Professional memberships
- Member, International Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
- Business English and English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Groups
- Member, TESOL International Association
- Member, ELTA-Rhine
Training and development activities
I am always looking for professional development opportunities to update my knowledge and improve as a teacher and freelance business owner. Here are some recent activities that I have participated in:
- Methodenvielfalt für Settings in der Erwachsenenbildung (“Methodology for adult education settings”), Bianca Sievert, beruf & leben
- Kommunikationskompetenz & Gesprächsführungsmethoden (“Communication skills and dialogue management methods”), Eva Reichmann, beruf & leben
- Introduction to Confluence (collaboration tool), University of Münster “Train the Trainer Network”
- ELTA-Rhine webinar: “Picture This: Boosting classroom communication”, Teresa Bestwick
- Teaching House presents: “Key technologies that are impacting on teaching and learning”, Russell Stannard
- MaWSIG webinar: “Writing materials that develop reading skills”, Mark Heffernan & David Byrne
- “Adaptability 2.0 — What do we really need in the Business English classroom?”, Karin Heuert Galvao for IATEFL Business English Special Interest Group (BESIG)
- Feedback und Korrektur schriftlicher Texte (“Feedback and correction of written texts”), University Münster Fortbildung
- Autonomie im Fremdsprachenunterricht (“Autonomy in foreign language lessons”), University of Münster Fortbildung
- Training in Learning Management Systems: “Einführung in ILIAS (Basis) für DozentInnen des SLZ,” TH Köln