02nd July, 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Lecturers: Markus Gebhardt,  Challenge Learning

Within the last decade working with other cultures got more and more normal. Sometimes we are surprised by behaviours we do not understand. This seminar will help you to get along even easier in the international world. Content:

• Understanding Culture. What is culture? Where does it come from? Key terms, processes, and concepts to help you understand the general meaning of culture and how it works in our world. The central focus of this course is the relationship between “Culture in the Abstract” and “Culture in the Flesh.” It's important to understand that the beliefs and behaviors of a particular culture are not arbitrary, but are part of that culture's rich history and heritage.
• Breaking Down Stereotypes. Get to know the important keys to building a cross-cultural community, especially the need for breaking down harmful stereotypes. What is needed to break down stereotypes? It requires that individuals and societies make a commitment to gaining new insights and perspectives through compassion, honesty, self-control, compromise and participation with the common good in mind.
• Cultural Differences in the Workplace. Explaining the characteristics and challenges of a multicultural workplace, introduces you to issues that may occur as a result of workplace diversity.
• Celebrating Diversity. This seminar offers you the opportunity to learn how to celebrate cultural diversity with your peers, other employees or guests/clientele at your place property.

17th June, 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. plus one hour on 18th or 19th June

Lecturers: Franka Strietzel, Com/on/four GmbH, Jürgen Großmann

The two-day-course trains the student how to perform in a job interview:

• On the first day the usual structure and requirements of a job interview are presented and recommendations are given how to perform successfully. In small role plays the theory is put into practice.
• On the second or third day each student will attend a real 'live' simulation of a job interview.

On the first day the whole group works together. On the second/third day individual time slots for the students will be scheduled. Therefore time required for each student is only the first day and about one hour on the second or third day and the maximum number of attendants is limited to sixteen. We ask for a registration by 29th April in order to know whether one or two days for the invidual interviews are needed.

Date: permanent offer

Lecturer: Sheila Regan

Permanently SAOT offers workshops in Scientific English which are handled flexible so that students can have their work reviewed as and when they need it. Each SAOT student is entitled to get one English paper (or presentation/poster) reviewed.

The work will only be edited if the students attends a workshop of 2 - 4 hours in which a small group of students review several papers (posters/presentations) together with the tutor, Sheila Regan. This is to ensure that - in addition to an improved paper - students also have the opportunity to learn about their particular common mistakes and also learn from others.

Papers, posters or presentation slides can be submitted at any time by e-mail to Sheila Regan: teachgraduate@me.com

Whenever possible, student will receive the revised paper within two weeks. A workshop date would be arranged once a sufficient number of papers had been submitted. Again: participation in the workshop is compulsory!

Two individual courses on 16th April and 14th May, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Lecturer: Sheila Regan

This course will give you experience of typical conference settings in which you have to communicate effectively in English. You will learn how to create an effective "verbal abstract" and how to participate actively in seminars and discussions. In addition to communicating in formal settings, you will develop and practise small talk and networking skills. It is carried out independent of the permanent offered Scientific English Workshop (see above)