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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 14, 13:30-15:30, Mr. Pösl, office
  • February 21, 10:00 - 12:00, Mr. Lehker, office and Zoom
  • February 28, 10:00 - 12:00, Ms. Greßmann, office
  • March 09, 10:00 - 12:00, Ms. Klose, office
  • March 15, 10:00 - 12:00, Mr. Pösl, office
  • March 23 , - - - consultation cancelled due to illness
  • March 28, 14:00 - 16:00, Mr. Lehker, office and Zoom
  • April 04, 10:00-12:00,  Ms. Klose, 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,
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,
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:
Wednesdays, 10:15 - 11:15 am
only online via Zoom on appointment (E-Mail).

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:
    Wednesdays, 10:15 - 11:15 am
    only online via Zoom on appointment (E-Mail).

    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, Wednesdays 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,  Mondays and Fridays only (Neues Palais Campus)

     

    Szymon Sliwa

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