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Objetives

  • Stimulate reflection on language among students.
  • To bring participants closer to the world's linguistic diversity
  • To reward effort and academic excellence
  • To serve as a meeting point between secondary education and university.

 

Participants

The 4rd Linguistic Olympiad 2026 is open to all students from schools in the province of Valencia who are enrolled in the first or second year of baccalaureate. Participation is on an individual basis.

 

Calendar of exams

The exam will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 10 a.m., in room 202 of the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication (Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 32, 46010 Valencia). Enrolled students will be summoned to the exams without the need for further personal communication.

Before the exam, on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., an introductory day on the Olympiads will be held in Room 202 of the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication. Participants and their instructors will be invited to the event. This day will familiarize students with problem-solving skills and provide instructors with guidance on their preparation.

 

Exam type

The exam will consist of the resolution of three linguistic problems relating to any language of the world, natural or artificial. These problems may deal with phonic, morphosyntactic, semantic, graphic, textual, usage or sociolinguistic aspects. The problems will be self-contained, i.e. the keys to their solution can be deduced from the problem statement.

Participants will have to develop their answer in steps, demonstrating their knowledge of the methods of the discipline in order to reach a reasoned conclusion. The process will be valued as much as the result, and cases in which the demonstration follows non-ordinary paths will be valued.