{"id":84590,"date":"2017-03-11T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=84590"},"modified":"2017-03-09T11:01:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T10:01:51","slug":"learn-catalan-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-catalan-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Catalan for free in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you are fluent in Spanish, the next step to full integration is <strong>learning Catalan<\/strong>. As you may have noticed that Catalans are very proud of their origins and they all are fluent in both <strong>Catalan<\/strong> and <strong>Castilian<\/strong>. So, if you want to penetrate the local sphere, buy a house or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/6-essentials-to-starting-a-business-in-barcelona-for-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">start your own business<\/a>, you will need, sooner or later, to <strong>learn Catalan<\/strong>. Barcelona is promoting its own language to foreigners and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> has listed for you the best ways to <strong>learn Catalan for free<\/strong> in the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-100575529-13075473\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-100575529-13075473\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-catalan-free\/#In_person_Consorci_per_a_la_Normalitzacio_Linguistica\" title=\"In person:\u00a0Consorci per a la Normalitzaci\u00f3 Ling\u00fc\u00edstica\">In person:\u00a0Consorci per a la Normalitzaci\u00f3 Ling\u00fc\u00edstica<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-catalan-free\/#Online_Parlacat\" title=\"Online: Parla.cat \">Online: Parla.cat <\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-catalan-free\/#Via_app_Book2\" title=\"Via app: Book2\">Via app: Book2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_person_Consorci_per_a_la_Normalitzacio_Linguistica\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">In person:\u00a0<\/span>Consorci per a la Normalitzaci\u00f3 Ling\u00fc\u00edstica<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84592\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84592\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/learn-catalan-barcelona-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Derek Giovanni Photography via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpnl.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">public institution<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0aims to spread the use of <strong>Catalan<\/strong> in all industries. Therefore, it offers language courses for all levels, from beginners to advanced.\u00a0At the time of enrollment, a language test is carried out in order to place the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/student-discounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">student<\/a> in the appropriate level. For the basic levels (B1, B2, B3 and CB), the <strong>courses are free<\/strong> and intended for people who have just arrived in Barcelona. For other levels, prices can vary from 10 to 400 euros depending on which package you pick and your social advantages. To apply for a class, you must be either over 18 years old, or be 16 years old and have not completed compulsory schooling in Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several packages available: face-to-face classes (45 hours of class, divided over 4, 8 or 12 weeks); semi-attendance courses (45h in class + 45h at your home with an interactive CD-ROM); and distance courses (from home with a\u00a0personalized follow-up by a tutor).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An introduction to the Catalan language<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Online_Parlacat\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Online: Parla.cat <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Parla.cat<\/strong> is a free virtual learning space. You can either choose the self-managed learning method, if you want to be fully autonomous\u00a0or choose to study with a tutor. This method involves a <strong>virtual classroom<\/strong> to enable students to interact with each other. This method is not free, though, but you will have all the support you need from your tutor and the virtual community, on top of easy access to the course materials. Once registered, you will have access to all the resources and tools to help you <strong>learn catalan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Parla.cat<\/strong> is financed by Generalitat de Catalunya and provides students with a <em>Virtual Rambla<\/em> through which\u00a0users can access digital media, literature portals, on-line libraries, videos, music, games, etc. and interact in chats and forums with other members of the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-languages-and-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona Languages and Friends, the language community in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-100575529-13075473\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-100575529-13075473\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Via_app_Book2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Via app: Book2<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84594\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84594\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mobile-605422_1920-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, if you want to be perfectly independent during your learning, or you feel like you will have no time to attend classes, opt for a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free app<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Book2<\/strong> is a free app that allows you to learn 50 languages. Basically, you pick your native language and then the language you want to learn, and you are good to go! Using this app, anyone can learn any language for free.\u00a0<strong>Free learning<\/strong> is a human right according to <strong>Book2<\/strong>! Download some of their hundreds\u00a0of mp3 files on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traveling-with-a-smartphone-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smartphone<\/a>, and listen to it anytime, anywhere, while commuting, for instance. Learn online or off-line, acquiring<strong> basic vocabulary<\/strong> for beginners to be used\u00a0in real life situations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"84590\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 120px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you are fluent in Spanish, the next step to full integration is learning Catalan. As you may have noticed that Catalans are very proud of their origins and they all are fluent in both Catalan and Castilian. So, if you want to penetrate the local sphere, buy a house or start your own business, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":84593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4595],"tags":[3522,7021,7022,7023],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84590"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84590"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109966,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84590\/revisions\/109966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}