Course: German for Business

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Course title German for Business
Course code CJV/1NEM1
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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
- Introduction to commercial communication - Spoken and written forms of German. - The word order of German sentences, expressing agreement, disagreement, doubts. - The Modal Verb System. - Articles and the 2nd Case, and its use. - Coordinate and Subordinate Clauses. - Introduction to German commercial correspondence, letters, structuring and writing letters, professional lexis and vocabulary - The language and form of commercial letters, abbreviations. - The Conjunctive II in commercial communications. - Indefinite Verbs - The country and names of the population. - Professional vocabulary. - Listening exercises, comprehension exercises - Course Credit Test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Analysis of a presentation
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 21 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Vocabulary knowledge with advanced designs of German business, the ability to present information in German of their choice. B1.
Vocabulary knowledge with advanced designs of German business, the ability to present information in German of their choice. B1.
learning outcomes
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
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
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
assessment methods
Written examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Written examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Drmlová, Dana a kol. Německy s úsměvem nově. Plzeň, Fraus, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-891-2.
  • Höppnerova, Věra. Němčina pro jazykové školy 1. nově. Plzeň, Fraus, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7238-912-4.
  • Höppnerová, Věra. Němčina pro jazykové školy 2 nově. Plzeň, Fraus, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7238-958-2.
  • Kozáková, V. Obchodní němčina. Wirtschaftsdeutsch.. Brno: Computer Press, 2014. ISBN 80-251-858-4.
  • Krenn, W., Puchte, H. Motive A1-B1. Hueber Verlag, München, 2016. ISBN 978-3-19-001878-9.


Study plans that include the course
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