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1. Titel Feedback : Me and English for Librarians Spree SoSe 2007

2. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Your Experiences  ArbeitsschritteW • Between 2 and 9 years of English at school • Occasional visits in GB or USA • Meeting people from abroad at work / at the student‘s hall • Classes in English for special purposes (Business English) • reading English books and watching English films • working with scholarly literature • surfing the Internet

3. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Situations, where English was needed  ArbeitsschritteW • Communication with customers at varying situtations at work • Negotiating with customers / consulting customers • Explaining library related topics to customers • Speaking English to non English native speakers • At the telephone • Travel – dealing with official authorities • Surfing the internet • Reading academic texts

4. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Favorite topics in LIS  ArbeitsschritteW • culture and media: • Leseförderung (reading promotion) / reading encouragement information literacy • Library work for/with children • teaching library / user instruction • Public relation • Information research • HTML / designing webpages • IT / screendesign • Management of information services • Knowledge Organization • Content management / inventory control / collection management / stock management

5. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Special interests in this course  ArbeitsschritteW • Writing formal letters • to learn different techniques to approach and translate English technical literature • business and administration related vocabulary • fiction (literature)

6. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Special interests in this course  ArbeitsschritteW • I vocabulary which is needed in counselling users of libraries and I want to get better skills in understanding articles of professional journals. • At least I would like to learn more about media and culture • user studies • Media system in English speaking countries • Communicating successfully and professionally with customers at the library • dealing with difficult clients/customers • grammar • reading and communication practice

7. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Useful words  ArbeitsschritteW Vocabulary: Benutzerforschung User studies effects research reception studies Bestandsmanagement Collection management stock management Leseförderung reading encouragement Katalogisierung cataloguing indexing Praxissemester internship practical placement Wissensorganisation Knowledge Organization

8. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Hidden information - what did the answers teach me about your needs (I) ArbeitsschritteW  • Grammar – can you spot the mistake? • Basic skills were teached • After my degree I have done an apprenticehip … • When I passed the holidays in Ireland with my boyfriend last year, there had been another situation, • I would like working abroad • Since 2006 I have worked at a company (she is still doing it !!) • This has happened a long time ago. • Last year I choose the right topic. • After my schooldays I don’t need English skills • I am interesting in children • Courses which deals

9. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Hidden information - what did the answers teach me about your needs (II) ArbeitsschritteW  Short for words? At work I can see that very carefully In a few cases it is necessary for good results to research in the abroad. False friends A pair from America I missed some words Scientific library A land where I don‘t understand the language

10. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 How I changed my concept after having read your essays  ArbeitsschritteW • Having fun, encourage everyday chatting • Help for selfhelp • Regular grammar feed • creating tasks for different levels • topics concerning media and communication, academic life • special focus on library terminology during the „Blockseminar“

11. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Training tips  ArbeitsschritteW Grammar Excercises: Since and for: http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/vocabulary/since-for Dictionaries and glossaries: ODLIS – Online Dictionary for library and information science http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_e.cfm Bibliotheks-Glossar http://www.cyboerg.de/glossar/

12. Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Training tips  ArbeitsschritteW Library Vocabulary Study any English Library Website you like, all the vocabulary is there Manchester Central Library http://www.manchester.gov.uk/Libraries/central/ John Rylands University Library http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ Reading promotion / bookstart http://www.bookstart.co.uk/ Consult LIS-School Websites for specialized vocabulary http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/people/faculty