Language Courses
Dive into the multilingual world of SEA-EU, where over 90% of students bring English skills, and nearly half are familiar with Spanish, French, and German. While Polish and Croatian expand our linguistic horizons, we’re enhancing language learning opportunities across the alliance. Following the addition of new partners in 2022, Italian, Norwegian and Portuguese were added to our pool of languages. With courses in national languages and specialised programs, we’re committed to broadening linguistic competencies, embracing Croatian, French, German, Maltese, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Italian and English, enriching our community’s global communication and cultural understanding.
Virtual Tandem Language Exchange
The SEA-EU Virtual Tandem Language Exchange is a program that pairs participants with native or near-native speakers for one-on-one language practice, enhancing speaking and listening skills.
What are the benefits of participating in our SEA-EU Virtual Tandem Language Exchange?
- You can improve your speaking and listening skills hands-on.
- You have access to native speakers from across the SEA-EU Alliance.
- You get to define what you want to learn, when and how … flexibly.
- You have the option of meeting your partner virtually as well as physically, depending on your location.
- You can get to make friends and learn about a new culture.
- And most importantly: Just have fun!
Virtual Language Courses
The SEA-EU Virtual Language Courses is an activity based on the principle of reciprocity. Below, we list courses offered by each SEA-EU partner university to participants from other partner universities.
We strengthen our alliance by coordinating and maintaining an up-to-date list of language courses. Thereby, SEA-EU students and staff can obtain centrally all the information needed for enrolment into these online courses. The list is updated regularly as new courses become available.
Conditions of enrolment:
- The course offers are meant for SEA-EU Alliance Universities’ students and staff: Registration is only considered if made with a valid institutional email address.
- No ECTS credits will be awarded.
- A certificate of participation will be issued, upon attendance to >75% of the course.
- An evaluation of the course by participants is appreciated at the end.
- Registration is binding.
- No guaranteed spots.
We strongly encourage participants to self-assess their current language skills and check the course content description and/or learning outcomes of each course prior to registration.
New Virtual Language Courses
French - pre-intermediate
Target group: SEA-EU Alliance Universities’ staff and students
Total workload: 20+ hrs
Register: before 19th January 2025
More info
Course content:
1. Introducing yourself, spelling names and contact details, nationalities, studies
2. Numbers 0-1000, including phone numbers
3. Understanding a timetable: days of the week, times, classes
4. Finding your way around town/campus; understanding and giving directions; buying a transport ticket
5. Describing where you live, the landscape, the environment
6. Talking about food, likes and dislikes, shopping for food
7. Sports and leisure activities
Language of instruction: French (and English if needed)
Pre-requisites: French at level A1.2 or A2.1 (pre-elementary level)
When will the course be delivered?
Two 2-hour classes per week (Mondays and Thursdays) from Mon. 27th Jan. to Thur. 6 th March 2025 from 6 to 8pm
No class on Mon.17 th Feb. and Thur. 20 th Febr. 2025.
Total Workload: 20h + self study
Cost for the participant: 0,00 €
Size of class: limit per SEA-EU partner 20 students (evenly shared between partner universities)
Specific target group (Students, Staff, All, etc) * Students and staff
Technical requirements, on your side OR expected from participants – which tool will be used for teaching?
Video conferencing (Zoom and Discord), word processor, microphone (headphones if possible) and camera
Name of instructor/teacher Elena BERTHEMET
Affiliation of instructor/teacher Pôle Langues, Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Contact for pre-course queries /Where can further information be obtained? pole.langues.FLE@univ-brest.fr
Registration link https://forms.gle/mNb7cBRdjRvu83Za8
Timeline:
Application deadline: Sun.19 th Jan. 2025 at midnight
When will participants be notified of acceptance? 6 days before beginning – Tue. 21 st Jan. 2025
When will participants receive connection details? 1-2 working days before beginning – Fri. 24 th /Mon. 27 th Jan. 2025
French - beginner
Target group: SEA-EU Alliance Universities’ staff and students
Total workload: 20+ hrs
Register: before 20th January 2025
More info
Course content and/or learning outcomes (What can participants expect?)
1. Introducing yourself, spelling names and nationalities
2. Numbers 0-100, including phone numbers
3. Understanding a timetable: days of the week, time
4. Finding your way around town / campus
5. Buying essential things (transport tickets or food)
Language of instruction: French (and English if needed)
Pre-requisites (Any prior knowledge?): None
When will the course be delivered?
