Between 1850 and 1930 over five million people migrated through Hamburg BallinStadt to the US. Let’s spend a day learning about the fascinating and diverse European migration stories to the US. What types of people migrated? Why did they migrate? Let’s explore the exhibition and discuss their stories. What were their hopes and dreams? Were they fulfilled? How did they arrive to Hamburg? How were the travel accommodations? What was their destination and why? Were their aspirations, similar to the hopes and dreams of those who migrate today? These and many more questions will be answered during our museum visit. Afterwards, we will have a coffee at the restaurant and discuss our discoveries. Ab Niveau Englisch B2.

Postmemory, ein von Marianne Hirsch geprägter Begriff, beschreibt die Übertragung von „Erinnerungen" nach dem Holocaust. Jüdische Generationen erben diese durch ihre Erziehung in Form von Geschichten, Bildern und Verhaltensweisen um sie herum. Wir betrachten die bildende Kunst, Schriften und Filme der zweiten und dritten Generation. Dabei werden wir sowohl den Kampf als auch die Heilung, die diese Postgenerationen durch die Künste in Gang gesetzt haben, näher kennenlernen.

Sie lesen gelegentlich ein englisches Buch? Oder Sie möchten das endlich tun? Und Sie sprechen gern über Gelesenes? Hier treffen Sie Gleichgesinnte.
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-title: „News of the World“ by Paulette Jiles. In 1870 war veteran Captain Kidd agrees to deliver ten-year-old Johanna, who had been captive among the Kiowa tribe, to her relatives. During their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain the unlikely pair forge a bond. A vivid, funny and suspenseful story . Longlisted for the National Book Award.
(Please note: since this is a slim volume there may well be another title.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but await further information (email). Geeignet für lesefreudige Einsteiger auf der Stufe B2.

Sie lesen gelegentlich ein englisches Buch? Oder Sie möchten das endlich tun? Und Sie sprechen gern über Gelesenes? Hier treffen Sie Gleichgesinnte.
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-Title (in response to repeated requests): „Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter“ by Tom Franklin. Elegantly plotted, superbly written literary crime story charged with wickedly funny dialogue. Please don’t read the book beforehand but await further information (email).
Geeignet für lesefreudige Einsteiger auf der Stufe B2.

If you like a good laugh come and join me for a splendid time with one of the funniest British series ever. „The Worst Week of My Life“ is not only hilarious but also a classic. So bring something to drink or nibble and enjoy the show.

Bereitet dir die englische Grammatik noch Probleme? In diesem Kompaktkurs sehen wir uns noch einmal die wichtigsten Zeiten an (Past Simple, Past Progressive, Future Tenses etc) und versuchen gemeinsam deine Lücken zu füllen. Du wirst sehen: In der Gruppe kann Grammatik auch Spaß machen. Zusätzlich lernst du die eine oder andere coole Redewendung und erweiterst deinen Wortschatz.
Für Kopien fallen geringe Kosten an.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-title: SIGNS FOR LOST CHILDREN by Sarah Moss. A historical novel (1880s) set in England and Japan. Early on in their marriage Tom’s job takes him to Japan to advise on building lighthouses while his wife Ally, one of the first women to qualify as a doctor, is trying to reform the treatment of women in a local asylum. Will the marriage survive the separation? Beautifully written, one of the Financial Times Best Book of 2015.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-title: THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF by Helen Garner. True crime. Central to the story is Rob Farquharson, loving father of Jai, Tyler and Bailey and their possible murderer. The critically acclaimed Australian writer follows the case over the seven-week trial. Was it a tragic accident or vengeful murder?
Not for the faint-hearted.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Bevor es in die Oberstufe geht: Hier kannst du noch einmal die Grammatik der Sekundarstufe I wiederholen (tenses, passive, if-sentences, indirect speech etc.), deinen Wortschatz wiederholen und erweitern, deine Schreibfertigkeit verbessern … Lernlücken schließen. Vorbereitung in der Gruppe macht mehr Spaß als alleine! So ist der gelungene Start ins nächste Schuljahr gesichert!
Für Kopien fallen geringe Kosten an.

Explore the streets of Hamburg with your camera in English! In this unusual English conversation and art photography course, a professional photographer and English teacher will take you on a photo shoot through a quarter of the city. Look for the best subjects, the best angles, the best settings and the best light with a professional on location to give you feedback and help you with your English. The first day we will spend on the streets shooting; the second day we will be in the classroom viewing and talking about each of the participant's results.
What you need for the course: a good digital camera, preferably one that makes raw files (this can be a compact/system camera, or a single lens reflex camera); a day pass for public transportation; a sturdy clear-plastic bag to tape over your camera in case of rain.

Learning to understand and use idioms is a true challenge for every language learner, especially when the idiom is different from the one in one's native language. However, idioms are an important step towards achieving fluency. This course will 'show you the ropes', e.g. will help you better handle this kind of figurative language.
Be prepared to pay 1 EUR to your teacher for photocopies.

