FOREIGN LANGUAGES
the world is in BabeliUM
Through a wide range of language courses, BabeliUM – Language Centre of the School of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences of the University of Minho seeks to answer the growing need for learning foreign languages, both within the University of Minho and the surrounding community, furthering a long tradition of the Scholl of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences. BabeliUM is now also present in the campus of Azurém, increasing its offer in Guimarães since 2011.
BabeliUM offers high quality language courses and outstanding learning standards thanks to its highly qualified and motivated teachers who practise innovative teaching methods in line with the requirements of the labour market.
COMPETENCE LEVELS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BabeliUM offers courses in:
GERMAN
SPANISH
FRENCH
GALICIAN
ENGLISH
ITALIAN
JAPANESE
RUSSIAN
SIGN
It occasionally offers Arabic, Czech, Polish, Turkish and Portuguese Sign language courses, amongst others….
Depending on the chosen language, you can find courses with various learning levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced), always identified according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The CEFR describes foreign language proficiency at six levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2, and forms the basis for international recognition of communication skills, which greatly facilitates the mobility of students and professionals.
TRAINING PERIODS
BabeliUM – Language Center offers the following periodicity:
SEMESTER COURSES
1st academic semester (October to January/February) – BIANNUAL COURSES
2nd semester (February to June) – BIANNUAL COURSES
INTENSIVE COURSES
January/February that last 2 to 3 weeks (they take place during Winter Break)
Summer Intensive Courses that last 2 to 3 weeks (June – July)
COURSE TYPE
There are different types of courses. The most common are:
GENERAL COMMUNICATION COURSES
48 Hours
Registration fee : €50.00
Internal tuition fee: €165.00
External tuition fee : €220.00
GENERAL COMMUNICATION COURSES
OR WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
30 Hours
Registration fee : €50.00
Internal tuition fee : €110.00
External tuition fee : €170.00
INTENSIVE COURSES
48 Hours
Held for 2 to 3 Weeks
Registration fee : €50.00
Internal tuition fee : €145.00
External tuition fee : €200.00
Before completing the online application form, please check our educational offer and read the information on pre-enrolment, enrolment, tuition fees and general rules.
Foreign Language Course Coordinator: Doutora Sílvia Lima Gonçalves Araújo
saraujo@elach.uminho.pt
For more information, contact us though babelium@elach.uminho.pt
SCHEDULES
TRAINING OFFERS 1st SEMESTER 2025/2026
Registrations open until the last Tuesday prior to the beginning of the courses
We will contact you closer to the starting date of the courses with all the information about them.
ON-SITE COURSES
*The marked prerequisites are indicative. For registration purposes, it is not necessary to present any proof that you already have the previous level. It is, however, convenient that you have knowledge of the previous level to which you enroll, in order to be able to keep up with the pace of classes.
COURSE
DAY OF THE WEEK
SCHEDULE
TOTAL OF HOURS
PERIOD
CLASS ROOM
SUBSCRIPTION
German Course level »A1 Initiation Working hours (A1.1)
* Without prerequisites
Tuesday and Thursday
10:00 – 12:00
48
07th October 2025 to 08 January 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
German Course level »A1 Initiation After work hours (A1.1)
* Without prerequisites
Monday and Wednesday
18:30 – 20:30
48
06th October 2025 to 14th January 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
German Course level A1 Post-initiation After work hours (A1.1)
* Prerequisite level »A1 Initiation (A1.1)
Monday and Wednesday
18:30 – 20:30
48
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
German Course level »A2 (A2.1)
* Prerequisites level A1 Post-initiation (A1.2)
Monday and Wednesday
18:30 – 20:30
48
06th October 2025 to 14th January 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
German Course level A2 (A2.2)
* Prerequisites level »A2 (A2.1)
Thursday
18:30 – 21:30
48
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Arabic Course level »A1
* Without prerequisites
Thursday
18:30 – 21:30
48
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Spanish Course level A1+
* Without prerequisites
Tuesday
18:00 – 20:00
30
07th October 2025 to 26th January 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Spanish Course level A2+
* Prerequisites level A2
Thursday
18:00 – 20:00
30
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
French Course level A1 Initiation
* Without prerequisites
Wednesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
08th October 2025 to 04th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
French Course level A2
* Prerequisites level A1+
Wednesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
08th October 2025 to 04th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Galician Course level B1
* Without prerequisites
Monday
18:00 – 20:00
30
06th October 2025 to 09th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level A1
* Without prerequisites
Tuesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level A1+
* Prerequisites level A1 Initiation
Thursday
18:30 – 21:30
48
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level A2
* Prerequisites level A1+
Tuesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level A2+
* Prerequisites level A2
Thursday
18:30 – 21:30
48
