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On the way to Columbus, I had to change planes several times, and the very first flight was already late. By chance, a young man was sitting next to me. As usual, they handed out the standard chocolate bar at some point while we were above the clouds. Since I don\u2019t eat it and the guy next to me is extremely slim, I offered it to him. From that moment on, we chatted away for the rest of the flight. Marcin was on his way to France; I was headed to America. In Frankfurt, we both ran off in our respective directions and promised to write each other postcards. Funny, isn\u2019t it? These days, there\u2019s a lot of discussion online and in the relevant committees, in a very analog way, about whether children should even still learn cursive. But that\u2019s a different topic. Our topics were music, sports, and work, and the rest of the flight flew by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Months later, his invitation to all friends and acquaintances for his bachelor\u2019s recital arrived. I was there, too. How lovely. And the recital was impressive. I dare say that bachelor\u2019s students in other disciplines don\u2019t have to achieve nearly as much to pass their final exam. Performances in at least four languages, different styles, and absolute stage presence. After the concert, the best sentence of all, no, not \u201cThe buffet is open,\u201d but \u201cThe exam has been passed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The audience \u2013 international, musically inclined, and very pleasant. I wouldn\u2019t have been surprised if I\u2019d been the only one in the room who couldn\u2019t sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black and white to take home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days later, I finally had time to read his program booklet. That was also part of the exam requirements. The expectation is to list all the performances, just as is customary for concerts. In addition, translations of the text and brief descriptions must be noted, including the composer, their dates of birth, a list of their works, and information about the poet who wrote the text. Marcin also had the idea of writing a short reflection on each work and its focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I found particularly interesting, however, were the sections on the artists\u2019 biographies and the acknowledgments. Here, Marcin mentions his stage speech teachers quite early on, and that he is very proud when strangers ask him which city he is from. Speaking without an accent is so important to Marcin that I had to ask him about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very important to speak without an accent on stage, since you\u2019re performing in front of native speakers, and it really bothers them when an accent distorts intonation and sentence structure,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journalist is amazed, and the instructor is puzzled. I hear accents every day in my classes, and during the first few sessions, my challenge is to try to figure out where the person is from. It\u2019s as natural as standing up, erasing the board, or breathing, I think, while Marcin gets worked up. He thinks back to his unpleasant experiences during salary negotiations for jobs and similarly traumatic incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to training is the vowels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I find interesting is that the hardest part is getting the accent out of the vowels.\u201d Once you\u2019ve managed that, you\u2019d be invited out much more often and taken seriously. Marcin\u2019s experiences alarm me. Excuse me, here, where so many people speak Saxon? Is Saxon socially acceptable, as it was in Luther\u2019s time, when Saxon was the source of the standard language?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning a language and learning pronunciation are two different things, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we ask German teachers, there\u2019s never enough time to practice proper pronunciation. If we ask Marcin, he\u2019s been working on it for four years, and no sooner does he meet his girlfriend than his Saxon accent slips unnoticed into their breakfast conversations, and his speech lessons take on a new dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcin says: \u201cSpeaking without an accent is important in business meetings, politics, or on the theater stage. It\u2019s part of self-confidence.\u201d Unpleasant people reduced non-native speakers to their lack of language skills. Seriously?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf all the \u2018language tests\u2019 I\u2019ve taken while living abroad, I found arguing in the heat of the moment the most difficult,\u201d Marcin sums up, recommending, \u201cYou also have to learn not to let yourself be intimidated. And it\u2019s extremely important to have the courage to keep asking for clarification, even if you haven\u2019t understood something four times in a row. Everything can be rephrased, spoken more clearly, or made clearer. Nodding when you don\u2019t understand doesn\u2019t help either of you. Sometimes you just don\u2019t have the energy or patience to ask again, but in general, you should try to make yourself understood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So soon after passing his exam, it\u2019s time for Marcin to pack his bags. He\u2019s heading to Austria for the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d love to join him. And while we native speakers get into the rhythm of things or pick up on it, Marcin says, \u201cMy mind clears up when I\u2019m there and I get into the flow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s good. I have a beautiful image in my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosa Hauch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alle Begegnungen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

ANSPRECHBAR<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Zeitraum<\/strong>
01-12.2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Projektbeteiligte<\/strong>
Yvonn Spauschus<\/a> (Projektleitung)
Yulia Vishnichenko<\/a> \u00b7<\/strong> Moussa Mbarek<\/a> \u00b7<\/strong> Nadine W\u00f6lk<\/a> \u00b7<\/strong> Rosa Brockelt<\/a> \u00b7<\/strong> Bela \u00c1lvarez<\/a> (Workshopleitung)
Rosa Hauch<\/a> \u00b7<\/strong> Birthe M\u00fchlhoff<\/a> (Moderation und Dokumentation)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kooperationspartner:innen<\/strong>
JugendKunstschule Dresden – Standort Passage<\/a>, Omse e.V.<\/a>, Malteser Hilfsdienste e.V., Montagscaf\u00e9 am Staatsschauspiel Dresden<\/a> sowie Umweltzentrum Dresden – ABC Tische<\/a>, Internationale G\u00e4rten Dresden e.V<\/a>, Uniwerk e.V.<\/a> (Pirna), Buntes Mei\u00dfen B\u00fcndnis Zivilcourage e.V.<\/a> und viele mehr<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gef\u00f6rdert durch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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