One 2-hour class per week (Tuesdays) from Tue. 28 th Jan. to Tue. 8 th April 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
No class on Tue.18 th Feb. 2025.
Total Workload (hours): 20h + self-study
Cost for the participant: 0,00 €
Size of class: limit per SEA-EU partner 20 students (evenly shared between partner universities)
Specific target group: Students and staff
Technical requirements: Video conferencing (Zoom and Discord), word processor, microphone (headphones if possible) and camera
Name of instructor/teacher: Honorio FLORES GARCIA
Affiliation of instructor/teacher: Pôle Langues, Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Contact for pre-course queries: pole.langues.FLE@univ-brest.fr
Registration link: https://forms.gle/AbTm3rDMytJD9ovD8
Timeline:
Application deadline: Mon. 20 th Jan. 2025 at midnight
When will participants be notified of acceptance? 6 days before beginning – Wed. 22 nd Jan. 2025
When will participants receive connection details? 2- working days before beginning – Fri. 24 th /Mon. 27 th Jan.
Polish course for Beginners
Target group: SEA-EU Alliance Universities’ staff and students
Total workload: 10
Register: before 1 Jan 2025
More info
Course name: POLSKA PO POLSKU
Prerequisites: elementary – A-0
Class size: 10
Course offered by: University of Gdańsk
Course teacher: Urszula Abucewicz, MA
Contact person/ Information: anna.dulska@ug.edu.pl
Start-End Date/ Time:
8 January, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
15 January, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
22 January, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
29 January, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
5 February, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
12 February, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
19 February, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
26 February, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m
Course Content:
The course ‘Polska po polsku’ is an invitation to Gdańsk – the city of freedom. Students will learn what Gdańsk is famous for, where Lech Wałęsa – the legendary leader of the Solidarity movement, President of the Republic of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner – lived, and will follow in his footsteps. During the classes, we will count how many goals Robert Lewandowski has scored and how many matches Iga Świątek has won. The tutor will also talk about the specialities of Polish cuisine.
During the classes, students will learn how to introduce themselves, talk about what they do and what their interests and hobbies are. They will also learn how to plan a trip, how to get to Gdańsk from, for example Cadiz or Split. They will be able to place an order in a Polish café or restaurant and express their preferences in terms of flavours and dishes. Each class will include elements of Polish culture.
Additional details:
- Technical Requirements: Laptop/PC with a stable Internet connection, a camera and a microphone.
- Lessons will be held via Microsoft Teams.
- A certificate of participation will be issued upon attendance to >75% of the course.
To apply:
Register before 1 Jan 2025 at https://forms.office.com/e/TphHQDrSKq
Participants will be notified 3 days before the course and receive connection details 2-3 days before the start of the course.
Mediating Specialised Discourse in English (Domain: Marine Sciences)
Target group: students, professors, technical and administrative staff
Total workload: 30 hours
Register before 22 November 2024
More info
The University of Algarve is pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming Virtual language course titled “Mediating Specialised Discourse in English (Domain: Marine Sciences)”, offered during the 2024/2025 academic year.
Course Aims:
The course will focus mainly on communication in academic context. By the end of this course, participants should be able to activate discourse and language use strategies to mediate specialised vocabulary/terminology and phraseology, within the domain of marine sciences, according to audience and purpose. The focus (of this 30-hour course) is on Amplifying strategies to clarify meaning and facilitate understanding.
Course Details:
- Target group: students, professors, technical and administrative staff
- Language taught: English
- Workload: 30 hours
- Methodology: Participant/content-centred learning approach. Communicative language activities: reception, mediation interaction, production.
- Prerequisites: B1 level CEFR
Key Information:
- Start and End Date: 6 January 2025 – 31 January 2025
- Class Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from 9:30 to 12:00 (CET)
- Registration Deadline: 22nd November 2024
- Course Director: Professor Manuel Célio Conceição; Contact: mconcei@ualg.pt
- Registration Link: Sea Eu – Mediating Specialised Discourse in English – Marine sciences | Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais
Specific Learning Outcomes:
- Reformulating through paraphrasing and use of synonyms
- Explaining (breaking down) terminology by providing examples and definitions accessible to audience and purpose
- Illustrating by making comparisons, metaphors and/or analogies
- Adapting delivery (use of language, style and/or register in order to incorporate the content of a text into a new text of a different genre and register
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Course Director.
