ENGLISH FOR STAFF

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Would you like support while working, researching and teaching in English?
The English for staff team can help you to develop strategies for working more effectively in English, particularly when communicating with non-native speakers of English. The different formats for teaching staff, researchers and admin staff in the faculties or in administration are designed so that everyone can find the most effective way to develop their English communication skills.

We can help you to:

  • feel more comfortable when using English at work
  • use English to welcome and inform our international students, staff and visitors
  • work towards the microcredential qualification INTERNATIONAL@WORK

What we offer

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These language support services were developed as part of the Global Design & Media CoSpace project (2021-2024) and will continue as part of the QUIS-DiVine project until the end of 2025. 

As part of the projects QUIS-DiVine and Global Design & Media CoSpace, we offer individualized language support services to teaching staff and researchers.

What we offer

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Why do we offer English for academic staff?

  • To help you prepare and practice for teaching in English.
  • To work with you to find effective approaches and techniques for teaching non-native English-speaking students.
  • To support you with adapting your course content and teaching materials to acommodate non-native English-speaking students.

QUICK TIPS  (online, 30 minutes) - no registration needed

Every month on the 13th at 1pm (unless it falls on a weekend). 

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On Thursday 13th February the topic is Using AI to Improve your Emails.

We will look at how emails can be translated and post-edited using the HSRM AI tools  https://ki.hs-rm.de. 

Coaches: Shirley Roth & Anna Hudert

Where: https://hs-rm.zoom-x.de/my/shirley.roth  

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WORKSHOP

ADVANCE YOUR ENGLISH - GETTING THE TENSE RIGHT  

Are you unsure about which English tense to use when? Would you like to have a visual overview of the different tenses and what they are useful for? Do you want to know which tenses are especially important for your work situations, and practise using them? 

This half-day workshop takes place on campus and uses both plenary and small group activities. You will experiment with a hands-on interactive tenses model that visualises the English tenses. You will use it to explore how English time structures work and how German time structures translate into English. You will then place phrases that you use in your daily work within the model. Finally, you will prioritise tenses for further practice and use ChatGPT to create practice exercises. These will contain the vocabulary and time structures you need in your daily work.

Coaches: Shirley Roth & Kathrin Klein

Group 1:  Friday, 21st February 2025, 9:00 – 12:30 (levels A2 - B1)

Where: on campus KSR, Building C, C211

Registration via  iwib

Group 2: Friday, 7th March 2025, 9:00 – 12:30 ( levels B2 – C1)

Where: on campus KSR, Building C, C202

Registration via  iwib

WORKSHOP

TEACHING IN ENGLISH: PRACTICAL TOOLS AND METHODS FOR ENGLISH-MEDIUM EDUCATORS 

Who is this for? 

Teaching in English can prepare our students to work in international environments, in international teams or on international topics. It can also help international students to understand the content of our courses.
If you have already taught in English or are thinking about teaching in English, join us for an exploration of skills and techniques, which will support you and your students in the EME classroom (English as a Medium of Education).

Topics:

  • How good should my language skills be to teach in English?
  • Starting your first EME lesson.
  • Dealing with the challenges of EME.
  • Language tools to help students to understand and remember the lecture content.
  • Helping students to understand key terms in English.
  • Interaction strategies.
  • What to do when the words are missing.

Coaches: Charla Schutte & Louise Klein

When: 17th - 18th March 2025 - from 9:00 to 16:00

Where: KSR, Building C, Room 211

Registration via  iwib

 

 

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Feel free to write us an email: englishforstaff(at)hs-rm.de

The English for Staff Team:

Dr. Charla Schutte
Louise Klein M.A.
Dr. Shirley Roth

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