secretary General of Linguistic Policy of the Regional Government of Galicia. After the announcement in August, we are also the DELE Examining Centre (Initial Certificate, Basic Diploma and Higher Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language), issued by the Ministry of Spanish Education through the Instituto Cervantes.

Galician language courses

At the USC, the Galician Language Institute and the Linguistic Standardization Service offer courses on the language and culture of Galicia

The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), through its various centers and services, provides many appealing courses in diverse foreign languages to the university community and to interested outside persons. Our language classes offer flexible hours, alternative methods of attendance and an array of supportive resources. Importantly, each one of our courses culminates with an internationally recognized diploma that demonstrates language proficiency.

Our courses are designed to help support USC students who wish to study at foreign universities, and likewise, to aid foreign students interested in discovering our university and the rich languages and cultures of Galicia and Spain.