Basic 1

General information

Aimed at Students and teaching staff at UPC schools. Members of UPC Alumni, the UPC Group, associated research entities and affiliated schools.
Duration and delivery

Online and blended learning courses with continuous assessment and a final exam. Online tutorials in the Parla.cat course.
50 hours total:

  • 41 hours of guided virtual learning
  • 9 hours online sessions with the tutor-group
  • 6 weeks (intensive: 4 weeks)

In order to take the courses, you must devote 4.5 hours a week to self-directed learning tasks. This course continues with Basic 2.

Credits 2 ECTS credits (for mobility students, to be recognised at the university of origin).
Level Equivalent to the Common European Framework of Reference level A2.1
Certificates
  1. Certificate of attendance: minimum 80% of attendance + 60 points minimum average score in Parlacat activities + 80% writing and speaking tasks.
  2. Certificate of completion: minimum 80% of attendance + 60 points minimum average score in Parlacat activities + 80% writing & speaking tasks + final test.
Fees
  • Students at UPC schools: subsidised, €20 (registration fee). If you pass a module, the next module at Level A2 is free. €20 second registration for each module repeated.
  • Teaching and administrative staff at UPC schools: 100% subsidised.
  • Members of UPC Alumni, the UPC Group, associated research entities and affiliated schools: €75.
Payment information
  1. The course fee must be paid by bank transfer to the “la Caixa” current account: IBAN: ES40 2100 3648 9922 0004 1684 / BIC: CAIXESBB. Please quote: full name, SLT and name of the course for which you wish to register.
  2. Proof of payment must be sent by e-mail to demana.slt@upc.edu.
  3. If you do not send proof of payment, the SLT reserves the right to cancel your registration

2025-2026 academic year

Autumn semester 2025

Code: 09-25/26. Start: 8 September - End date: 29 September 2025
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1 INTENSIVE

Online

Mondays & Thursday, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

8, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 September

Meet link: sent by email Ferran Muñoz
Code: 10-25/26. Start: 6 October - End date: 10 November 2025
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1

Face-to-face

Mondays, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

6, 13, 20, 27 October

3, 10 November

Meet link: sent by email Marta Girabal
Code: 11-25/26. Start: 14 October - End date: 18 November 2025
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1

Online

Tuesdays, 2:30 - 4 p.m.

14, 21, 28 October

4, 11, 18 November

Meet link: sent by email Marta Girabal
Code: 12-25/26. Start: 16 October - End date: 20 November 2025
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1

Online

Thursday, 2:30 - 4 p.m.

16, 23, 30 October

6, 13, 20 November

Meet link: sent by email Marta Girabal
Code: 13-25/26. Start: 5 November - End date: 12 December 2025
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1

Online

Wendsday, 2 - 3:30 p.m.

30 September

7, 14, 21, 28 October

4 November

Meet link: sent by email Ferran Muñoz

Summer courses 2025:

Code: 90-24/25. Start: 19 June - End date: 24 July 2025
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1

Online

Thursday, 12 - 13:30 p.m.

19, 26 June

3, 10, 17, 24 July

Meet link: sent by email Ferran Muñoz
Code: 102-24/25. Start: 30 June - End date: 17 July 2025 SUMMER INTENSIVE COURSE
Activity Sessions
Room Lecturer

Basic 1

Blended: online

Mondays & Thursdays, 2:30 - 4 pm 

30 June

3, 7, 10, 14, 17 July

Meet link: sent by email

Ferran Muñoz