Corso d'intercomprensione tra lingue affini (germaniche) [BIP]
Everyone has the right to speak their own language.
General Information
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Application
Applications closed. Application deadline was 16/01/2026 .
For any questions, contact your local coordinator.
If your home institution is listed below, please check the funding requirements and selection criteria prior to applying:
Course description
Intercomprehension is a recent didactic approach, but an ancient way of communication: everyone speaks in their native language and can understand the language of the interlocutor, without using a "lingua franca" like English.
We propose a course which aims to comprehend six languages from the same family (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English, Dutch and German). Intercomprehension (IC) enables anyone to understand all the languages within a common family, thereby promoting an equal exchange, where no one is at a linguistic disadvantage. IC fosters diversity, multilingualism, respect of difference and well-being.
Schedule
From 9 to 10 April:
- 10am-5pm
From 13 to 17 April:
- 10am - 4/5pm
Requirements
The participation requirements are as follows:
- The candidate must be a native speaker of Germanic language (or C2 level).
- The candidate must have knowledge of a second language from the same language family as the first (minimum level: B1)
- The candidate must indicate all languages known.
Priority will be given to master’s degree students or third year bachelor’s degree students and to the people who have a Germanic language as mother tongue.
