Young researchers today live in a multilingual world and use more than one language in their daily work routines. While English is important for publishing and conferences, many researchers have untapped potential in other languages. How can you use your entire language repertoire to shape your career?

In this workshop, you will reflect on your linguistic biography and explore how languages can benefit your individual academic work and your contribution in teams. After a brief introduction to language and multilingualism theories, you will discuss their role in the globalized academic landscape. By exchanging ideas and best practices, you will discover strategies for using your language repertoire in research, finding and dealing with literature, and academic writing. Finally, you will consider how your (future) language skills can influence your research and career development and learn about support services at TU Darmstadt.

Lecturer: Robin Breit (Language Resource Centre, TU Darmstadt)
Course language: English
Maximum number of participants: 14

Why should you participate?

• Gain insights into different approaches how to deal with multilingualism.
• Learn how to use all your languages for research.
• Use the opportunity to exchange global experiences of language use with your peers.
• Reflect on your current language skills and plan your future steps for boosting your career in academia and business.

What can you expect of the workshop?

• Reflection on the role(s) of languages for academia, universities, and your field of research
• Reflection on the impact of multilingualism on your academic career
• Strategies for maintaining and expanding the individual language repertoire
• Strategies for utilizing the individual language repertoire for research, finding and dealing with literature, and academic writing
• Familarization with available support services at TU Darmstadt

Registration:
Please register by 19 February 2026 at the latest via https://eveeno.com/135143254