Course: German for Business

« Back
Course title German for Business
Course code CJV/1NEE2
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kozáková Věra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Employment, adverts (Lesson 3) - Job applications - The Interview process, professional vocabulary and lexis - Reflexive Verbs - Synonyms, antonyms and their expressivity - The Past tense system in German - Participles I - Participles II - Requests, demand, types of packaging (Lesson 4) - Presentation skills - Presentation techniques - Presenting a firm - Presentation of a company or product

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Exercises on PC, Practice exercises, Teamwork
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 21 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of basic business German vocabulary; ability to lead professionally focused conversation with business partners.
Knowledge of basic business German vocabulary; ability to lead professionally focused conversation with business partners.
learning outcomes
explain the present tense of weak and strong verbs identify verbs with decidable and indeclinable prefixes express the imperative define preterite and perfect list coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
explain the present tense of weak and strong verbs define verbs with decidable and indeclinable prefixes describe the command mode list coordinating and subordinating conjunctions distinguish between preterite and perfect
explain the present tense of weak and strong verbs define verbs with decidable and indeclinable prefixes describe the command mode list coordinating and subordinating conjunctions distinguish between preterite and perfect
explain the present tense of weak and strong verbs identify verbs with decidable and indeclinable prefixes express the imperative define preterite and perfect list coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
Students will orient themselves in simple professional texts with an orientation on Commercial German. They will acquire general as well as professional vocabularies needed for communication. They will speak fluently about their workplace and profession with an employer. They will. Be able to participate in the interview process and to conduct negotiations and meetings in German, and to react to an employer´s questions. They will be able to prepare and deliver presentation and information about the firm, its products and orientation.
Students will orient themselves in simple professional texts with an orientation on Commercial German. They will acquire general as well as professional vocabularies needed for communication. They will speak fluently about their workplace and profession with an employer. They will. Be able to participate in the interview process and to conduct negotiations and meetings in German, and to react to an employer´s questions. They will be able to prepare and deliver presentation and information about the firm, its products and orientation.
explain the present tense of weak and strong verbs
explain the present tense of weak and strong verbs
identify verbs with decidable and indeclinable prefixes
identify verbs with decidable and indeclinable prefixes
express the imperative
express the imperative
define preterite and perfect
define preterite and perfect
list coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
list coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
Skills
command German in oral and written form
command German in oral and written form
uses German both orally and in writing will translate simple texts describes events in the present and past tenses finds out and passes on information reasoned consent and disagreement
uses German both orally and in writing will translate simple texts describes events in the present and past tenses finds out and passes on information reasoned consent and disagreement
practice translating simple texts
practice translating simple texts
interpret events in the present and past tense
interpret events in the present and past tense
design and convey information
design and convey information
interpret agreement and disagreement
interpret agreement and disagreement
teaching methods
Knowledge
Exercises on PC
Teamwork
Teamwork
Exercises on PC
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Drmlová, Dana a kol. Německy s úsměvem nově. Plzeň, Fraus, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-891-2.
  • KOZÁKOVÁ, V. Obchodní němčina. Wirtschaftsdeutsch. Brno, 2014. ISBN 80-251-0858-9.
  • Krenn, W., Puchte, H. Motive A1-B1. Hueber Verlag, München, 2016. ISBN 978-3-19-001878-9.
  • Věra Höppnerová. Němčina pro jazykové školy 1 nově. Plzeň, Fraus, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7238-912-4.
  • Věra Höppnerová. Němčina pro jazykové školy 2 nově. Plzeň, Fraus, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7238-958-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester