Multilingualism

October, 2025

Blended Intensive Programmes are an innovative form of learning that combine in-person and online modalities, developed by at least three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from different EU countries and funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

Palavras em várias línguas
scroll

Intro

A Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) focused on multilingualism, co-organised by Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (Belgium) and the Alcoitão School of Health Sciences (Portugal), addresses a key priority in European higher education: fostering intercultural competence and linguistic awareness.

Through its hybrid format, the programme enables diverse institutions—including Heimerer College (Kosovo) and Medipol University (Turkey)—to collaborate and explore the complexities of multilingualism in academic and professional contexts.

The initiative promotes international cooperation, critical reflection on language policies, and the development of essential skills for working in culturally and linguistically diverse environments.

Recipients

3rd and 4th year students in Speech and Language Therapy at ESSAlcoitão

Information

At the end of the curricular unit the graduate should be able to:

A. Understand different theories on Multilingual development
B. Know the distinction between the different types of multilingualism,
C. Discuss the most updated definitions
D. Establish and discuss differential diagnosis between normal multilingual language development, language delay and language disorder
E. Select and analyze formal and informal evaluation instruments
F. Improve knowledge on planning, implementing and analyzing clinical practice
G. Develop a multicultural attitude
H. Know how to guide school setting and stakeholders

Organizer:
Speech and Language Therapy Department of the Alcoitão School of Health Sciences (Portugal)
Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)

Co-organizers:
Medipol University (Turkey)
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
Heimerer College (Kosovo)

Access conditions

Calendar

Online: October, 2025 (exact date to be confirmed)

In-person: November 6th to 9th, 2025

Duration of the course
30 hours
ECTS
3 ECTS

Responsible

Contacts and location

Jaqueline Carmona

jaqueline.carmona@essa.scml.pt

Location (in-person)

Alcoitão School of Health Sciences, Portugal

Ícone de e-mail no telemóvel

Partners

ESSAlcoitão

Alcoitão School of Health Sciences (Portugal)

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)

Medipol University

Medipol University (Turkey)

Rotterdam University of Apllied Sciences

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)

Heimerer College (Kosovo)

Heimerer College (Kosovo)

Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union