English Communication Practice – Advanced

This course is designed for those who wish to advance and polish their oral communication skills and to expand their lexical knowledge. The objective of the course is to equip participants with the spontaneity and naturalness of speech increasingly required in these times of globalisation.

Participants will improve their verbal fluency and eloquence through focused intensive practice. Language barriers will be reduced and self-confidence increased. Continuous performance evaluation and comprehensive feedback will be given throughout. Grammatical structures are addressed in appropriate context.

Target Group Description

administrative and academic staff who wish to polish and improve their oral communication skills

Participation Requirements

participants must have an English level of B2 and up

Further information

Certificate of international and intercultural competences (BIKOM) for technical and administrative staff

BIKOM documents and honours the activities of technical and administrative staff as a contribution to a diverse community at the university.

further information in the staff portal (in German)

Guideline for participation in the language courses

The language courses offered in the training and qualification programme are systematised according to the competence levels of the Common Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This provides a benchmark for the acquisition of language skills and aims to make different language certificates comparable with each other.

information on the competence levels

Offer Id

26013-0207

Lecturer

Alexander Webb M. A., English trainer (Cambridge DELTA)

Date(s)

06.02.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
13.02.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
20.02.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
06.03.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
13.03.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
20.03.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
27.03.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
10.04.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
17.04.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)
24.04.2026; 10:30 - 12:00 h (room 3110.000.012)