Social and Professional Interaction in English: face-to-face Communication at Conferences and Events (during intersemesters)

This module is for doctoral students, researchers and teachers in all disciplines.

Would you like to feel more confident when interacting in English in social and professional situations? Establish and maintain an academic and professional network in an international environment, for developing your career and establishing cooperative partnerships? This module is for you!

• Greeting and introductions (formal and informal)
• Initiate, maintain and conclude a conversation, and then move on
• Talk concisely and effectively about one's research
• Ask effective questions and respond to questions (formal and informal)
• Invite and accept/decline an invitation
• Express opinions, tell stories
• Understand verbal and visual clues (e.g., body language)

Theory and interactive workshop, followed by role-plays and discussions. The focus is on interacting in conference and professional event situations.