This language workshop is designed to help you improve your debating skills in English and, at the same time, navigate cross-cultural settings more effectively. It also offers you the opportunity to develop your critical thinking and, consequently, revisit your language and change the narratives on topics such as diversity, equality, equity and inclusion.
This workshop focuses on English for online presentations, offering helpful language and practical tips to communicate clearly and confidently in virtual settings. Participants will explore techniques to structure their presentations effectively and engage their audience when presenting online.
Online presentations have become more and more frequent over the past few years. In this workshop, you will get the chance to present a few slides and receive feedback. We will also take a look at general tips for giving a presentation online.
"I have seen" or "I saw"? "I work" or "I am working"?
In this workshop, we will take a look at the tenses in English with a focus on those that are used most often.
As many learners of English know, false friends can cause problems. In this workshop, we will take a look at false friends between English and German that are often problematic. Furthermore, we will discuss cognates, which are words that look the same in both languages, and also mean the same.
Giving advice is a common part of our roles at the university. This can
include giving advice about courses, exams, or even about the best place
to go for lunch between lectures! This mini-workshop looks at how to
give advice in English, with a focus on useful phrases which can be used
in many situations.
"Turn left", "turn right", "go straight on". In this workshop, we will practice useful words and phrases for giving directions in English based on realistic scenarios on our campus.
We often have to give rules - orally or in written form - at our university. For example, we need to tell students what they are allowed to or not allowed to do in the library, what they must do for their lectures and seminars, or what they should do if they want to go on a semester abroad - and much more. In this workshop, we will practice useful phrases for giving rules in English (with a grammar focus on modal verbs) so that you can feel confident when explaining rules to people in the future.
