Event Series
"Preparing international employees for their daily work in German"
From winter term 2024/2025 on, courses in German as a foreign language will be offered for international employees as part of internal training at RUB.
The series of courses is aimed at all international RUB employees - in science, technology and administration. International employees must be able to communicate in German in very different working contexts.
The courses within the series of courses focus on different target groups and linguistic challenges. Depending on the language level and goals, there is a wide range of courses that cover the central language requirements. The courses are therefore designed independently of each other in terms of content. You should select the appropriate course depending on your needs.
The courses cover the following contents and goals:
• For employees in an English-speaking working environment, it is important to be able to handle everyday university life successfully in German. This is essential for a successful social integration at RUB.
• Communicating with the administration in German is of great benefit to international managers and employees in their day-to-day work - especially when it comes to oral communication.
• For international employees, understanding academic texts and presentations in German is a crucial advantage that sets them apart from other employees. German and English are used multilingually and complement each other in academic communication.
• Teaching in German requires a particularly high level of language skills from international employees. The communicative processes and didactic challenges are very complex, which means that systematic linguistic guidance is needed.
Course 1:
Communicating successfully in the every day life at our university - in German (A1.2)
Course 2:
Communicating with the administration and the facilities at our university - in German! (B1.1)
Course 3:
Understanding scientific texts and lectures - in German (B2.2)
Course 4:
Teaching academically in the foreign language German (from B2.2)
Course 1 will take place for the first time in the winter term 2024/2025. The further courses will then follow one by one in the following semesters. You will find more information here in advance. Course 1 was previously piloted with the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.
Course descriptions
Course 1:
Communicating successfully in your university life every day - in German (A1.2)
Would you like to communicate in German with your colleagues, supervisors or students about everyday topics? Even if the academic discussions in your faculty may mainly take place in English, knowledge of German will make it easier for you to socialize at the university and in your everyday life in Germany.
In this course, you will practise typical conversational situations such as small talk during a coffee break, ordering in the canteen or restaurant, making appointments, finding your way around the library, visiting the doctor, looking for accommodation and much more.
Further course descriptions will follow.
