| Day | Title and course form |
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Monday |
Intercultural competence – More than a catchphrase!?
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Tuesday |
Reasons for intercultural misunderstandings
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Wednesday |
Aspects of intercultural competence
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Thursday |
Working in multicultural teams
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Friday |
Outlook and conclusion
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Elisabeth Addicks, M.A., is a certified intercultural trainer and intercultural teacher. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology (University of Münster) and Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and English and American Studies (University of Erfurt). Her diverse experience in intercultural understanding and teamwork derives from living, researching, and working on projects in South Korea, China, Thailand, and Spain. Currently, she works as an intercultural teacher and educator at a multicultural elementary school in Münster, Germany. Her field of expertise is in understanding social and family structures, cultural understanding of nurture and childhood, and ethno-communication. In workshops she teaches intercultural competence and awareness of dynamics in international exchange.
Katarina Fritzsche, M.A., studied Social and Cultural Anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology, and Art History at the University of Cologne (UoC) and worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at UoC for several years. She gained fieldwork experience in South Africa, England and Germany and completed the Intercultural Competence Trainer certification with Ethnologie in Schule und Erwachsenenbildung (ESE) e.V. in Münster in 2018. Since then, she has been working as a freelance Intercultural Competence Trainer, focusing on the healthcare, education, and social sectors.
Eva Wenzel, M.A., studied Ethnology / Social and Cultural Anthropology and Political Science at the University of Göttingen, during which she gained field work experience in Tanzania. Additionally, she qualified in Intercultural German Studies / German as a Foreign Language at the University of Göttingen and is certified as Trainer for Intercultural Competence by Ethnologie in Schule und Erwachsenenbildung (ESE) e.V. She has various professional experiences as a teacher, counsellor, in education and integration projects for refugees and migrants, as well as in adult and family education.
The summer school will be held by Ethnology in School and Adult Education (ESE ) e.V. This society is closely connected with the Institute of Ethnology and has 20 years of experience in intercultural communication. The society is involved in diverse research projects, participates in congresses and publishes a broad spectrum of scientific articles. The scientific results obtained are conveyed to different target audiences, such as pupils participating in different school projects. Adult education consists mainly of trainings for people who need intercultural communication for their work, for daily life, or who are just interested in the topic. Please find further information at
www.ese-web.de (de).
