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

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

3. Situations, where English was needed ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 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. Favorite topics in LIS ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 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. Special interests in this course ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Writing formal letters to learn different techniques to approach and translate English technical literature business and administration related vocabulary fiction (literature)

6. Special interests in this course ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 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. Useful words ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Vocabulary: Benutzerforschung User studies effects research reception studies BestandsmanagementCollection management stock management Leseförderungreading encouragement Katalogisierung cataloguing indexing Praxissemesterinternship practical placement WissensorganisationKnowledge Organization

8. Hidden information - what did the answers teach me about your needs (I) ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Grammar – can you spot the mistake? were teachedBasic skills were teached I have doneAfter my degree I have done an apprenticehip … I passedthere had been When I passed the holidays in Ireland with my boyfriend last year, there had been another situation, like workingI would like working abroad SinceI have workedSince 2006 I have worked at a company (she is still doing it !!) has happenedThis has happened a long time ago. chooseLast year I choose the right topic. I dont needAfter my schooldays I dont need English skills interestingI am interesting in children dealsCourses which deals

9. Hidden information - what did the answers teach me about your needs (II) ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Short for words? At work I can see that very carefully I n 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 dont understand the language

10. How I changed my concept after having read your essays ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 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. Training tips ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 Grammar Excercises: Since and for: http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/vocabulary/since-forhttp://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. Training tips ArbeitsschritteW Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007 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