Assorted subjects, top-tier speakers and scintillating conversation
Log in to learn a thing or two at The English Café this summer: Once a fortnight, 6 – 7 pm
No registration required – just join us at this Zoom link at the appointed hour
Cross border delights and new ways to learn: Sebastian Lauritz will give us a pan-European perspective
Monday 28 April
Sebastian Lauritz
Digital, flexible and sustainable: The OpenEU
Academic Sebastian Lauritz oversees the FernUniversität’s component of the Open European University. He will tell us all about the OpenEU, a multi-million Euro initiative that will strengthen and transform research, teaching and learning in the European Higher Education Area in the coming months and years.
Come prepared for an academic climate when Dr Jitschin delivers his lecture
Monday 12 May
Dr Adrian Jitschin
A Climate of Civilisation
We are happy to be welcoming back the head of the FernUniversität’s Frankfurt campus, Dr Adrian Jitschin. His lecture will address the ongoing socio-environmental crisis, a call for cooperative action against climate change, biodiversity loss, land use, soil loss and degradation, pollution and ecological overshoot. Although the impacts affect us globally, the solutions remain very inconsistent worldwide. While there are major climate negotiations between nations, local efforts, including climate protests, are trying to influence civil society discourses. Dr Jitschin himself is undecided about what a solution-oriented approach could look like. However, he is willing to explore various methods in collaboration and would like to discuss this with the participants in the panel.
Don’t miss our guest lecture this semester
Monday 26 May
Dr Ines Karin Böhner
Intercultural Dimensions
Dr Ines Karin Böhner, co-author of English for Science and Technology (Hanser, 2024) is an accomplished academic based at the University of Stuttgart’s Language Centre. She specialises in intercultural communication and English for specific professional fields, including marketing, media studies, architecture and project management. Speaking of her upcoming lecture at The English Café, she says, “People from different cultures may speak the same language (i.e. English), yet communication may still break down. Misunderstandings often arise when people interpret messages differently, which is why the ability to read a situation and decipher communication styles becomes key.”
From application to adventure: Lena Aust will guide you through the Erasmus application process at our English Café—don’t miss it!
Monday 2 June
Lena Bøttern-Aust
Semester abroad? More like semester beyond!
Lena Aust-Bøttern, the Erasmus Coordinator at the FernUniversität, is passionate about providing students and staff with enriching international experiences. Having enjoyed a transformative Erasmus semester in Sweden herself, where she improved her English, learned Swedish and made global connections, she aims to offer others similar opportunities. Her upcoming talk at the English Café will guide attendees through a hypothetical application for a semester abroad, covering school selection, overall requirements and the rules for both the Erasmus and Promos programmes.
İpek Aksu has a wealth of experience in IELTS instruction
Monday 14 April
İpek Aksu, M.A.
All about IELTS
Find out about our popular synchronous IELTS course directly from the horse’s mouth. An experienced language teacher, İpek Aksu is at the helm of the Zoom-based IELTS Preparation course whereby students exercise the four language skills, whether or not they wish to sit the final assessment at a British Council-sanctioned venue. On her visit to The English Café, İpek will give a lecture on being confident in English, improving one’s overall communication and articulation skills and feeling prepared for the IELTS exam.