UNITA is offering a tailored Intercomprehension Course for Professional Services Staff, designed to equip administrative personnel with practical tools and strategies to communicate fluently in multilingual and multicultural academic environments across Romance languages.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the core theoretical foundations of intercomprehension.
- Analyse linguistic mechanisms and strategies that facilitate communication between speakers of different Romance languages.
- Develop oral and written interaction skills for professional tasks (e.g. emails, telephone calls).
- Enhance skills for interproduction in the workplace.
- Navigate multilingual institutional settings with confidence and fluency.
Programme Structure:
The course combines local face-to-face workshops with collaborative international online sessions (CET):
- Module 1:
- Local Session: Week of 2nd November (UNITO: 5th Nov, 14:00–16:00 | USMB: 3rd Nov, 14:00–16:00 | UNIZAR: 4th Nov, 10:00–12:00)
- International Session: Tuesday 10th November, 14:00–15:30 (CET)
- Module 2:
- Local Session: Week of 16th November (UNITO: 19th Nov, 14:00–16:00 | USMB: 17th Nov, 14:00–16:00 | UNIZAR: 18th Nov, 10:00–12:00)
- International Session: Tuesday 24th November, 14:00–15:30
- Module 3:
- Local Session: Week of 30th November (UNITO: 3rd Dec, 14:00–16:00 | USMB: 1st Dec, 14:00–16:00 | UNIZAR: 2nd Dec, 10:00–12:00)
- International Session: Wednesday 9th December, 14:00–15:30
(Note: Additional partner universities will announce their local session dates shortly. Registered participants will receive the access link for international sessions prior to each webinar).
Workload: 25 hours (local and international sessions plus autonomous work; certified upon 90% attendance)
Places: Limited to 5 participants per partner university
How to Apply:
Places are managed locally by each partner university. Please consult your institution’s internal staff training portal or local UNITA office for registration procedures.