Presentation Skills

Niveau B2/C1

Termine: Freitags 14.11., 21.11., 28.11., 05.12., 12.12., 19.12., 09.01., 16.01., 23.01. von 15.00 - 17.30 Uhr

Ort: VMP5, Raum 2045

Dozentin: Kimberly Oppenheim

• The aim of this course is to provide the opportunity for PhD students and post docs to practice presenting their work in English. The course will help participants gain the confidence to hold presentations at international conferences, present their results a department meetings, defend their dissertation, or even teach courses in English. The focus of the course will be on presenting your ideas clearly and concisely, while working on tone, body language and general delivery. Additionally, we will work with the language for presentations, with an emphasis placed on stating your purpose, signposting and describing visuals. The use of rhetorical devices such as repetition and alliteration will also be addressed. Each participant will receive both peer and instructor feedback on organisation and structure, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. 

Anmeldung bis 07.11.2025

Academic Writing Workshop

Niveau: B2/C1

Termine:  Freitags 21.11., 12.12 16:00-19:00 Uhr (Online-Kurs Zoom)

Dozent: Arnold Borsutzky

Themen im Kurs:

Topics:

• This academic writing course is designed to support scholars who are in the process of completing a PhD thesis in English. The focus of the workshop will be the work-in-progress of each individual student—whether that is perfecting a difficult chapter, preparing a journal article for publication, or contemplating a paper for an upcoming conference.
• The course will pay particular attention to structure, word choice, punctuation, and style. We will also look at common mistakes, as well as tips for improving your academic writing skills. Activities are based on a variety of materials and exercises prepared by the tutor. Students can also submit several pages of work over the course of the sessions to be proofread.

Anmeldung bis 14.11.2025

Das Sprachenzentrum bietet auch individuelle Feedback-Termine für akademische Arbeiten an. Die 45-minütigen Termine können über das Buchungstool gebucht werden. Mindestens eine Woche vor dem Termin sollten maximal 1.500 Wörter eingereicht werden, (an Sonderkurse.sz@uni-hamburg.de) die das Grundlage für das Feedbackgespräch bilden.
Wenn eine Woche vor dem Termin nichts eingereicht wurde, wird der Termin automatisch storniert.

Dozent: Arnold Borsutzky
Termine: 23.01.26, 20.02.26 alle 45 Minuten.

Presentation Skills

Niveau B2/C1

Termine: Freitags 14.11., 21.11., 28.11., 05.12., 12.12., 19.12., 09.01., 16.01., 23.01. von 15.00 - 17.30 Uhr

Ort: VMP5, Raum 2045

Dozentin: Kimberly Oppenheim

• The aim of this course is to provide the opportunity for PhD students and post docs to practice presenting their work in English. The course will help participants gain the confidence to hold presentations at international conferences, present their results a department meetings, defend their dissertation, or even teach courses in English. The focus of the course will be on presenting your ideas clearly and concisely, while working on tone, body language and general delivery. Additionally, we will work with the language for presentations, with an emphasis placed on stating your purpose, signposting and describing visuals. The use of rhetorical devices such as repetition and alliteration will also be addressed. Each participant will receive both peer and instructor feedback on organisation and structure, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. 

Anmeldung bis 07.11.2025

Academic Writing Workshop

Niveau: B2/C1

Termine:  Freitags 21.11., 12.12 16:00-19:00 Uhr (Online-Kurs Zoom)

Dozent: Arnold Borsutzky

Themen im Kurs:

Topics:

• This academic writing course is designed to support scholars who are in the process of completing a PhD thesis in English. The focus of the workshop will be the work-in-progress of each individual student—whether that is perfecting a difficult chapter, preparing a journal article for publication, or contemplating a paper for an upcoming conference.
• The course will pay particular attention to structure, word choice, punctuation, and style. We will also look at common mistakes, as well as tips for improving your academic writing skills. Activities are based on a variety of materials and exercises prepared by the tutor. Students can also submit several pages of work over the course of the sessions to be proofread.

Anmeldung bis 14.11.2025

Niveau B2

Termine: Dienstags 12:15 - 13:15 Uhr ab 21.10.2025 (Online-Veranstaltung)

Dozentin: Orla Mac Mahon

Themen im Kurs:

• Telefonieren
• Verfassen von E-Mails und Briefen
• Interkulturelle Unterschiede
• Informationen zur Fakultät / zum Arbeitsbereich
• Präsentationstechniken
• Internationale Meetings mit Lieferant:innen / Universitäten etc.
• Universitätsspezifisches Vokabular

Niveau B2/C1

Termin: Mittwochs 12:15 - 13:15 Uhr ab 22.10.2025 (Online-Veranstaltung)

Dozent: Dr. Peter Witchalls

Themen im Kurs:

• Stilsicheres Verfassen von offiziellen Anschreiben
• Interkulturelle Unterschiede
• Telefonieren
• universitätsspezifisches Vokabular
• Informationen zur Fakultät/zum Arbeitsbereich
• Präsentationstechniken
• Internationale Meetings
• FAQ
• etc.

Niveau C1+

Termin: Donnerstags 12:15 - 13:15 Uhr ab 23.10.2025  (Online-Veranstaltung)

Dozent: Dr. Peter James Witchalls

Themen im Kurs: 

• Presenting & Discussing in English with Confidence & Competence

Would you like to be able to both present and discuss more confidently in English?
In this course we will be demonstrating good presentation and debating practices through diverse voice, language and nonverbal training exercises. You will then have the opportunity to give a short talk on an academic topic that is important for your professional life after which we will launch into a dynamic discussion, with troubleshooting on the language used. You will become more fluent and proficient, understanding the underlying principles of good communication and have ample opportunity to discuss many topics connected to Universität Hamburg. Look forward to seeing you in class!

Dieser sechswöchige Kurs richtet sich an Mitarbeitende auf B1-Niveau, die seit längerer Zeit kein Englisch mehr gesprochen haben. In dem Kurs können Sie Hemmungen abbauen und Sicherheit bei der Verwendung von Englisch gewinnen.

• Termine: Freitags 11:00-12:00 Uhr ab 07.11.2025 (Online)

 

Der Kurs widmet sich „falschen Freunden”, Satzstruktur, Komma-Verwendung und anderen häufigen Fehlern. 

• Termine: 09:15-12:30 Uhr, 06.11.2025 und 13.11.2025 (Präsenz)

Themen umfassen E-Mail-Vokabular, Formalitäten und Tonfall sowie den effektiven Einsatz von Online-Übersetzungs- und KI-Tools beim Verfassen von E-Mails.

• Termine: 09:15-12:30 Uhr, 04.11.2025 und 11.11.2025 (Präsenz)

In diesem Kurs lernen Sie, wie man auf Englisch eine effektive Präsentation strukturiert, einschließlich der Verwendung von Verbindungswörtern, der Beschreibung von Daten und der Nutzung von Präsentationssoftwares.

• Termine: 09:15-12:30 Uhr, 25.11.2025 und 02.12.2025 (Präsenz)