Course: Business German - A2+

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Course title Business German - A2+
Course code JC/EPNED
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Bourová Ilona, Mgr.
Course content
On a business trip. Invitations. Welcome meeting. Small talk. Preparing the programme. At work. Communication. Cooperation. Incidents. Mistakes at work. Orders and complaints. Payment transactions. At work. Company organisation. Tasks and responsibilities. Job advertisement. CV. Application. Language exam focusing both on accuracy and fluency of the candidate's performance in a foreign language by means of completing the tasks set within the standardized testing materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The target of the course is expansion of general vocabulary and business vocabulary, grammatical structures and skills in both general German level A2 according to The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and in German for Specific Purposes (speaking, writing and reading skill and listening comprehension). The target level is A2+ in German for Specific Purposes according to CEFR.
The course is designed to build on high school language skills. The expected language level is A2 according to the Council of Europe Framework. Students are able to communicate in everyday topics and can make themselves understood during their travel to the corresponding country.
Prerequisites
The expected entry level is A2 according to the Council of Europe Common Framework. Learners are expected to have the skill of collecting and processing information. The target level is A2+ in German for Specific Purposes according to CEFR.

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Didactic test

Attending 70% of the sessions Completion of all prescribed assignments Exam is based on the summary of materials/topics covered in the sessions (written test) Subject completion requirements in case of a distance teaching mode: Based on the teacher´s requirements, the student participates in online lessons according to the schedule and completes the assigned tasks via the online systems Moodle / MS Teams.
Recommended literature
  • Deutsch perfekt - časopis, autentické materiály.
  • Dengler, S., Rusch, P., Schmitz, H., Sieber, T. Netzwerk neu A2, Kurs- und Übungsbuch. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, 2024. ISBN 978-3-12-607164-2.
  • Guenat, G., Hartmann, P. Deutsch für das Berufsleben - B1. Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch. Ernst Klett Sprachen, 2010. ISBN 978-3-12-675725-6.
  • Hohmann, S., Rohrmann, L. Grammatik mal vier, Übungsgrammatik DaF A1-B1. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen, 2021. ISBN 978-3-12-674200-9.
  • Schlüter, S. Menschen, DaF, Berufstrainer A2. München: Hueber Verlag, 2020. ISBN 978-3-19-961902-4.


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