How can rhetorical competence be trained at university? Reflections on the seminar “Rhetorical skills in German as a foreign language”

Abstract

The paper shows how rhetoric training and the development of rhetorical competence in German as a foreign language can be achieved at university level. The concept of the ‘presentation’ as an example of a type of speech and ‘rhetorical competence’ will be defined. Finally, some reflections on the seminar “Rhetorical skills in German as a foreign language” from the lecturer’s and stu-dents’ perspective will be given.