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With the Català obert courses, the UOC also wants to prepare students for the inter-university exams that lead to the official certificates, approved by the Catalan government, at intermediate (formerly known as Level B) and advanced (formerly known as Level C) level.

To study the intermediate level, students need a basic knowledge of the language; ie they can get by in a range of situations, despite only having limited notions of the language. To study the advanced level, students need an intermediate knowledge of the language; ie they can use it adequately, whether orally or written, in a wide range of situations.

These Catalan courses involve 120 hours of learning over 3 months. To pass, students have to keep to the continuous assessment, which involves a series of activities that are led and commented on by expert tutors and that allow for the evaluation of students’ progress and the meeting of the aims set for the course.

Students studying the Català obert courses are accompanied by a tutor, who guides them throughout, directs them in the exercises they work on individually, resolves any doubts about the contents and assesses their academic progress in the level they have enrolled on, in line with the study plan designed.

Students do not need any prior studies to enrol on the Català obert courses.

With respect to the teaching resources, there is a study plan, multimedia materials consisting of eight modules which each look at different aspects (orthography, morphology, syntax, lexicon, oral communication, reading comprehension, written expression and a summary of the history of the language), learning itineraries (which show learners the content they need to study to acquire the knowledge corresponding to each of the levels: intermediate and advanced), the supplementary resources available on the internet brought together in the virtual classroom and the teaching materials.

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