DaF - Contact

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.

The German office at the Zessko is located on the Neues Palais campus in building 19 on the 3rd floor (barrier-free access). You are welcome to see us in person during office hours (see staff contact information). How to find us:  addresses and directions.

Christoph Lehker

Director Languages division, coordinator German as a Foreign Language (DaF) program (semester courses for UP students and staff)

Core Priorities:

• Courses on general language (level A1 CEFR) and the academic language of the social sciences and law (B2/C1 CEFR)
• Learning with digital media
• Language-learning advising
• Supporting individual and cooperative learning processes, autonomy in learning
• Integrated testing and assessment of language skills

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
   

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
   

Henriette Klose

Staff member, German as a foreign language (DaF)

Core Priorities:

• Courses on general language, level A1-B1 (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

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