• Course start/duration: The course starts each winter semester and runs for two semesters.
• Scope: 90 minutes per week instruction, 90 minutes self-study per week each semester
• Prerequisites: Minimum English B2 level (CEFR)/ intermediate
• Fees TUBAF-internal: there are no fees for students and PhD students registered at TUBAF as well as TUBAF employees
• Fees external participants: For so-called Gästhörer a fee of 30 €/ Semester is charged.
• Teaching material: see module description for the corresponding subject

Participants can:

• understand and analyze subject-related and subject-specific texts in their field
• grasp general and specific information as well as explain subject-specific terms and describe subject-related facts in oral as well as written communication
• formulate subject-specific and subject-related solutions to problems within their actions
• communicate and cooperate with other subject representatives as well as with people outside the subject in order to solve a task responsibly.

• 4 credit points and a certificate upon successful completion
• The module examination consists of a written exam (90 minutes).
• At least 80% active participation in the course is required for admission to the examination.

Geosciences (Geoinformatics and Geophysics)
Geosciences (Earth Systems Science, Geology and Mineralogy)
Geosciences, Geoengineering and Mining)
Engineering
Engineering (Materials Science, Vehicle Construction, Materials and Components, Foundry Technology, Industrial Archaeology)
Mathematics and Computer Science
Natural Sciences

Subject to change

For the module Introduction to English for Specific Purposes (1st module of UNIcert® III), no registration is required in advance. 
You will receive all information in the first class.

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• Course start/duration: The course starts each winter semester and runs for two semesters.
• Scope: 90 minutes per week instruction, 180 minutes self-study per week each semester
• Prerequisites: Successful completion of Module 1 of UNIcert^® III or equivalent language skills
• Fees TUBAF-internal: there are no fees for students and PhD students registered at TUBAF as well as TUBAF employees
• Fees external participants: For so-called Gästhörer a fee of 30 €/ Semester is charged.
• Teaching material: see module description for the corresponding subject

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Participants who successfully complete the course have an advanced level of language competence that enables them to master academic or professional situations linguistically and to fully achieve the communication goal. The acquired level of communication skills enables fluent oral as well as stylistically confident written communication in technical language at the level of C1 of the European Framework of Reference and includes, among others:

• Reading: Distinguishing and characterizing text types; researching texts and information efficiently and profitably; applying various reading strategies.
• Listening: Understand general and specific information from audio sources of different types or media and in different listening situations (lectures/lectures, dialogues, discussions, etc).
• Writing: Characterize different types of texts in the scientific or academic context, (self-)organization of the writing process, drafting texts to different addressees, dealing with sources.
• Speaking: Delivering lectures/presentations, leading partner discussions, participating in discussions.

• 6 credit points and the UNIcert® certificate upon successful completion
• The examination consists of tests in all four skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing). 
• At least 80% active participation in the course is required for admission to the exam.

Applied Natural Sciences
Chemistry
Engineering
Geosciences/Earth Systems Science
Engineering/Materials Science
Mathematics and Computer Science

Subject to change

For the module Advanced English for Specific Purposes (2nd module of UNIcert® III) no registration is required in advance. 
You will receive all information in the first class.

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• Course start/duration: The course starts each winter semester and summer semester and runs for one semester.
• Scope: 2 x 90 minutes per week instruction, 180 minutes self-study per week each semester
• Prerequisites: Minimum English B2 level (CEFR)/ intermediate
• Fees TUBAF-internal: there are no fees for students and PhD students registered at TUBAF as well as TUBAF employees
• Fees external participants: For so-called Gästhörer a fee of 30 €/ Semester is charged.
• Teaching Material:
  • Adler, R.B; Rodman, G.R; Athena DuPré, A. Understanding Human Communication (2019) Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press;
  • Marquet L.D. (2020) Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say--and What You Don't. 1st Ed.  New York: Portfolio/Penguin

The module is taught in English and introduces participants to fundamental principles and practices of communication. Participants:

• familiarize themselves with essential linguistic features and typical structures of oral and written texts
• acquire strategies to cope with various oral and written communication situations in academic and professional contexts
• are able to present content and to communicate in a way that is specific and suitable for the type of text and context and to argue their own point of view in a variety of situations.

• 6 credit points and the UNIcert® certificate upon successful completion
• The module exam is a portfolio examination consisting of 4 parts depicting oral and written communication situations as well as receptive and productive skills
• At least 80% active participation in the course as well as completion of self-study tasks are required for admission to the examination.

Professional Communication

Group 1 (Dr. Mark Jacob)
2.MAI/MGWM/MORE, 6.BWIW/WIW

Group 2 (Darlene Kilian)
4.BBL/BBWL/BWLRW

Subject to change

Enrolment in OPAL is required for this module.

• Initial Starting dates: Beginning mid-May 2024
  • English course for staff technicians: proposed Thursdays and/or Fridays, 8:30-10:00 dependent on staff availability. 
  • Beginners’ English lunch: proposed Wednesdays, 12:00-13:00
  • Further courses and activities to be announced at a later date
• Length: 
  • Courses are offered as 8-week blocks
  • Lunches (food and drink not provided) are offered once a week on a regular basis
• Costs: free of charge to TUBAF staff
• Instructional languages: English and German
• Locations: On-site, face-to-face. Enrolment and associated learning materials found in OPAL.

The formal and informal elements of the Staff English Language Program aim to improve international communication here at TUBAF, using English as the ‘lingua franca’. 

• Formal courses use an integrative approach to improve the four language competences of listening, reading, writing, and speaking, however, spoken interaction is a top-priority of all activities. To achieve clearer communication, participants will learn relevant vocabulary and grammar, while practicing their English primarily through workplace simulations.
• Informal gatherings give participants the chance to practice their English language skills in an unstructured and spontaneous environment through small talk and conversations.

A EURECA-PRO / TUBAF certificate will be awarded to all course participants who attend at least 5 out of 8 course lessons within a block session. 

Exact dates and times to be specified within the month of April 2024