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Discover the old & new Wilhelmsburg: We first visit the Stadtmodell Hamburg, the Reiherstiegviertel, see the Festival Zentrum amongst other things, have coffee at the Honigfabrik, then ride towards the Wilhelmsburg International Building Exhibition & the Exhibition park. We will share a picnic there before returning to the station. The participants will receive information about the district and during our stops we can discuss urban development issues.

In der Hansestadt hat die englische Sprache eine lange Tradition. Mit der Englisch-Dozentin Barbara Schwarz erkunden wir Orte, in denen die Weltsprache zum Alltag gehört(e). Geplant sind Stadtrundgänge zur Geschichte und Gegenwart. Wir thematisieren u.a. William Lindley, der die Wasserversorgung und die Stadtentwicklung mitgestaltete, die Rolle der Europäischen Union in Hamburg sowie die Einwanderung. Wir besuchen Experten, den Infopoint Europe, eine englischsprachige Kirchengemeinde sowie ein Konsulat. Fehlerfreudigkeit und die ungezwungene Übung anhand von historischen und politischen Themen stehen dabei im Vordergrund. Alle Informationen werden - bei Bedarf - auf Deutsch übersetzt.

Once a month we'll tour the Kunsthalle and the most important special exhibitions (contemporary, modern or classical). Come and share your ideas.

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Brush up and use your English while keeping up on the latest developments in the most important special exhibitions (contemporary, modern or classical) with an American art historian. You'll be encouraged to join the discussion and share your ideas. Entry tickets to the Hamburger Kunsthalle are not included in the price. Small costs for copies.

Once a month we'll tour the Kunsthalle and the most important special exhibitions (contemporary, modern or classical). Come and share your ideas.

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Brush up and use your English while keeping up on the latest developments in the most important special exhibitions (contemporary, modern or classical) with an American art historian. You'll be encouraged to join the discussion and share your ideas. Entry tickets to the Hamburger Kunsthalle are not included in the price. Small costs for copies.

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 „A Grave Talent“ by Laurie R. King. A superbly crafted unusual literary detective story that certainly deserved the Edgar award. A masterwork of the genre. Please don’t read the book beforehand but await further information (email).
Geeignet für lesefreudige Einsteiger auf der Stufe B2.

Join us on a brief journey of Irish literature. On the way we will encounter amongst others: Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', Oscar Wilde's 'A Picture of Dorian Gray', Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', W. B. Yeats, James Joyce and Flann O'Brien's 'The Third Policeman'.

Heat, red soil, kangaroos, dangerous animals. But there is more to it than meets the eye. Come and join me on a walkabout. Get to know the Aboriginal culture, the way how the Aussis talk and live.

You don't need to be an art expert to talk about art! The most important thing is that you realize your ideas, thoughts, feelings and opinions about artwork matter. In each lesson you will concentrate on one or two paintings, sculptures. etc. The exploration of the artwork will start by taking a close look at it and describing its elements. After analyzing the artist's choices you may want to discuss possible meanings of the work. And of course you will be asked to utter your personal view of what you are looking at. Your teacher is a professional who can guide your exploration of the artwork and add more information that may be relevant and interesting. And he will help you with your English when you need help to express yourself.
The teacher is prepared to bring pieces of work that can be dealt with in the lesson, but you are also invited to make your own suggestions.

Sie planen ein Wochenende in London? Sie wollen in New York shoppen gehen? Machen Sie sich sprachlich fit für Ihren nächsten Trip ins Ausland. Es geht um die Buchung von Unterkünften, Wegbeschreibung, Geldwechsel, Restaurantbesuch etc. Sie lernen authentische Redewendungen und Wortschatz und trainieren die Kommunikation in typischen Urlaubssituationen.
Sie sollten über Grundkenntnisse im Englischen verfügen. Für Kopien fallen geringe Kosten an.

Genießen Sie den Sommer in Hamburg. Statt im Unterrichtsraum sitzen Sie in einer netten Kneipe im Schanzenviertel. Wenn möglich, draußen, sonst drinnen. Sie entscheiden gemeinsam, welche Kneipe Ihnen zusagt ... und wo Platz ist! Natürlich wird dies alles auf Englisch geklärt! Und dann geht's ans Diskutieren: Sie können gerne Themen vorschlagen, ansonsten hat natürlich Ihre Kursleiterin etwas vorbereitet.

