Abstract:The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC), is a public university based in Barcelona. The UOC is characterised by three main factors: (a) it is a virtual university based in an e-Learning model, (b) it is based in a strongly Spanish-Catalan bilingual region, and (c) students come from around the world, so that linguistic and cultural diversity is a crucial factor.Within this context, it becomes essential to meet the UOC's linguistic needs taking into account its particular charact… Show more
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