International Summer Academy "Sans Souci" | ISAS

As part of the program, students will attend both language and subject courses:

1. German language and phonetics
2. Seminars and projects

During the German language course, students will expand their language abilties. The phonetics workshop aims at improving students‘ pronunciation and accentuation.

Seminars and projects allow students to focus on a subject matter. Students will choose one seminar and one project.

Field trips are an integral part of all seminars and projects. Students will have the chance to deal with a subject matter on site and to apply and exchange their knowledge and skills.

At the end of the program, students will share the results of their projects with their fellows.  

All courses are held in German language.

German Language

Students will expand their German language skills and prepare for the cultural and historical topics dealt with during seminars and projects. 

Learning objectives:

• Students widen their general-language abilities on the basis of cultural and historical topics
• Students will improve their speaking skills through communicative methods and interactive formats and exercises
• Students will apply their knowledge in grammar and expand their vocabulary with the help of authentic contexts
• Students will practice their listening and reading comprehension skills and develop strategies to improve their writing abilities

Phonetics

The phonetics workshop will enable students to practice their pronunciation, accentuation and intonation through playful exercises.

Seminar

Students choose one seminar dealing with a focus topic.

• Seminar I: Modern German history at an accelerated pace
• Seminar II: The division of Germany
• Seminar III: National Socialism in the past and today

Project

Students choose one project to engage creatively with a focus topic as a group.   At the end of the program, students will present their group work to their fellows.

• Project course I: focus on artistic design
• Project course II: focus on literature
• Project course III: focus on theatre

•  Welcome Get-together 
• Potsdam & Berlin City Tours
•  Two day trips at the weekend in the Berlin-Brandenburg region
•  Field trips in Potsdam and Berlin
• Academy Day: Joint program for participants of the International Summer Campus

• Didactic principles: Learner-centered and practical approach and internal differentiation of learner groups
• Communicative approach: Role play, case studies, individual, partner and group work, presentations and discussions
• Hands-on project and creative work
• ISAS Outside: Site visits in Potsdam and Berlin

• Target group: Students from all disciplines with advanced German language skills
• Language level: at least B2 (Please refer to the Common European Framework of Reference CEFR.)