Teaching in English Center & Lehrwerkstatt
In the Teaching in English Center you will learn methods that enable you to lecture competently in English while considering how to establish clear standards which take cultural differences into account. In our workshops you will receive advice and exercises on all aspects of the teaching process.
We offer individual and group coaching as well as workshops to help you with:
- Adjusting your course materials to an English-speaking international audience
- Making your presentations accessible and understandable(1)
- Lecturing in English in a clear way
- Communicating clear expectations (deadlines, project instructions, evaluation standards etc.)
- Giving effective feedback on oral and written projects using our easy-to-adapt rubrics
- Holding office hours
- Dealing with difficult questions
- Giving constructive feedback
- Teaching with intercultural competence
- Dealing with disagreement and controversy
- Fostering comprehension and active participation in the classroom
- Setting clear academic integrity standards (plagiarism and cheating rules) for students of various cultural backgrounds
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions
(1)Please note this is not a translation service. We help you adapt your lectures/ presentations/ slides/ scripts into English
Gretchen Chojnacki-Herbers, M.A.
Academic employee (Teaching in English)
Coordinator for Arabic, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
Dr.
Head of the Language Center