Fluency Booster (B1/B2)
Workshop , 26/09/2025
Would you like to speak English more confidently and spontaneously? In this workshop, you can overcome your inhibitions and practice typical conversation situations that are common at university. The workshop is ideal for all students who want to refresh their English and practise using it in a safe environment – with enjoyment rather than any pressure to perform.
At a Glance
Fluency Booster (B1/B2)
Course Code: SP-ENG07W25-1
Workshop
When?
- 26/09/2025
- 09:00 to 14:00
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- 30/09/2025
- 09:00 to 14:00
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Where?
online via Zoom and ILU
Costs
free of charge
Series of events
Workshops English
Academic coordinator
Katja Reerink
Registration
Online registration is possible here until September 22, 2025, 12:00 noon.
No campusID yet? Please register at a later date when you have received your data. If you haven‘t received your campusID one week before the registration deadline, please contact us by e-mail, stating the course code and the title of the course/workshop you would like to register for. In this case, we will send you a guest account which you can use for your registration.
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Organized by
TH Köln Language Learning Center
Course units
12
Places
12
Certificate
Participants who are present for the entire duration of the workshop and who actively and constructively participate in the workshop will receive a certificate of participation.
ECTS credits
Students who complete an optional additional assignment on ILU after the workshop can receive one ECTS credit.
Requirements for participation
- You are a student at TH Köln.
- You are prepared to actively engage in all class activities (this also implies turning on the camera during the Zoom sessions).
- Your English language skills are at level B1 or higher, proven by SLZ placement test (taken within the last two semesters) or by submission of a certificate (not older than two years).
- You have the necessary technical equipment to participate in digital classes: PC/laptop with camera and microphone, stable internet connection, valid campusID.
This workshop is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
CEFR
Deregistration
Please use this form to deregister from our language modules. Deregistration from language courses and workshops at the SLZ
Workshop Content
In this workshop, participants will work specifically on developing their oral skills in English, with a particular focus on overcoming inhibitions when speaking. They will learn to express themselves more fluently and to respond spontaneously and appropriately to conversation partners. They will expand their range of linguistic tools for various forms of oral communication, enabling them to interact in English with greater confidence and effectiveness.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- introduce themselves appropriately to others
- participate appropriately in formal and informal conversations, discussions, and other forms of oral interaction with a higher degree of spontaneity and confidence
- initiate and maintain oral communication
- exchange ideas on current affairs, take a position, and defend one's own point of view appropriately
- express complaints and criticism in a linguistically and culturally appropriate and effective manner.
Pedagogical Approach
In the workshop, participants expand their oral language skills through creative tasks, team activities, and practical role-plays.
They take part in debates and discussions and carry out simulations of relevant communication situations in different social settings (individual, pair, and group work). This helps them develop the ability to respond more spontaneously and naturally in oral communication situations.
In doing so, they also take (linguistic) risks and, as part of the learning process, work together on their own mistakes and those of other participants.