Shanghai Tower
Pudong, Shanghai, China
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Universität Leipzig, Deutschland
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Deutschland
Tongji Universität
Shanghai, China
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Bonn, Deutschland
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Berlin, Deutschland
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, Brasilien
National Library Cyril and Methoduis
Sofia, Bulgaria
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Kanada

Publications and Lectures

Speak German with us. Foreign students on English-language degree programmes want to learn more German

Authors: Katja Petereit and Elke Spielmanns-Rome, published in the journal Forschung & Lehre, 3/2010

When foreign students come to Germany, it is not uncommon for them to (have to) hardly speak a word of German during their stay. How do foreign students experience and judge this "concession"?

Planning international career prospects: Intercultural experience as a professional resource

Authors: Katja Petereit, Elke Spielmanns-Rome and Lucyna Darowska. Documentation of the workshop concept as a trainer manual with organisational and implementation instructions (Ebook April 2010)

This handbook for trainers and lecturers is intended as a practical guide for organising the workshop series "Planning international career prospects - intercultural experience as a professional resource" for foreign students and internationally experienced German students. It is based on the materials, results and experiences of the series of events of the same name held at Bielefeld University in 2009.

Chinese-German dictionary of folk similes (xiēhòuyǔ)

Edited by Elke Spielmanns-Rome and Wolfgang Kubin, based on a manuscript by Barbara Chang, Buske Verlag, Hamburg 2009

Xiehouyu are two-part phrases that are very popular in China and are mainly used in the spoken language. This Chinese-German dictionary is aimed at all learners and speakers of Chinese who wish to expand their language skills with the important component of xiehouyu and lists almost 1,400 proverbial comparisons in Chinese characters, in pinyin and in German translation. It provides an introduction to Chinese wordplay and also contains valuable information and background knowledge on everyday life, customs and Chinese culture. As a clear reference work with translations and explanations for every pun, the dictionary is an indispensable aid for study and work.

Culinaria China: A Celebration of Food and Tradition

By Katrin Schlotter (author), Elke Spielmanns-Rome (author), Gregor Schmid (photographer) und Lisa Franz (photographer). Ullmann Publishing 2010

“Tasting, smelling and enjoying China: explore the specialties of the metropolises and the regional cuisine: from the South of China, the melting pot of cuisine, to the rich coast provinces in the North, to the palace cuisine of Beijing all the way to the fiery-hot Szechuan dishes and adventurous dishes from the steppe. This thoroughly researched volume lifts the secrets of the Middle Kingdom: What for example hides behind dishes like ‘blister soup’, ‘beggar‘s chicken’ or even ‘ants limbing a tree’? What does the day of a Chinese worker look like and how is a wedding celebrated? What does a big family in Beijing eat on the weekend and which viands are served to a pilgrim after his visit to a cloister?

„West meets East“ – Cultural Diversity in Chinese-German Business Communication

Lecture by Dr. Elke Spielmanns-Rome as part of the "Chinese Business Negotiation Culture Workshop", organised by BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH at the East Asian Museum, Cologne 2019