230810 Englisch: Connect Skype Tandem, level B1 and higher (S) (SoSe 2011)

See the world without leaving the comfort of your chair, your country and maybe your underwear.

This class is intended for students who are interested in improving their English fluency while having a fun and unique cultural experience. This program aims to connect each student in Germany with several students in the USA via Skype.

This semester we will be again working with students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, as well as students at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Students will correspond over Skype and possibly by other means with members of the other classes from abroad and discuss various topics. Both our students and those participating abroad will gain valuable practice explaining their culture in a foreign language to individuals of potentially various and diverse cultural backgrounds. The course is centered around a cultural exchange concept and therefore uses a mixed format to accomplish the tandem. One has the opportunity to meet people from different countries and cultures from around the world, while at the same time practicing English - the possibilities are endless! For more information please contact donovan.babin@uni-bielefeld.de.

IMPORTANT: In addition to registering in the EkVV, students should also register with the FSZ tandem program (http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/tandem/Tandem_Questionaire.html) and choose "Connect English Tandem Class" for the type of tandem.

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, notwendige Vorkenntnisse

Successful completion of a B1-rated course or C-Test of the Language Center (for dates please see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/tests.html)