Course description

No. 903.01	Communicating with International Students and Staff (B1/B2)
Dates	08.04.2025 to 15.07.2025 every Tuesday from 09:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Location	Face-to-face event
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.
Group size	max. 16 persons
Content	Communicating in English with students or visiting colleagues can be daunting if you don’t have an opportunity to practice your language skills on a regular basis. This course offers you the opportunity to do just that. The emphasis is on speaking, and participants are encouraged to suggest topics of interest which they find useful for their jobs. Communication difficulties often arise between individuals from different cultural backgrounds because perspectives or expectations differ. Podcasts and video input highlighting cultural topics will provide a base for discussion, thereby improving both listening and speaking skills. Vocabulary practice will equip the participants with the necessary language phrases to discuss these topics and boost their confidence in expressing themselves freely. Looking forward to working with you!
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.
Reporting date	10.03.2025 On the registration deadline, we decide whether an event can take place or not on the basis of the registrations. Therefore, please register as soon as possible if you are interested! The more registrations we receive, the more securely we can organise the event. Of course, you can still register after the registration deadline if there are still places available.

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