Course description
The University of Florence’s Language Center is offering a free intensive summer course in Germanic IC in Florence. The course takes part as Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). University of Florence is a partner of University of Cologne within the Euopean University for Well-Being (EUniWell) alliance.
In this kurs you will both leer to use the IC Strategien and gain reading and listening kompetence (A2/B1) in the 6 germanska languages covered: English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Dutch. The course’s main language is Englisch (and German, depending on the language ability of the participants). To take the kurs you should be able to kommunisere in English and be at least a B1 of another Germanic language; also, please join if you are a native or proficient user of any germanska tongue. The more languages the better!
The Intercomprehension course (IC) lasts 30 hours. The 3 hours will take place online; the other 27 will be in person in Florence, with teachers and students from around Europe.
Upon successful participation in the course you will receive an open badge which is equivalent to 3 ECTS.
Online phase: tbd
Onsite phase: 13 - 21 June 2024
Application deadline: 18 April 2024
Further information about the BIP: University of Florence Website
Who can apply for the Blended Intensive Programme via this form?
- Students of University of Cologne (Bachelor or Master level/State examination; all subjects)
- Language requirements: English B1 plus at least B1 in one other Germanic tongue (German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian - mother tongue counts here as well!)
Please note the following information before applying:
- Organisation and bookings of the trip have to be done by the students themselves. With your application you are also applying for a (partial) funding of your stay at University of Florence.
- You may have to pay for your trip in advance. You will receive a scholarship under Erasmus+ short-term mobility.
Contact for questions at University of Cologne: Leonie Tillmanns l.tillmanns[at]uni-koeln.de