This course will expand your knowledge of English through extensive practice of speaking, writing, listening, and reading. Through various media and exercises, students will gain the knowledge they need to work academically in English. Together with the B2.2 course that is taught in the summer semester, this course will prepare students for working at the C1 level and continued academic fluency.
If you are on the reserve list (= "nicht teilnehmend"), you will still get a place. Extensive use of breakout rooms means that students still get a lot of individual speaking time and error correction, even if it is a big group.
Throughout the semester, you may join this course as a guest, but only if your spoken English is of a higher level than the average of the students who are looking to pass the course. Please join one of the Zoom sessions and I will assess your level. - Heddwen Newton
Please note that students and guests need to have access to the coursebook, which is specified below.
AI policy:
In this course, AI may NOT be used for assignments.
PLEASE NOTE: This course has 23 online lessons and 3 in-person lessons/exams in the second half of the semester. The dates for the in-person meetings will be planned together with the students.
Zoom link: https://uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/j/66544788131?pwd=XNlpOaRBqgS3jUuMOyCiaRHUzmEaGC.1
Empower Second edition B2 Upper Intermediate: Student’s Book with eBook (Cambridge English Empower Second edition)
ISBN-10 : 3125407753
ISBN-13 : 978-3125407756
(There is also a slightly more expensive edition "with digital pack". You may also buy this one. The book is the same, the digital suite will give you some more practice material.)
Make sure you buy the second edition! It has a man with a surfboard on the front.
| Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Di | 8-10 | ONLINE | 13.10.2025-06.02.2026 | |
| wöchentlich | Fr | 12-14 | ONLINE | 13.10.2025-06.02.2026 |
| Datum | Uhrzeit | Format / Raum | Kommentar zum Prüfungstermin |
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| Dienstag, 9. Dezember 2025 | 8-10 | B2-235 | |
| Dienstag, 13. Januar 2026 | 8-10 | B2-235 | |
| Freitag, 30. Januar 2026 | 12-14 | B2-266 |
| Modul | Veranstaltung | Leistungen | |
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| 23-FSZ-M14_a B2.1 - Spracherwerb Niveaustufe B2.1 B2.1 - Spracherwerb Niveaustufe B2.1 | B2.1 - Spracherwerb Niveausstufe B2.1, einsemestrig | unbenotete Prüfungsleistung
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Studieninformation |
| 29-EuIn_a Europa Intensiv Europa Intensiv | Sprachkurs | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation |
Die verbindlichen Modulbeschreibungen enthalten weitere Informationen, auch zu den "Leistungen" und ihren Anforderungen. Sind mehrere "Leistungsformen" möglich, entscheiden die jeweiligen Lehrenden darüber.
| Studiengang/-angebot | Gültigkeit | Variante | Untergliederung | Status | Sem. | LP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fachsprachenzentrumskurse | ENG | 5 | unbenotet |
In order to participate in this class, you must have at least a good B1.2 level of English. Your teacher will assess your English level in your first two lessons, and may ask you to switch to another class as needed.
These are the requirements to pass the class:
You will get more information in an email before the beginning of the semester.