Schiffer-Berufskolleg RHEIN

IMEC - International Maritime Conference 21

Maritime University of Sczcecin, Poland - Teilnahme von EDINNA

The International Maritime English conference is a noborder forum. As a round table for discussions on sea related communication problems concerning a universally accepted language it deals with Maritime English. Since 1981 teachers and other parties from all over the world have been dedicated to present their experiences and ideas on terms of maritime language. The conference takes place at annually changing places, this time at Sczcecin, Poland, October 06 - October 10, 2009.

The member of IMEC 2009 at Scecin/Stettin

For the first time a representative of EDINNA and the Schiffer-Berufskolleg RHEIN took part in the conference. In order to explain the position of the Assembly Meeting of EDINNA Frau Grohé presented the idea of "Rivespeak" as a means of communication on board vessels on European waterways.

Frau Grohé [SBKR]

In combination with conference topics as crosscultural communication issues on board or qualification profile of the maritime English lecturer, the EDINNA position on terms of "Riverspeak" met great interest. The presentation was followed by a lively discussion.

As a result the IMEC 21 - Conference decided to support EDINNA on terms of universal standards of language and communication. IMEC 22 looks forward to working tightly together with EDINNA - including an invitation to IMEC 22.

In addition to the cooperation between EDINNA and IMEC a lot of personal contacts to other members of the conference have been established. Schools or universities in Poland, Sweden, Scotland or even Japan are interested in further exchange of information.

A lot of new practical suggestions on terms of learning / teaching and several training programmes were made insofar as workshop sessions and other interactive contributions were given priority.