Current Courses
These are the courses currently offered by the Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT):
Italian Proficiency Tests
Registrations: until 27 September
The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the main Italian proficiency tests: CELI, CILS and PLIDA. Participants will learn how the proficiency tests work, including their duration, how the questions are presented, which skills are assessed, the test locations and fees. It is advisable but not mandatory that the students have basic knowledge of Italian to carry out the course activities.
The course totals 20 hours and is comprised of in-person classes, reading assignments and asynchronous activities. The course will start on Moodle on 28 September (with asynchronous activities) and will finish on 17 October. To complete the course, it is necessary to access the content available on Moodle, carry out the activities proposed at the end of each module (40%) and participate in the in-person classes (60%).
The in-person classes will take place on 3 October (Modules 1 and 2) and 10 October (Modules 3 and 4), Mondays, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, at NILT, located at Av. Desembargador Vitor Lima, 222, in the Rectorate Building II. The course will be taught by the instructors Cleide Giacomelli Borraz and Telmo Clos Ambrosini, with the supervision of Professor Daniela Bunn (MEN/CED/UFSC).
Register here.
La carta de motivación en Español
Registrations: until 12 September
The aim of the course is to guide participants on how to prepare a motivation letter in Spanish to apply for academic mobility programs. The course will cover the following topics: analysis and identification of the parts of a motivation letter; formality and informality; forms of address; greeting and farewell formulas in Spanish; selection and organization of information relevant to the letter; lexicon and appropriate contents.
- Course type: online, through Moodle Groups.
- Period: from 14 September to 7 October.
- Time: synchronous classes will take place on Wednesdays, from 3 to 5 pm, and the asynchronous activities on Fridays.
- Note: materials, classes and activities will be in Spanish. Thus, the participants must have reading and writing proficiency in Spanish.
- For questions, contact espanhol.nilt@gmail.com.
Register here.
Francophonie et mobilité étudiante
Registrations: until 2 September
What is francophony? How far does the French language go? What are the different university models? These are the issues we will try to tackle in this course, establishing our first contact with this multi-faceted culture. The classes are targeted at students, faculty members and administrative staff interested in undertaking mobility in one of the French-speaking countries. The aim of the course is for participants to broaden their knowledge of the French language and become familiar with the francophone university education system.
Total hours: 8 hours
Level required: B1
Morning group: Mondays and Tuesdays, from 10 am to 11:30 am. Classes on 5, 6, 12 and 13 September. Register here.
Afternoon group: Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. Classes on 7, 8, 14 and 15 September. Register here.
French Conversation
Registrations: until 2 September
Welcome to the French Conversation Group! If you are interested in news related to the francophone world and its different cultural aspects, this discussion group is for you. In weekly meetings, we will discuss and work together on several themes associated with the francophone culture. Thus, you will be able to practice your French while learning how to structure your arguments during a debate. The meeting will be in table ronde [round table] format, in which everyone will have to defend their arguments to strengthen their critical thinking and train their debating skills in French.
Course objective: This course aims at engaging the students, offering them the possibility of giving their opinions in French about subjects pre-defined by the teacher or by the participating students.
Dates: every Thursday, from 10 to 11:30 pm. The meetings will be held in-person, in the Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT), Rectorate Building II (Av. Desembargador Vitor Lima, no. 222).
Start date: 5 September 2022.
Register here.