Sie planen ein Wochenende in London? Sie wollen in New York shoppen gehen? Machen Sie sich sprachlich fit für Ihren nächsten Trip ins Ausland. Es geht um die Buchung von Unterkünften, Wegbeschreibung, Geldwechsel, Restaurantbesuch etc. Sie lernen authentische Redewendungen und Wortschatz und trainieren die Kommunikation in typischen Urlaubssituationen.
Sie sollten über Grundkenntnisse im Englischen verfügen. 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. 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.

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! Summer’s title: THE FLYING TROUTMANS by Miriam Toews.
Follow some Canadians on a big road trip, a colourful portrait of a family trying to survive in its own unique way.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but await further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

Women artists have been overlooked or unacknowledged for a long time and have been under-represented in museum collections and major art exhibitions. In this course we will look at and talk about some of these unsung women artists. Some are Amrit Sher Gil, Frida Kahlo, Anita Ree and many, many more. Join this course to re-discover these visualists.
Zari Harat is a visual artist and instructor based in Hamburg.

Do you like movies? Do you often go to the cinema or watch DVDs at home? Do you like discussing films with other movie buffs? We will watch short films or excerpts with English subtitles and discuss them afterwards. Emphasis will be placed on listening comprehension and oral expression. The course is open to all students with an interest in films.

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.
Memoir: LION (previously published as „A long way home“) by Saroo Brierley. The extraordinary story of a boy who gets lost at the age of five, and accidentally travels more than 1,500 km away from his family. Twenty-five years later Brierley embarks on an exhaustive Google Earth search to find his family. (Also for readers who have seen the movie!)
Please don’t read the book beforehand but await further information (email).
Geeignet für Einsteiger auf B2.

In this course we will tell our own stories and draw them. Many of us draw, paint and write and so our stories often inspire our drawings or our drawings inspire our stories. Let’s pursue this at this weekend.
This course is for everyone, who want to put their ideas on paper by using imagery, regardless of the level of experience. Your teacher will have useful tips for you.
Bring your choice of drawing materials such as a sketchbook, pens and pencils.
Zari Harat is a visual artist and instructor based in Hamburg.

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.

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.

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.
Summer’s read: The Lost City of Z. A tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, by David Grann. For years Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. A gut-wrenching history of amazon jungle exploration. As good as a better thriller, and well told, too.
Please don’t read the book beforehand but await 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.

An exciting adventure describing global Irish emigration throughout the centuries – how the Irish are seen by others and perceived by themselves.
Over three evenings we will be looking at:
- The surprising diversity and scale of Irish migration, how the Irish succeeded and failed all over the world with emphasis on the Irish in the US, Britian and Australia.
- More women than men left Ireland and fewer returned. The forgotten story of Ireland's women emigrants.
- How the reality of Ireland today contrasts with the imagined reality of Ireland of the emigrants and their descendents.

Let’s bring Australia to Hamburg: In a relaxed atmosphere we will approach this fascinating continent’s flora, fauna and people by talking about current events, reading interesting texts, and watching short video clips. You can improve your speaking skills, expand your vocabulary, learn more about this great country and have a lot of fun.

Urban sketching and speaking English can be interwoven when we share our work and discuss it as we go along. The instruction will take place in English and it is based on your finding your images and the teacher assisting you to let them come through you.
Urban sketching around the 'Museum der Arbeit' - let this historical and charming urban treasure in Barmbek inspire your artistic talents. On the first day we will sketch the industrial architecture by walking around the museum. On the second day the work you started with can be further developed and we will have a presentation of works in the afternoon.
This course is for everyone, regardless of the level of experience. Your teacher will have useful tips for you.
Bring your choice of drawing materials such as a sketchbook, pens and pencils. (As we are going to be mobile, it is better to bring less.)
In case of rain: We can meet at the VHS and work there together.
Zari Harat is a visual artist and instructor based in Hamburg.

An in-depth look at some of the best street photographers in history. In this unusual English Conversation and Art Photography class we will analyze and compare some of the giants of this genre of photography. The emphasis here is on the visual rather than the historical. We will explore many photographs in an attempt to discover how the photo works, why it stands out and the differences in approach and vision of the photographers. In this course we will look at Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Gary Winogrand, Bruce Gilden, Vivian Maier, Elliott Erwitt and Saul Leiter.