2016 Culture Summit

See in the summer at our 2016 Culture Summit, a meeting of minds from Dr-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium in Chemnitz-Kaßberg; Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia, USA and a dozen other countries represented by our international students in the Department of English & American Studies. Our 2016 Culture Summit will consist of three events:

TESOL Training

Conducting micro-teaching exercises with a wide spectrum of learners gives our TESOL students the chance to add another authentic dimension to their training.  This first portion of the 2016 Culture Summit will take place on Friday 17 June 2016.

TESOL Training

Date: Friday 17 June 2016
Time: 13.30-15.15
Venue: Room 205, TU Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, Chemnitz 09111

The 2016 Culture Summit will continue on Monday 20 June 2016 with a panel discussion entitled: “Midsummer Folklore: The Language of Belonging”. The presenters will cover some customs surrounding the solstice in America, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Persia and the United Kingdom.  We will consider what these age-old customs reveal about their provenance and peoples and ponder the role of these cultural artefacts in our postmodern, digital age.  The meeting will end with a barbecue for participants.

Midsummer Lore & BBQ

Date: Monday 20 June 2016
Time: 11.00-13.00
Venue: Club der Kulturen, Reichenhainer Straße, Chemnitz 09126

If you would like to contribute your culture-specific midsummer tale at the 2016 Culture Summit, please contact us here and do watch this space!