CANCELED: Mastering Academic English: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
The goal of this one-day seminar/workshop is to improve the participants’ English language proficiency and ability to speak more naturally and fluently. Specific focus will be placed on the most common and widespread mistakes and errors made by German speakers of English.
Content:
- verb tenses - the three biggest mistakes
- prepositions and phrasal verbs - the most difficult syntactical challenge
- stress and intonation patterns - strategies for accent reduction
- lexical crossover - avoiding false friends and pseudo-anglicisms
- speaking naturally - using collocations, question tags, echo questions, short answer patterns
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, participants will have had the opportunity to:
- recognize and identify the typical mistakes of German speakers in English
- incorporate strategies to avoid common pitfalls and errors
- improve abiity to self-correct
- speak more naturally and fluently
Workshop language is English!
We will postpone the workshop! We will inform you about new dates.
University: | Universität Bayreuth |
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Seminar host: | Dr. Teresa Catarella |
Seminar ID: | FBZHL UBT SS2020 39S Pitfalls |
Location: |
FBZHL der Universität Bayreuth
Nürnbergerstr. 38, Bayreuth Dieses Seminar findet rein virtuell statt und wird mittels ZOOM organisiert. Sie benötigen dafür einen Computer mit Mikrofon und Kamera. Alles Weitere erfahren Sie per E-Mail. Show on Google Maps |
Dates: |
07.07.2020
, 09:00 - 16:30 Uhr
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Costs: |
The following attendance fees apply:
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Available slots: | 12 slots, thereof 0 available |
Stufe: | Basic and advanced level |
Credible hours: |
Area B with 8 operation units |
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