TUD-Connect: Arrive. Network. Co-create.
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Welcome to the tutoring program of the preparatory German courses!
Your tutors are
Areas of responsibility
The tutors support you
1) with your immediate language training
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Twice-weekly tutorials of 90 minutes each for language levels B2 and C1
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Training in oral and written academic language skills for participation in university life, e.g. by attending Studium Generale lectures
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Providing a holistic perspective on language acquisition as an opportunity to participate in academic, social and political discourse
Testimonial:
"Thanks to the tutorial, I am definitely better able to take part in discussions in German. I have increased my confidence in expressing myself orally and taking part in conversations."
2) in the organization of studies
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Getting to know university digital communication and work tools such as Moodle, Padlet and CryptPad.
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Familiarization with the TU Dresden campus and the SLUB (Saxon University and State Library).
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Support with the application process through Uni-Assist workshops held several times a semester.
3) Active participation and integration in Dresden
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Student tutors as direct contact persons for student life at TU Dresden.
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Cultural and networking offers for the mediation of pop-cultural, student and scientific discourses.
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Organization of excursions, events and class visits (see current and past activities).
Field report:
"Thanks to the tutorials, I can now have conversations with Germans much more easily, discuss various topics and even make jokes."
Current and planned activities in the summer semester 2025
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29.04.2025, 13:00-14:30: Campus tour & SLUB guided tour
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29.04.2025, 18:30-20:00: Lecture series visit "Luft zum Leben" of the Studium Generale
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28.05.2025, 18:30-21:00: Visit to the theater of the Staatsschauspielhaus "Droge Faust"
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09.06.2025, 16:00-20:00: Picnic in the Great Garden
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19.06. & 20.06.2025: "Claiming Campus" the stool building workshop
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20.06.2025, 18:00-20:00: Film format 1 "OriginalStimmen": "Taxi Teheran" (OmU, Farsi/German)
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21.06.2025, 18:00-22:00: Visit to the "Fête de la musique" at the Institute français
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05.07.2025, 9:00-14:00: Hike in Saxon Switzerland
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18.07.2025, 18:00-20:00: Film format 2 "OriginalStimmen": "Nice Ladies" (OmU, Ukrainian/German)
Past activities (selection)

Besuch im Sächsischen Landtag
Visit to the Saxon State Parliament with a discussion with members of parliament and a visit by MP Rasha Nasr in the tutorial
Visits to exhibitions with guided tours: Albertinum "Gerhard Richter", Dresden City Museum "MENSCHENanSCHAUEN", Erich Kästner Museum, Gläserne Manufaktur etc.
Theater performances: "Dear Kitty, the Diary of Anne Frank" at the TJG followed by a discussion with a contemporary witness; visit to the Semper Opera House with a guided tour

Skater-Workshop
Doing sports together - e.g. skating workshop, hiking, cycling along the Elbe, etc.
Student events: Participation in the MSZ language café, multiple visits to the student-run "Kino im Kasten", games evenings at the Bärenzwinger student club
Contact Tutors
You can contact the tutors via
Max: max.hobinka@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Tel: +49 351 463 31675
or via Ms Neuhoff: antje.neuhoff@tu-dresden.de
Tel: +49 351 463 31645
The tutors office is Haus der Sprachen, SE1, Zellescher Weg 22, Raum 21