The PhD in Language Teaching - Multilingualism and Education For Global Citizenship operates in a regime of b-learning, in association with the Open University (Universidade Aberta).

In 2026-27, applications will be accepted through the official websites of the Open University.

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The PhD is the result of a partnership between UAb and the NOVA University of Lisbon (School of Social Sciences and Humanities). The course goals consist of training students for advanced level research in language didactics and promoting digital literacy and communication, insisting on intercultural dialogue and new technologies. The course aims, therefore, at the development, dissemination and transmission of scientific knowledge in the teaching of Portuguese or foreign languages. It is targeted at a vast potential audience, spread across the national territory and/or abroad, especially teachers and researchers in academic careers, but also non-university teachers and professionals from different areas.

• to understand and systematise theoretical knowledge about language teaching;
• to develop research skills in specific methodologies in the areas of the specialty;
• to conceive, design, develop and carry out original research work for each area of speciality;
• to develop skills in analysing sources and documents, producing syntheses and critical reasoning in an innovative way;
• to present and publicly communicate ongoing research work and/or its results in scientific, academic and social contexts;
• to contribute to social and cultural development through the production and dissemination of work carried out in the field of language teaching;
• to reflect on the ethical, social and cultural implications of the profession, in the context of the problems of the contemporary world and training for citizenship;
• to apply pedagogical, didactic and methodological knowledge to the definition, management and critical evaluation of curricular plans and pedagogical practices.