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The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers classes of Basque for graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Basque is the only pre-Roman, non-Indo-European language in Western Europe, which makes it distinct from other European languages and has sparked the interests of linguists for decades. It's spoken in the Basque Country of northern Spain, where it's co-official with Spanish, and in southern France and the Basque diaspora in Western US and elsewhere.
BASQUE 401. Beginner Basque (Fall 2024)
The main goal of this course is to provide students with basic communication skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in Basque, and to introduce them to Basque culture and history.
Instructor: Maialen Casquete de la Puente
Meeting times: Tuesday & Thursday, 3:30-4:50pm.
Course flyer here (and below)
Past course offerings:
BASQUE 402 (Spring 2024)
Continuation of BASQ401, with an exhaustive initial overview. Basque is an isolate language spoken in the Basque Country of northern Spain, southern France and the Basque diaspora in Western US and elsewhere. It is unrelated to any modern language. The course may be adapted depending on enrolled students’ needs & interests, but will be focused on the learning of the language, with additional readings and activities concerning its history and development. Conducted in English. 3 credit hours. Counts towards Spanish major & minor.
No pre-requisites: Students without prior experience with Basque are also encouraged to enroll.
Instructor: Maialen Casquete De La Puente
BASQUE 401. Beginners' Basque (Spring 2019)
The main goal of this course is to provide students with basic communication skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in Basque, and to introduce them to Basque culture and history.
(see our pdf flyer)
Instructor: Ander Beristain
What students have to say about this course:
“I loved the use of communicative approach, even if the first day was a little confusing the teacher always found a way to get us understand while still speaking in Basque”.
“The practice conversation in class was the most valuable; the exercises with other students were great for practicing everything”
“I love learning Basque!”