The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the second edition of the course “Exámenes de certificación en español: acercamiento” [Getting familiar with Spanish proficiency exams].

The course introduces four Spanish proficiency exams (CELU, DELE, SIELE and LAPLE (DLLE/UFSC)), whose certificates are the most required for academic mobility and admission to graduate programs. The objective is to familiarize participants with the exam formats, the types of questions, the skills assessed, the time for completion, the assignment of grades/scores and the conditions of offer and validity of the exams.

Classes will take place between 22 June and 15 July.

Register here until 17 June.

Attention: participants must have knowledge of the Spanish language (written and oral comprehension), as the entire course (classes, materials and activities) will be in Spanish.

If you have any doubts, contact the NILT Spanish Coordinator at espanhol.nilt@gmail.com.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the course “Francophonie et mobilité étudiante” [Francophony and student mobility]. 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. The course is open to the entire university community – students, faculty and staff – and registrations run from 22 May to 1 June 2022.

The course totals eight hours and two groups – with 15 seats each – will be offered. A B1-level proficiency in French is required and the classes will be held in person, with support from the Moodle platform for complementary activities. Choose one of the links below to register and, should you have any questions, please contact Prof. Clarissa Oliveira (clarissa.oliveira@ufsc.br).

Group 1: morning period. Classes on 6, 8, 13 and 15 June, from 10 am to 11:30 am.

Group 2: afternoon period. Classes on 7, 9, 14 and 16 June, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the third edition of the course “Ways and perspectives of studying in Italy – reading and understanding Calls for Application in Italian language”. The classes will take place from 4 to 31 May and registrations are open until 30 April. The course totals 20 hours.

The initiative seeks to equip the academic community (undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff) and the community in general with the ability to understand Calls for Applications for scholarships in Italian educational institutions. Given the offer of Italian government scholarships for undergraduate exchange, graduate research and cultural exchanges, it is intended that students, at the end of this course, will be able to: 1) easily locate Calls for Applications for Italian government scholarships; 2) understand the Italian higher education system; 3) know the main Italian proficiency tests; 4) recognize characteristics of a Call for Applications, in Italian; 5) autonomously fill in registration forms.

The synchronous classes will take place on the Moodle Groups Platform on 11, 18 and 25 May (Wednesdays), from 10 am to 11:30 am. The course is organized into four learning modules: the first module presents the question “Why study in Italy?” and gives a brief presentation of the Italian higher education system, the division of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the main Italian language certifications; in the second and third modules, a Call for Applications from the Italian government offered by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI) will be presented, with vocabulary exploration and instrumentalization on aspects of the Italian language; finally, in the fourth module, there will be a presentation on how to fill in the main data in application forms and equivalency requests, in addition to basic information about student visas. Participants are not required to have previous knowledge of the Italian language and it is important to note that the Call for Applications promoted by the Italian Government has an age restriction.

Click here to register.

The Institutional Center for Languages ​​and Translation (NILT/SINTER) launched the Portuguese as a foreign language course “Aspects of academic writing in Brazilian Portuguese: abstract, review and scientific article”.  Registrations are open from 15 to 31 March 2022 and classes will take place from 18 April to 7 May.

The course is being offered to foreign or Brazilians students, researchers and professors who may need an introduction to academic written production in Brazilian Portuguese. The aim is to enable the participants to produce quality academic papers in Brazilian Portuguese, providing them with formal, linguistic and argumentative elements necessary for the writing process.

Course content:

• Academic genres: abstract, review, article.
• General characteristics of academic writing: conciseness, clarity, objectivity, impersonality.
• Strategies to maintain impersonality in academic writing.
• Textual cohesion and coherence: connectors, modals and anaphoric reference.
• Academic article and its structure: form and content aspects.

The course is structured into three modules, totaling 16 hours, and it has 100 places.  The classes will be online and the course content and activities will be available on Moodle. To be approved at the end of the course, participants must obtain a minimum grade of 6.0. Participants who complete the mandatory activities with the minimum grade will receive a certificate issued by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), valid within the Brazilian territory.

Click here to register.

If you have any questions, please send them to cbfaveri@gmail.com or karollsrolim@gmail.com.

The Institutional Center for Languages ​​and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the French course “Atelier: Rédiger une lettre de motivation”. Registrations open on 14 March and classes will take place between 28 March and 20 April.

In this course, the students will have an introduction to intercultural issues involving the preparation of a lettre de motivation (motivation letter) in French; develop comprehension skills to recognize the structure of application letters for internships, courses, among others; and produce a lettre de motivation based on specific linguistic and lexical content that the genre demands in the academic context.

The course requires A2 proficiency level and totals 16 hours. The synchronous classes will take place on 28/03, 30/03, 04/04, 06/04, 11/04, 13/04, 18/04 and 20/04, from 10 am to 11:30 am.

Click here to register.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the “Italian Proficiency Tests” course, aiming to present the proficiency tests offered by Italian universities in Brazil (CELI, CILS, PLIDA). Registrations are open until 27 March 2022.

In this course, students will understand what these tests are for, how they are carried out and evaluated, and what skills they must have to choose the most appropriate level for their linguistic knowledge. Participants will not learn the language itself, but will become familiar with the functioning of the tests, including their duration, how the questions are presented, which skills are assessed, where the tests are administered and how much they cost. Basic knowledge of Italian is advisable to carry out the course activities, but it is not mandatory.

The course is structured into four study modules, organized in such a way that it presents all the relevant information about each of the proficiency tests. The first module will introduce the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its relevance to proficiency tests in any language. Then, the most frequently asked questions involving the Italian tests will be answered. In the second, third and fourth modules, the CILS, CELI and PLIDA tests, respectively, will be presented, including their individual characteristics, the test formats, their duration, and the calendar for the current year.

