In our intercultural project class “400 Years of Molière,” communication was always in 3 languages: English, French, and German, even though the participants did not speak all of these languages. As a final class project, the students practiced the pronunciation for many hours and then read the selected text in the language they were least familiar with.

English Version (Video, MOV)

French Version (Video, MOV)

German Version (Video, MOV)

Wherever in the world our lives take us, our home towns will always have a very special place in our hearts. Keeping this special connection in mind, some of our English students set out to share their hometowns with us to allow us a glimpse at where they came from.

My Hometown - Home is Where the Heart is (PDF)

A dictionary compiling business terms put together by seminar participants in summer 2017. The selected vocabulary was chosen from current trade press coverage.

English Dictionary of Business Terminology (PDF)

A reader with Spanish texts and exercises, based on the Common European Framework of Reference. Join us on a journey through the Spanish-speaking countries.

Reader Spanish (PDF)

The experiment started in the summer of 2022, the year of Molière’s 400th anniversary celebration. Driven by the idea to explore a fascinating topic in a mixed-language setting where participants should communicate in English, French, and German throughout the class—without necessarily speaking all of these languages—we launched a new project class format.

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This newsletter is the result of a cooperation between students and lecturers. It reflects current topics relevant to university life. In this issue, 29 students wrote short reports and stories in their target languages.

Language Center Newsletter 2011 (PDF)

Wouldn’t it be cool, we thought, to send our languages on a literary-artistic journey through time? Our lecturers and teachers generously provided their favorite song lyrics and poems by outstanding artists from their native tongue while our students tried their hands at writing poems in their target language—an undertaking they more than succeeded in…

Poetry Collection - The Art of Language (PDF)

until 07.01.2019

A writing contest celebrating the 100th anniversary of Universität Hamburg

21.06.2019

The language center invites you to an unforgettable cultural evening with a live band, poetry slam, short films, and an international buffet. Come and celebrate 100 years of Universität Hamburg with us.

13./14.05.2017

Title: „Una aproximación teórico-práctica a la investigación en Latinoamérica a través de los indicadores económicos“

04.11.2016

We invite all adjunct lecturers teaching at the Language Center to join our teacher training workshops.

05.12.2014

Come and join our English Christmas Caroling Event on 05.12.2014 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.

25.11.2016

Come and join our English Christmas Caroling Event on 25.11.2016 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.

11.05.2012

For our 10th anniversary, the Language Center invites you to delve into all our different languages and cultures with presentations, competitions, dance performances and much more...

31.05.2013

What is the best way to learn a language? Why do people learn differently? What is the difference between general and applied language? How do I use applied language in my everyday life? This conference will answer all of these questions and many more.