Tests

This past week I had a lot of tests. I didn’t know exactly what to expect. All I knew was that it was going to be very difficult taking most of my tests in Catalan. That’s right Catalan, not Castellano (Spanish).

Sabadell is in Catalunya where the majority of people speak Catalan. It is a very unique language; but if I had to say what it is similar to I would say it’s a combination of Spanish and French.

The government of Catalunya wants the official language to be Catalan; so, schools are enforced to teach more Catalan than Castellano. In my grade (Segundo Bachillerato) we have more hours of English class than Castellano.

Thankfully, most of the teachers did not expect me to grasp the language of Catalan. Most teachers walked me through the tests to show me what they would be like. No multiple choices here. In my other classes such as Math and Dibujo Tecnico (technical drawing) where not many words are needed to understand the concepts, I took the tests feeling pretty good.

This past Friday I had two tests: Spanish and English classes. The English test was IMPOSSIBLE and the Spanish was so easy. Just kidding, it was more like vice versa. While the Spanish test was on some crazy Spanish grammar I struggled with, I finished the English one in five minutes… everyone was in awe.

Struggling to get by the Catalan barrier, I am learning more and more Castellano.