Objectives and Content

Objectives 

The doctoral programme "Multilingualism: acquisition, education and society" offers academic support as well as substantial and attractive input for doctoral students in multilingualism research:

1. General academic training in multilingualism research at the doctoral level
2. Specific training in one of the three areas of specialisation:
• Language acquisition / usage and multilingualism (psycholinguistics)
• Language learning / teaching and multilingualism (applied linguistics)
• Society and multilingualism (sociolinguistics)
3. Training in research methods and as a researcher in multilingualism
4. Forming of research networks with other doctoral students (academic socialisation) 

Content

The IdP organises workshops several times a year for PhD students, covering either general academic training or specific subject areas. The workshops are announced via the IdP events calendar and require prior registration.

Doctoral students may also take part in further training through:

• Courses offered by the University of Fribourg
• The doctoral programme of the University Conference of Western Switzerland (CUSO)

Please note that any costs associated with certain of these further training courses are not covered by the doctoral programme.