{"id":32451,"date":"2024-10-18T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T07:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umfst.ro\/?post_type=program-de-studiu&p=32451"},"modified":"2025-10-28T20:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:03:08","slug":"romanian-language-preparatory-year-for-foreign-citizens","status":"publish","type":"program-de-studiu","link":"https:\/\/umfst.ro\/en\/program-de-studiu\/sciences-and-letters\/romanian-language-preparatory-year-for-foreign-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Language Preparatory Year for Foreign Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romanian Language Preparatory Year for Foreign Citizens<\/em> is addressed to all foreign citizens, whether from the EU or outside of it, who wish to enroll in undergraduate or graduate study programmes at higher education institutions in Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program offers a comprehensive training plan for acquiring skills in Romanian language, culture, and civilization. The fundamental courses emphasize the identity of the Romanian language. The practical courses are structured in accordance with the language proficiency levels outlined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The optional course in specialized languages complements communication skills in Romanian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teaching activities focus on employing a variety of modern, student-centred methodological and pedagogical approaches, aiming to ensure rapid progress in language learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romanian Language Preparatory Year for Foreign Citizens<\/em> has been designed with the consideration of the need to integrate international students into Romanian society by learning the language and understanding the cultural identity aspects of Romania, which will provide them with a solid foundation for their chosen field of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romanian Language Preparatory Year for Foreign Citizens is addressed to all foreign citizens, whether from the EU or outside of it, who wish to enroll in undergraduate or graduate study programmes at higher education institutions in Romania. The program offers a comprehensive training plan for acquiring skills in Romanian language, culture, and civilization. The fundamental […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":43982,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"24241,28188,23091,23473,21900,26081","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"Rank Math Relevanssi index exclude","footnotes":""},"facultatea":[222],"class_list":["post-32451","program-de-studiu","type-program-de-studiu","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","facultatea-stiinte-si-litere-petru-maior"],"meta_box":{"calendareledisciplinelor":"","facultatea":"\u0218tiin\u021be \u0219i Litere \u201ePetru Maior\u201d","link-facultate":"https:\/\/umfst.ro\/stiinte-si-litere\/","activare_buton":"0","link_aplica_acum":"https:\/\/adminfo.umfst.ro\/","select_msvroae1e1i":"1 an","credite":"60","forma_de_invatamant":"Cu frecven\u021b\u0103","limba_de_predare":"Rom\u00e2n\u0103","progam_de_studiu":"Acreditat","cifra_de_scolarizare":"","ciclul_de_studii":"Licen\u021b\u0103","wysiwyg_k17cu8f0jhs":"

The mission of the Romanian language preparatory year program for foreigners<\/strong> (acronym: PPLR), with a duration of two semesters (60 ECTS), consists of linguistic preparation of international students, foreign citizens from third-party EU states, admitted to study for university or postgraduate programs conducted in Romanian language, in order to acquire general and professional communication competencies. These activities are organized and operated in accredited higher education institutions, following evaluation by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education based on its own framework methodology (cf. Code: UMFST-REG-101 Edition 02). The PPLR program operates legally in accordance with Order no. 5516 of July 26, 2024, regarding the organization and conduct of the preparatory year of Romanian language for foreign citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n","wysiwyg_5t0s3p61prl":"

General Objective<\/u>: <\/strong>The assimilation of communication competencies in Romanian at a minimum level of B1 (independent user), in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages<\/em> by non-EU foreign citizens who wish to enroll in study programs in Romanian language at university or post-university level in Romania.<\/p>\n

Specific Objectives and Linguistic Competencies descriptors<\/u>(according to CEFR):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Formation and development of the four components of linguistic communication competence in Romanian (linguistic competence and pragmatic competence, sociolinguistic competence, intercultural competence) within the limits of the B1 reference level of the CEFR.<\/li>\n
  2. Carrying out various communicative activities of reception, production, interaction in oral and\/or written form necessary for the formation of linguistic communication competence in Romanian within the limits of the B1 reference level of the CEFR.<\/li>\n
  3. Focusing the teaching-learning process on the communication needs in Romanian language of an independent user (according to CEFR) in various areas of social life: personal domain, public domain, educational domain, and professional domain.<\/li>\n
  4. Acquiring professional linguistic communication competence in Romanian at an intermediate level (B1, according to CEFR) by familiarizing students with the specific language features and through the integrated use of content specific to each professional field considered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","wysiwyg_qifse9n3mh":"

    Linguistic Competence descriptors (<\/u>according to the B1 level requirements of the CEFR) in Romanian<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To acquire the general competence in communication in Romanian, according to the B1 level descriptors, it is necessary to use appropriately the specific linguistic contents of the grammatical structure of the contemporary Romanian language (vocabulary, grammar, semantics, phonology, and spelling), knowledge assimilated independently and integrated.<\/p>\n

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    General Communication Competencies in Romanian (linguistic and pragmatic competencies)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Listening skills (listening and understanding of oral messages)<\/strong><\/p>\n