Conferences, workshops and more...
Bremen Symposium on Language Teaching and Learning
The Bremen Symposium is an established conference that is usually attended by more than 350 participants from over 20 countries. It takes place every 4 years at the end of February or the beginning of March.
Training events
We also organise regular professional development events for language teachers in university settings. These events are posted on the AKS-FOBIcert© portal.
Workshop by the Languague Center on 'Tag der Lehre'
The workshop “Multilingual greetings – a workshop on multilingualism” will take place on December 4, 2024 from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. in room GW 2 A 3070/Language Resource Center.
In the workshop, we want to delve into foreign languages and experiment with them. First, we will practice simple greetings in one of the offered languages – Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian or Swedish. After that, we will consider which strategies can help us to understand the other, unknown languages as well.
We look forward to active participation and kindly request that you register in advance by emailing szhb(at)uni-bremen.de (subject line: “Workshop multilingual greeting - Tag der Lehre 04.12.2024”).
Arabic Language Day 2024
On December 16, the SZHB is offering an afternoon of language activities at the central library to celebrate Arabic Language Day.
The Language Center of the Universities in the Land of Bremen (SZHB) and the Bremen City Library are offering an afternoon of language activities in Arabic on December 16, 2024.
Time and place:
- Monday, December 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
- Central Library, Am Wall, 2nd floor
Language experts from the SZHB will be on hand to provide practical insights into the Arabic language. Adults, teenagers and children are invited to come and try out words or simple phrases and get to know the Arabic language.
Spanish language day / Día de la lengua española
On the occasion of Spanish Language Day, the Instituto Cervantes is hosting an afternoon of language games and practical information, including a picture presentation, on October 12th in the central branch of the city library (Am Wall).
On October 12th, the Instituto Cervantes will take you on a journey through six Spanish regions with games and hands-on activities related to the Spanish language.
[Title: The Castilian language path/ El camino de la lengua castellana]
The event is offered in cooperation with the Language Centre of the Universities in the State of Bremen (SZHB) and the Bremen City Library and takes place within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Further information can be found on the page of the city library.
The OPEN CAMPUS will take place on June 23 and 24, 2023, and the Language Centre will be there offering a variety of activities.
On June 24th, we will be offering exciting insights into the world of languages:
The Language Centre's pagoda on campus: hands-on activities and general information between 12 noon and 7 p.m.
Further information about the exhibitors and information booths
The series "Gendern auf..." ("Gendering in...") is concerned with egalitarian language, the respectful treatment of genders, and non-sexist communication. It is about how different languages deal with this very current issue and what solutions the respective languages offer. For the continuation of the series, further lectures are planned at different locations and in different languages such as French, German, and English.
May 11th at 7 p.m. with the topic of Gendering in...Spanish at the Instituto Cervantes Bremen.
Title of the lecture: Comunicación no sexista en español
Speaker: Dr. Mercedes Quilis Merín
Let's speak English
It's English Language Day at the Bremen City Library on April 24, 2023 from 14:00 to 16:30. The Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen (SZHB) will be there offering a selection of activities. Adults and children are most welcome to come by to play a game, discover words or take part in the language café.
Parlons français !
On the occasion of the French Language Day, the Institut Francais and the Language Center of the Universities in the State of Bremen (SZHB) are organizing an afternoon of language activities and games on March 20, 2023 from 14:00 to 17:00 at the City Library. There will be various activities about the French language and France and we invite adults and children to come play, discover and speak with us. Anyone interested is welcome, with or without previous knowledge of the language.
Changing times - changing ways: How can the 'Companion Volume' of the CEFR be implemented in the context of UNIcert?
The 20th UNIcert® Workshop took place from November 8th to 9th at the University of Bremen. Eight working groups discussed different aspects of the implementation of the Companion Volume. The topics ranged from heritage languages to innovations in productive and receptive skills to mediation and technical language.