The course totals 20 hours and is composed of synchronous classes and asynchronous readings and activities. To complete the course, it is necessary to carry out the activities proposed at the end of each module (40%) and participate in the synchronous classes (60%). The course will open on Moodle on 29 March. The synchronous classes will take place on 5 April (Modules 1 and 2) and 12 April (Modules 3 and 4), Tuesdays, from 10 am to 11:30 am, via the Zoom platform. The link will be available on Moodle and will also be sent to the students one day before the first synchronous class. Classes will be taught by the instructors Cleide Giacomelli Borraz and Telmo Clos Ambrosini, with the supervision of professor Daniela Bunn (MEN/CED/UFSC).

Click here to register.

The Institutional Center for Languages ​​and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the course “Cultural texts in German: a translation practice”. Classes will take place between 7 and 17 March 2022. Students will be able to recognize cultural aspects in German language texts and understand how functionalist theory can help in the translation of these elements.

Registration is open until 6 March and there are 20 available seats. Participants must have knowledge of the German language for the translation tasks. The synchronous classes will be taught via Google Meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 7 pm to 8 pm, by Juliana de Abreu (who holds an undergraduate degree in German Language and Literature and a Master’s and a Doctoral degree in Translation Studies – PGET/UFSC).

On Monday, 7 March, participants will receive a welcome message by email with information about how the course will be organized.

Click here to register.

Should you have any questions, please contact NILT’s staff at cursonilt@gmail.com.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) offers the online English course “Written Production in English– Abstracts”. The course is aimed at faculty, staff and students at UFSC. Classes will take place remotely, via Moodle, and applications will be open from 7 to 14 February.

The goal of the course is to capacitate students to produce abstracts, identify the characteristics of the genre, and compare and contrast different types of abstracts. Intermediate knowledge of English – at B1, B2 or C1 level – is recommended.

Classes will take place from 17 February to 25 March. The course content will be available on Moodle for independent study. Evaluation activities will be carried out asynchronously and sent to the instructor’s e-mail on the following dates: 22 and 28 February, and 4, 9, 16 and 23 March.

The course totals 16 hours and there are 30 available seats. To apply, click here.

If you have any questions, please send them to victor.gobatti@posgrad.ufsc.br.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) offers the online Spanish course “Elaboration of a motivation letter for academic exchange/mobility”. Applications will be open from 8 February to 8 March and classes will take place from 9 March to 1 April.

The course contains guidelines for the elaboration of a motivation letter in Spanish to apply for academic exchange programs. The course materials and activities will be in Spanish; therefore, reading proficiency in the language is a minimum prerequisite.

Classes will include the 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.

The objective is that, at the end of the course, the student will be able to write a motivation letter to apply for academic exchange programs in a Hispanic country. To receive a certificate, the participant will have to attend at least 75% of the course activities (synchronous classes and asynchronous activities).

The program is coordinated by Prof. Carolina Parrini (DLLE/UFSC) and has student María José González Piris as a content creator and tutor. The synchronous classes will take place on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and the asynchronous activities will take place on Fridays. The course has a workload of 16 hours and has 30 available seats.

To register, the participant must send to the email espanhol.nilt@gmail.com:

• Full name

• CPF

• Institutional affiliation (ex.: Pedagogy student at UFSC)

Below you can find the course schedule:

Module 1 (9 and 11 March):

• Synchronous class: course presentation and guidance on content and activities.

• Asynchronous activity: activity about motivation letter.

Module 2 (16 and 18 March):

• Synchronous class: observations on grammatical aspects in motivation letters.

• Asynchronous activity: sending questions about motivation letter.

Module 3 (23 and 25 March):

• Synchronous class: adequate contents for the motivation letter.

• Asynchronous activity: sending questions about motivation letter.

Module 4 (30 March and 1 April):

• Synchronous class: guidelines for the course’s final activity.

• Asynchronous activity: elaborating and sending a motivation letter, in Spanish, to an academic exchange program.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the course “Ways and perspectives of studying in Italy – reading and understanding Calls for Application in Italian language – 2nd edition”. The initiative seeks to equip the academic community (undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff) to understand Calls for Applications for scholarships in Italian educational institutions.

Given the offer of Italian government scholarships for undergraduate exchange, graduate research and cultural exchanges, it is intended that students, at the end of this course, will be able to: 1) easily locate Calls for Applications for Italian government scholarships; 2) understand the Italian higher education system; 3) know the main Italian proficiency tests; 4) recognize characteristics of a Call for Applications, in Italian; 5) autonomously fill in registration forms.

The course will be taught by professors Cleide Giacomelli Borraz and Telmo Clos Ambrosini and the activity is coordinated by professor Dr. Daniela Bunn (MEN/CED). Selected students will receive the access link on 6 February and the Moodle space will open on 8 February. The synchronous classes will take place via the Moodle BBB Platform in three meetings, on Tuesdays, from 10 am to 11:30 am, scheduled for 15 February (Module 1), 22 February (Module 2 and 3) and 8 March (Module 4), and the course will end on 14 March.

The first module of the course presents the question “Why study in Italy?” and gives a brief presentation of the Italian higher education system, the division of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the main Italian language certifications. In the second and third modules, a Call for Applications from the Italian government offered by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI) will be presented, with vocabulary exploration and instrumentalization on aspects of the Italian language. In the fourth module, there will be a presentation on how to fill in the main data in application forms and equivalency requests, in addition to basic information about student visas.

Registration runs from 24 January to 6 February and the course has 50 places. It is not necessary to have previous knowledge of the Italian language and the Call for Applications promoted by the Italian Government has an age restriction. Click here to register.