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

What we offer

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These language support services are offered as part of the Global Design & Media CoSpace project. 

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.

LUNCHTIME 

QUICK TIPS  (online)

Every month on the 13th at 1pm (unless it falls on a weekend).  Topics will be announced here in advance.

Coach: Shirley Roth 

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

Wednesday 13th November  HOW TO SOUND POLITE


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WORKSHOP

ADVANCE YOUR ENGLISH - IMPROVE YOUR WRITING  

Do you work in the university administration and want to be able to produce high quality English texts (emails, website information, university forms, presentation slides, reports) more easily? Are you interested in using the newest university AI tools to support the writing and/or translation process, but would like some guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls? Do you generally want to improve your English writing skills and need some fresh ideas on how to go about it?

This half-day workshop takes place on campus and uses both plenary and small group activities. You will use our text examples (and some that you bring with you) to identify the characteristics of well-written texts and to define the challenges that you face when translating university texts into English. You will use our checklist to make decisions about how best to support your writing and translation processes for specific examples from your work context. Finally, you will learn and apply strategies to avoid common pitfalls when using AI-tools (e.g. DeepL) to support text production.

Coaches:  Shirley Roth & Anna Hudert

Where: KSR, Room C211

The workshop will take place at two different levels. 

Register here for level A2 / B1 on 22nd November, 2024 from 9:00 until 12:30

Register here for level B2 / C1 on 29th November, 2024 from 9:00 until 12:30


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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: Feb/March 2025 - date to be confirmed

Where: KSR - room to be confirmed

 

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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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