Call for applications: financial support for language-learning available to UAB teaching staff (2019)
Description
To improve UAB teaching staff’s command of foreign languages and specifically the level of English for lecturers wishing to offer classes in English.
There are two types of support:
A: Grants for English courses at or above level 4 of the Language Service of the UAB or equivalent at or above level B2.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) organised at the UAB.
B. Grants for foreign language courses organised at the UAB or elsewhere.
Requirements
Financial support may be granted to academic staff on contract to the UAB (capitol 1) throughout the period in which the course takes place.
To receive the grant you must be able to accredit having passed the course during the 2018-19 academic year. A certificate stating that the course has been taken and passed must be submitted.For courses that do not specify the achievement of one of the CEFR levels or a final exam, a certificate of attendance will be required from the centre where the course was taken.
For type A the courses must be organised by the UAB.
For type B the courses must be organised by entities within the MOBINT (taules d'idiomes del CIC i ACLES) agreement or European university language centres.
Where online courses are applied for they must be organised by the UAB and a certificate of the level passed, issued by the UAB, must also be submitted. The examination to prove the level attained must be taken in the same academic year as the grant i.e. 2018-19 and not after 15 September 2019.
Incompatibilities
Official document
Opening date
Date of submission to the Agency convener
Documents
• For courses taken outside the Language Service, an attested copy of the certificate from the Language Service of the course provider stating that the relevant course has been taken and passed. If the course does not lead to the attainment of a level of the CEF), or does not have a final exam, a certificate of successful completion or aptitude should be provided. The certificate must specify the period in which the course took place, the total number of hours, and its equivalence to the CEFR.
• Receipt for payment of the course fees for courses taken outside the Language Service.
Dates for submitting applications 5 September to 15 October 2019.
Application form
s.llengues.info@uab.cat
Phone
+34 93 581 1325
Resolution
The decision-making body for allocating this support will be the Language Service, by delegation of the Language Policy Commission, which is informed annually of the resolutions made.
Decisions are published on the UAB’s grants portal: UABcercador