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level B1 Working hours
* Prerequisites level A2+
Tuesday
10:00 – 13:00
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level B2
* Prerequisites level B1+
Tuesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level C1
* Prerequisites level B2+
Wednesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
08th October 2025 to 04th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English Course level C1+
* Prerequisites level C1
Wednesday
10:00 – 13:30
48
08th October 2025 to 04th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Italian Course level »A1 Initiation
* Without prerequisites
Wednesday
18:30 – 20:30
30
08th October 2025 to 28th January 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Italian Course level A1 Post-initiation
* Prerequisites level »A1 Initiation
Tuesday
18:00 – 21:00
30
07th October 2025 to 09th December 2025
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Italian Course level »A2
* Prerequisites level A1 Post-initiation
Monday
18:30 – 20:30
30
06th October 2025 to 06th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Japanese Course level »A1 Initiation Azurém
* Without prerequisites
Monday
18:30 – 20:30
30
06th October 2025 to 09th February 2026
Campus Azurém (Guimarães)
Japanese Course level »A1 Initiation Gualtar
* Without prerequisites
Monday
18:30 – 20:30
30
06th October 2025 to 09th February 2026
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
E-LEARNING COURSES
*The marked prerequisites are indicative. For registration purposes, it is not necessary to present any proof that you already have the previous level. It is, however, convenient that you have knowledge of the previous level to which you enroll, in order to be able to keep up with the pace of classes.
COURSE
DAY OF THE WEEK
SCHEDULE
TOTAL OF HOURS
PERIOD
CLASS ROOM
SUBSCRIPTION
German Course »B1 (B1.1) E-learning
* Prerequisites level A2 (A2.2)
Computer with internet access required
Wednesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
08th October 2025 to 04th February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
French Course A1+ E-learning
*Prerequisite level A1 Initiation
Computer with internet access required
Tuesday
18:00 – 21:00
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
French Course A2+ E-learning
*Prerequisite level A2
Computer with internet access required
Tuesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
French Course B1+ E-learning
*Prerequisite level B1
Computer with internet access required
Thursday
18:00 – 21:00
48
09th October 2025 to 05th February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English Course B1 After work hours E-learning
*Prerequisite level A2+
Computer with internet access required
Wednesday
18:00 – 21:00
48
08th October 2025 to 04th February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English Course B1+ After work hours E-learning
*Prerequisite level B1
Computer with internet access required
Tuesday
18:30 – 21:30
48
07th October 2025 to 03rd February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English Course B2 Working hours E-learning
*Prerequisite level B1+
Computer with internet access required
Friday
10:00 – 13:00
48
10th October 2025 to 06th February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English Course B2+ E-learning
*Prerequisite level B2
Computer with internet access required
Monday
10:00 – 13:00
48
06th October 2025 to 16th February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English Course C1 Laboral E-learning
*Prerequisite level B2+
Computer with internet access required
Friday
10:00 – 13:00
48
10th October 2025 to 06th February 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English for Academic & Professional Communication Course B1-C1
*Prerequisite level B2
Computer with internet access required
Monday
10:00 – 12:30
30
06th October 2025 to 19th January 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
Italian Course A2 E-learning
*Prerequisite level A1+
Computer with internet access required
Thursday
18:30 – 21:00
30
09th October 2025 to 08th January 2026
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
Turkish Course »A1 Initiation E-learning
*Without prerequisites
Computer with internet access required
Language of instruction: English
Tuesday and Thursday
16:00 – 17:30
30
06th October to 17th December 2025
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
Turkish Course A1 Post-initiation E-learning
*Prerequisites level »A1 Initiation
Computer with internet access required
Language of instruction: English
Monday and Wednesday
16:00 – 17:30
30
06th October to 17th December 2025
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
30 Hours Courses
Registration fee: €50.00*
*After the submission of the online inscription, the registration fee is due*
Internal tuition fee: €110.00
External tuition fee: €170.00
48 Hours Courses
Registration fee: €50.00*
*After the submission of the online inscription, the registration fee is due*
Internal tuition fee: €165.00
External tuition fee: €220.00
* Courses w/ EXEMPTION from attendance fee:
German Conversation Course, Galician Course and Turkish Course: Exempt Attendance fee, only application fee applies (50€)
TRAINING OFFERS SUMMER COURSES 2024/2025
Registrations open until the last Tuesday prior to the beginning of the courses
ON-SITE COURSES
*The marked prerequisites are indicative. For registration purposes, it is not necessary to present any proof that you already have the previous level. It is, however, convenient that you have knowledge of the previous level to which you enroll, in order to be able to keep up with the pace of classes.
COURSE
DAY OF THE WEEK
SCHEDULE
TOTAL OF HOURS
PERIOD
CLASS ROOM
SUBSCRIPTION
36th Intensive German Course level »A1
* Without prerequisites
Monday to Thursday
09:30 – 12:30
48
01st to 28th of July 2025
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Spanish Course Level A1+ Initiation
* Without prerequisites
Monday to Friday
09:30 – 12:30
30
01st to 16th of July 2025
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
English for Work and Study Course Level B1
* Prerequisite level A2+
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10:00 – 13:00
30
07th to 30th of July 2025
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
Italian Course Level »A1 iniciação
* Without prerequisites
Tuesday and Thursday
18:00 – 21:00
30
26th June to 29th July 2025
Campus Gualtar (Braga)
E-LEARNING COURSES
*The marked prerequisites are indicative. For registration purposes, it is not necessary to present any proof that you already have the previous level. It is, however, convenient that you have knowledge of the previous level to which you enroll, in order to be able to keep up with the pace of classes.
COURSE
DAY OF THE WEEK
SCHEDULE
TOTAL OF HOURS
PERIOD
CLASS ROOM
SUBSCRIPTION
French Intensive Course Level A1 iniciação
* Without prerequisites
Computer with internet access required
Monday to Friday
18:00 – 21:00
48
14th July to 04th August 2025
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
Business English Course Level B2 E-learning
* Prerequisite level B1+
Computer with internet access required
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10:00 – 13:00
30
07th to 30th July 2025
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
English for Work and Study Course Level B2 E-learning
*Prerequisite level B1+
Computer with internet access required
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10:00 – 13:00
30
10th September to 01st October 2025
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
Business English Course Level C1 E-learning
*Prerequisite level B2+
Computer with internet access required
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10:00 – 13:00
30
08th to 29th September 2025
Platform to be defined by the teacher (ZOOM, Teams or others)
COURSES WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES – 30 Hours
Registration fee: €50.00
*After the submission of the online inscription, the registration fee is due*
Internal tuition fee: €110.00
External tuition fee: €170.00
INTENSIVE COURSES – 48 Hours
Registration fee: €50.00
*After the submission of the online inscription, the registration fee is due*
Internal tuition fee: €145.00
External tuition fee: €200.00
* Courses w/ EXEMPTION from attendance fee:
German Conversation Course, Galician Course and Turkish Course: Exempt Attendance fee, only application fee applies (50€)
CCPFC ACCREDITED TRAINING ACTION
SEPTEMBER
16 AND 17, 2022
Modality: Training Course
Training Area: Pedagogical and Didactic Practice in Teaching
Recipients: Teachers from Recruitment Groups 120, 220, 330
Duration: 12 hours
TRAINING ACTION
DAY OF THE WEEK
TIME
TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOURS
PERIOD
CLASS ROOM
SUBSCRIPTION
Communication and intercultural development in the English Language classroom – CCPFC Training Action
Friday and Saturday
09h30-17h00
12
September 16 and 17, 2022
Campus de Gualtar
ELACH Auditorium (Ed. No. 5)
Closed