Course de­scrip­tion

Dates

Tuesdays, 09:00–10:30 (from 08.10.2024 to 28.01.2025)

Location

In-person course

Target group

The course is aimed at employees who have previous knowledge of English at level B1 and would like to gain more confidence in communicating in English for their work at Paderborn University.

Number of participants

max. 12 persons

Content

Communicating in English with students or colleagues can be daunting if you don't have the opportunity to practise your language skills regularly. This course offers you the opportunity to speak English with like-minded colleagues on a weekly basis. Special emphasis is placed on oral communication and participants are encouraged to suggest topics that they find interesting or useful for their professional activities. Podcasts, video clips, local, and general news articles provide a basis for discussion, improving both listening comprehension and speaking skills. By practising vocabulary, participants are equipped with the necessary phrases to discuss various topics, express themselves freely and become more confident in using the English language. Grammar topics can also be revised in a communicative manner.

Trainer

Eileen Saager

Trainer´s background

Eileen Saager is a native of Ireland. She obtained the CELTA Qualification (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) from the University of Cambridge in Dublin. For many years, she has lived and worked in Paderborn as an English language teacher in adult education and has led group and individual classes in various well-known companies in the area. Since 2008, she has been a lecturer at the ZfS. Parallel to this, she has participated in numerous further training courses in foreign language didactics.

Notes

The seminar is designed as a face-to-face seminar. You will be informed of the room with the invitation.

To find out your language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), you can take the following online tests: British Council Placement Test or Cambridge General English Test.

Registration deadline

16.09.2024

On the registration deadline, we will decide whether an event can take place based on the number of registrations. Therefore, please register promptly if you are interested. The more registrations we receive, the more certain we can hold the event. Late registrations will be accepted if there are still places available.