Intercomprehension and plurilingualism in professional communication

Intercomprehension and Plurilingualism for professional WellBeing

General Information

Host university
University of Florence
Teacher, lecturer
Petra Brunnhuber, Paola Celentin, Pablo Fernández Domínguez, Mónica Molina Aragonés, Hugues Sheeren, Jessica Thonn
Topic
Multilingualism and Well-Being
Teacher Education and Well-Being
Target group
Researchers
Administrative staff
Educators
Teaching format
On Campus
Teaching language
Other
Dates
19 - 20 Nov 2026
Academic year
2026-2027
ECTS

Application

Application deadline: 26/07/2026

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⚠️ This offer is not open to UMU participants

Course description

The conference is divided into two study days dedicated to the theme of “Plurilingual practices and intercomprehension in the professional sphere.” The first day is a symposium and will be a reflection on the theme in the form of presentations aimed at sharing theoretical and methodological approaches, experiences, and projects. The focus will be on plurilingual practices in the world of work.

The second day will be a training day dedicated to university staff, in particular administrative staff working in offices dedicated to inclusion, internationalization, and similar areas (in particular EUniWell staff, UniFi staff, and anyone else who may be interested). The real training will take place on the second day and will be more practical. We will do three groups (2 Romance languages and 1 Germanic languages).

The training will be plurilingual. Knowing two Romance or Germanic languages would be perfect (there will be two groups).
 

Requirements

Priority will be given to candidates:

- who are involved in creating an intercomprehension course focusing on Romance or Germanic languages within the context of the EUniWell Consortium (Work Package 5: Culture, Multilingualism and Wellbeing)

- who have a B1/B2 level in at least two Romance or two Germanic languages

- who are motivated by their professional development