Course: German for Specific Purposes I

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Course title German for Specific Purposes I
Course code KCJ/OJN1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matušková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
People, jobs and activities. Occupation, product description, interview. Company organisation, company departments. Company presentation. Legal organisation of companies. Promotion, public relations and company culture. Trade fairs and exhibitions. Fair strategies and preparation for fairs. Information gathering, offers contracts. Terms of payment and delivery terms.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
Learning outcomes
Students will gain basic language skills from the area of academic German language, development of vocabulary and other language means used in professional situations. The course develops language skills - speaking, reading and listening in the area of economic German. Special attention is dedicated to gaining grammar-lexical structure knowledge of academic language and basics of presenting skills.
Students will be able to read and understand academic texts and answer questions regarding problematics dealt with.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KCJ/JNC1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

Active participation in seminars - 80%, seminar paper on a given topic, presentation. Type of assessment - credit assignment.
Recommended literature
  • BÜRGER, J. A KOL. Česko-německý a německo-český hospodářský slovník.. Praha, 1998.
  • EISMANN, A. Wirtschaftskommunikation Deutsch 1. Langenscheidt, 2000.
  • HERING, A., MATUSSEK, M. Geschäftskommunikation. Besser schreiben.. Hueber Verlag, 2007.
  • HERING, A., MATUSSEK, M. Geschäftskommunikation. Schreiben und Telefonieren. Ismaning, 1996.
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Deutsch in der Wirtschaft. Praha, 1993.
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V., MATĚJOVÁ, J.,HLAVAČKOVÁ, Z. Obchodujeme německy. Praha, 1997.
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Němčina v hospodářství. Praha, 1999.
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Wirtschaftsdeutsch für Fortgeschrittene. Praha, 2002.
  • Kettnerová, D., Tesařová, L. Němčina pro komerční praxi. Praha, 1998.
  • Lissok, Ch. Teste dein Wirtschaftsdeutsch. München, 1993.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer