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German office - Kollegium

 

Campus Neues Paiais
Building 19, 3rd floor

 

consulting hours
Please see the details for every team member below.

General inquiries about courses, tests, exams and applications for German courses at the Zessko should be sent to the German office. The whole German team will have access to this mail box.

For specific questions related to a particular German course or personal inquiries, please refer to the individual e-mail adresses of the German team members.

Questions for our adjunct instructors should be directed to the German office.

Before sending an inquiry, please consider the information provided on our web page, esapecially at the FAQ pages.

 

German office - Kollegium

 

Campus Neues Paiais
Building 19, 3rd floor

 

consulting hours
Please see the details for every team member below.


Consultation hours during the lecture-free period

At the moment, consultations will be provided partly in our office and  via Zoom. Please ask for an appointment via e-mail (see contact details below). You will then get the Zoom invitation via e-mail.

  • February 27, 10:00 - 13:00, Ms. Greßmann, Mr. Pösl, office
  • March 07, 14:00 - 16:00, Mr. Lehker, office
  • March 14, 10:00 - 12:00, Ms. Klose, office
  • March 19, 10:00 - 12:00, Mr. Lehker, office and Zoom
  • Other options may be possible upon request and on appointment per E-Mail.

 


Mr Lehker, (c) Foto: CL UP

 

Am Neuen Palais 10, Building 19, Room 3.25

 

consulting hours
during the lecture period:
Wednesdays, 09:00 - 10:00 am via Zoom on appointment (e-mail),
Thursdays, 13:15 - 14:15
in the office or online via Zoom on appointment (e-mail).

Christoph Lehker

Director of the German as a foreign language (DaF) program

Core Priorities:

  • Courses on courses on general language (level A1 CEFR) and the academic language of the social sciences and law (B2/C1 CEFR)
  • Language-learning advising
  • Learning with digital media: Moodle, the EPOS ePortfolio
  • Supporting individual and cooperative learning processes, developing and strengthening autonomy in learning

Qualifications:

  • Studied German philology, history and political science at the University of Potsdam and University College Dublin (Ireland) – M.A., 1999
  • Complementary degree in German as a foreign language at the University of Potsdam, 2001
  • Advanced training as E-Teacher, 2005
  • Distance teacher at Goethe Institute, Munich, 2006
  • Participation in numerous conferences and workshops on the didactics of learning and teaching foreign languages
     
Mr Lehker, (c) Foto: CL UP

 

Am Neuen Palais 10, Building 19, Room 3.25

 

consulting hours
during the lecture period:
Wednesdays, 09:00 - 10:00 am via Zoom on appointment (e-mail),
Thursdays, 13:15 - 14:15
in the office or online via Zoom on appointment (e-mail).

Ms Greßmann, (c) Foto: UG UP

 

Am Neuen Palais 10, Building 19, Room 3.26a

 

consulting hours
during the lecture period:
Mondays, 03:00 - 04:00 pm in the office.

Ulrike Greßmann

Staff member, German as a foreign language (DaF)

Core Priorities:

  • Courses on general language, level B1/B2 (CEFR)
  • Oral expression B1, C1
  • Grammar
  • eLearning (Moodle)

Qualifications:

  • Studied German linguistics with specialization in DaF/DaZ, as well as Spanish philology, at the University of Potsdam; Magistra Artium
  • Teaching since 2003 at various educational institutions
  • Teaching since 2009 at the University of Potsdam
  • Qualified as teacher for integration courses (BAMF)
  • E-Teaching advanced training, 2012
     
    Ms Greßmann, (c) Foto: UG UP

     

    Am Neuen Palais 10, Building 19, Room 3.26a

     

    consulting hours
    during the lecture period:
    Mondays, 03:00 - 04:00 pm in the office.

    Foto H. Klose

     

    Campus
    Am Neuen Palais, Building 19, Room 3.27

     

    consulting hours
    during the lecture period:
    Thursdays, 12:00 - 01:00 pm
    in the office or online via Zoom on appointment (E-Mail).

    Henriette Klose

    Staff member, German as a foreign language (DaF)

    Core Priorities:

    • Courses on general language, level A1/A2 (CEFR)
    • Pronunciation: articulation und intonation
    • Grammar
    •  eLearning (Moodle)

    Qualifications:

    • Studied Comparative Literature, Theatre Studies and Italian Philology in Berlin, Vienna and Siena. Magistra Artium (Freie Universität Berlin)
    • Specialization in German as a Foreign Language (Goethe-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
    • Lecturing German as a foreign language since 2000 including universities in Rome, Berlin and Potsdam

     

    Foto H. Klose

     

    Campus
    Am Neuen Palais, Building 19, Room 3.27

     

    consulting hours
    during the lecture period:
    Thursdays, 12:00 - 01:00 pm
    in the office or online via Zoom on appointment (E-Mail).

    Mr Pösl, (c) Foto: TP UP

     

    Am Neuen Palais 10, Building 19, Room 3.26a

     

    consulting hours
    during the lecture period:
    Mondays, 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
    in the office.

    Thomas Pösl

    Staff member, German as a foreign language (DaF)

    Core Priorities:

    • Courses on general language, level A2, B2
    • Grammar
    • eLearning (Moodle)

    Qualifications:

    • Studied to become a teacher at the secondary level I/II in German philology and history at the University of Potsdam; diploma in 1993
    • Complementary degree in German as a foreign language at the University of Potsdam, 2003
    • Teaching since 2003 at various educational institutions
       
    Mr Pösl, (c) Foto: TP UP

     

    Am Neuen Palais 10, Building 19, Room 3.26a

     

    consulting hours
    during the lecture period:
    Mondays, 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
    in the office.


    Lecturers

    For inquiries about lecturers' courses please contact Mr Lehker.
     

    Iris Dana

    • Courses on general language (A1, A2)
    • Office hours by appointment, Thursdays only (Griebnitzsee Campus)

     

    Mathias Jäckel

    • Course on the academic language of law
    • Office hours by appointment (Griebnitzsee Campus)

     

    Beate Schiller

    • Courses on general language (A1)
    • Office hours by appointment,  Fridays only (Neues Palais Campus)

     

    Szymon Sliwa

    • Courses on general language (A2, B1)
    • Office hours by appointment, Thursdays only (Griebnitzsee Campus)