Pedagogical approach
Our mission
- To encourage and promote language learning in order to respond to the challenges of international university education, mobility and integration, professional life and lifelong learning
- To encourage the development of linguistic and intercultural skills and competencies, enabling the use of languages in multiple contexts and to various ends
- To develop language and communication skills as transferable skills essential to studies at all levels
- To promote the continuous education of UNIL staff members in this domain
- To provide support to UNIL administration and Faculties on questions of language and plurilingualism
Our objectives
To offer members of the university community:
- High quality modules responding to the demands of their studies, exchange programmes and / or their present and future work
- by developing their general language and communication skills
- by offering modular courses based on specific needs
- by preparing learners for various international examinations and certificates
- by offering individual independent learning modules and opportunities
- by developing specific communication skills for different fields of study
- Stimulating teaching methods blending well-tested approaches and the latest methodological innovations, catering for all types of learner, practical and adapted to the target learners
- Transparent and coherent learning objectives linked to European reference levels
- The opportunity to develop independent learning skills and intercultural communication skills
Evaluation, certificates and ECTS credits
The Centre de langues used continuous assessment. Meeting the requirements of the courses allows learners to obtain a certificate and credits (these need to be accepted by your Faculty).
More information on the practical information page
Example of a holistic approach: the affective dimension and language learning
Posters
Hacking and Plagiarism
"Plagiarism, the fabrication or falsification of findings are unanimously considered as serious accusations, which can be punished by the university or even lead to legal proceedings. These infractions are not compatible with the University’s Charter which stipulates that UNIL: “aimes to produce and transmit knowledge which has been validated by collective verification methods, involving honesty, independence, interdisciplinarity, debate and discussion". (Directive de la Direction 0.3. Code de déontologie en matière d'emprunts, de citations et d'exploitation de sources diverses)
Definition: "Plagiarism is the use (even occasional, partial or reformulated) of somebody else’s text, in order to present it as one’s own work, or without referring to its source". (Directive 3.15.1 de la Direction de l'UNIL)
Copying, or hacking into, the material (digital, printed or in other form) in the Multimedia Space (online or in any other format) is forbidden.