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  • Call for applications for study grants for the winning students of the Valencian Language Olympiad 2023-24 [pdf]  
  • Extract of the call for applications [pdf]
  • Rules of the Call for Applications of the Valencian Language Olympiad [pdf]
  • Reference anthology [pdf]

Objectives

The aim of this Olympiad is twofold: on the one hand, to stimulate and promote the study of the language and our literature among Spanish upper secondary school (Bachillerato) students, rewarding effort and seeking academic excellence; and on the other hand, to create readers of Catalan and Valencian literature and to foster the literary creation of students.

Participants

Students in the 1st and 2nd years of Bachillerato from public and private schools, preferably in the province of Valencia. Participation will take place in teams of two people. Teams may mix students from different years. A maximum of 4 teams per teacher may participate, with a maximum of 12 teams per school.

Date and venue

The test will take place on March 2024, time and place to be determined. Exceptionally, the call for applications may be modified if circumstances make it advisable. In the event of such a change, registered students will be informed in due course.

Syllabus

The subject to be examined is the following one: The syllabus of the Valencian language subjects: Language and Literature 1 and Valencian: Language and Literature 2, of Bachillerato (contents published in the DOCV of 10-06-2015).

Given the complexity of the syllabus, the test will focus on three sections: history of literature, linguistic variation and grammar.

1. History of literature (46 items): 42 of these items will have a multiple-choice design. The other 4 items will be 4 texts, taken from the Reference anthology, of which the author or title must be identified, as indicated in the question:

  • Medieval period (15th century included): 14 items.
  • The Modern Age (16th to 18th centuries): 3 items.
  • The 19th and 20th centuries (from the Renaissance to the Spanish Civil War): 7 items.
  • The 20th century (from the post-war period to the present day): 18 items.

2. Language (44 items): Phonetics 5 items, Lexicon 9 items, Dialectology 3 items, Sociolinguistics 7 items (3 from a reference text), Grammar 20 items (at least 3 from a reference text).

Type of examination

The examination will consist of two parts or tests:
Test 1. It will consist of 90 multiple-choice questions (from the above-mentioned blocks). This test will last 60 minutes. Marking: 60% of the overall mark.
Test 2. It will consist of two texts and students will have to choose one of them. The typology of the texts will be as follows: a non-literary text and a literary text taken from the Reference anthology. This test will last 60 minutes. Marking: 40% of the overall mark. Students will have to explain the topic, the structure, a summary of about six lines, the textual typology (all these questions will have to be reasoned), and a personal opinion. Out of 10 points, the topic will be worth 2; the structure, 2; the summary, 2; the textual typology, 1; the personal opinion, 3. The evaluation committee will only correct the second test of the 30 best teams in test 1.

Final Phase of the Olympiad

The winners of the local phase will be able to participate in a final phase that will bring together the finalists of the Valencian Language Olympiad of the University of Alicante, the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló and the Universitat de València (6 participants maximum for each university).
The test will take place in May 2024 in the Board Room of the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication of the Universitat de València. Exceptionally, the call for applications may be modified if circumstances make it advisable. Should this circumstance arise, students will be duly informed.