Explore the streets of Hamburg with your camera in English! In this unusual English conversation and art photography course, a professional photographer and English teacher will take you on a photo shoot through a quarter of the city. Look for the best subjects, the best angles, the best settings and the best light with a professional on location to give you feedback and help you with your English. The first day we will spend on the streets shooting; the second day we will be in the classroom viewing and talking about each of the participant's results.
What you need for the course: a good digital camera, preferably one that makes raw files (this can be a compact/system camera, or a single lens reflex camera); a day pass for public transportation; a sturdy clear-plastic bag to tape over your camera in case of rain.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-Title: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. (A novel, not a true memoir). Part historical novel, part fairy tale, Memoirs of a Geisha is a sympathetic portrait of a woman who was sold as a child by her financially desperate father, and placed in a house for geisha. A unique work of fiction, suspenseful and completely unforgettable. First published in 1997, the book was a literary sensation and runaway bestseller.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! Book-Title: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. (A novel, not a true memoir). Part historical novel, part fairy tale, Memoirs of a Geisha is a sympathetic portrait of a woman who was sold as a child by her financially desperate father, and placed in a house for geisha. A unique work of fiction, suspenseful and completely unforgettable. First published in 1997, the book was a literary sensation and runaway bestseller.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but wait for further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Booklovers meet fellow readers!
Join HARPO'S BOOK CLUB, read and discuss a New York Times bestseller - and find out about excellent travel writing, food writing and more! This semester's title will be available approximately three weeks prior to the course. Please await further information.
Geeignet für lesefreudige Einsteiger auf der Stufe B2.

Explore the streets of Hamburg with your camera in English! In this unusual English conversation and art photography course, a professional photographer and English teacher will take you on a photo shoot through a quarter of the city. Look for the best subjects, the best angles, the best settings and the best light with a professional on location to give you feedback and help you with your English. Afterwards we will go back to the classroom to discuss each participant's results.
What you need for the course: a good digital camera (this can be a compact/system camera, or a single lens reflex camera); a day pass for public transportation; a sturdy clear-plastic bag to tape over your camera in case of rain.

Every day approximately 2.4 billion photos are taken. Within this flood of images, what is the difference between an average selfie and a work of art, or is there none? What makes a good photo and what makes it art? Together we will analyze photographic artworks to see what makes them tick. You don't have to be an expert to have an opinion though, you just have to develop your visual skills and learn how to express what you see. You will share your views in a group with an experienced professional photographer as your teacher and improve your English conversation skills at the same time.

After playing a significant role in both the civil rights movement and the women’s movement of the 1960s, the rich body of creative work produced by black women has found even wider audiences in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Drawing largely on primary sources such as personal journals, literature, and film, this course explores the writings of African American women in 19th- and 20th-century America.
Be prepared to pay 1 EUR for copies to your teacher.

Every day approximately 2.4 billion photos are taken. Within this flood of images, what is the difference between an average selfie and a work of art, or is there none? What makes a good photo and what makes it art? Together we will analyze photographic artworks to see what makes them tick. You don't have to be an expert to have an opinion though, you just have to develop your visual skills and learn how to express what you see. You will share your views in a group with an experienced professional photographer as your teacher and improve your English conversation skills at the same time.

African American music is an umbrella term covering a diverse range of music and musical genres largely developed by African Americans. Their origins are in musical forms that arose out of the historical condition of slavery that characterized the lives of African Americans prior to the American Civil War.
We will take a look at the many diverse forms of African Aerican music. From Ragtime to Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Soul, Gospel & Hiphop, through various biographies of the artists that were significant in their times with historical videos & texts.
Be prepared to pay 1 EUR for copies to your teacher.

After playing a significant role in both the civil rights movement and the women’s movement of the 1960s, the rich body of creative work produced by black women has found even wider audiences in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Drawing largely on primary sources such as personal journals, literature, and film, this course explores the writings of African American women in 19th- and 20th-century America.
Be prepared to pay 1 EUR for copies to your teacher.

Move beyond the weather to make small talk more enjoyable and less impersonal. Come and learn how to avoid the uncomfortable silence. Look at some handy topics, learn phrases and appropriate questions to help you master a brief exchange of pleasantries.
Zahlen Sie 2 EUR für Kopien an die Kursleiterin.

In diesem Kurs lernen Sie in normalem Lerntempo.
Der Kurs findet regelmäßig statt, und in Anschlusskursen können Sie mehrere Semester lang die Sprache weiterlernen.

This is an excellent course if you want to improve your spoken English. The group is diverse and we have excellent discussions on many topics, many relating to the English-speaking world. We also read and discuss short stories, and there will be a chance for the participants to brush up their grammar.

In diesem Kurs lernen Sie in normalem Lerntempo.
Der Kurs findet regelmäßig statt, und in Anschlusskursen können Sie mehrere Semester lang die Sprache weiterlernen.