Objectives and competences
Development of knowledge and understanding
Students:
1. Will use business German in professional life in spoken or written communication, further study and successful work at home or abroad.
2. Learn to write, think and express themselves accurately in German in the field of economics and business.
3. Are able to make business conversation on the phone at upper-intermediate level.
4. Are able to write business letters / e-mail messages in German at upper-intermediate level.
5. Are able to speak in differrent business contexts and communicate ideas effectively.
Cognitive/Intellectual skills
Students:
1. Can collect and arrange data and ideas.
2. Develop individual qualities such as responsibility, integrity and respect for self and others.
3. Students develop greater independence of thought and the ability to solve problems.
4. Students will work effectively with others, and contribute to group efforts by sharing ideas.
Content (Syllabus outline)
The subject comprises various topics and vocabulary form the field of economics and business as well as situations in which the future graduates will use the language, i.e. human resource management, solving conflict situations, products and services, meetings and negotiations within the business context. In addition, the students upgrade the basics of commercial correspondence (content and style and miscellaneous correspondence within business context).
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures/Language tutorials
Pair work and team work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Development of knowledge and understanding
Students:
1. Will use business German in professional life in spoken or written communication, further study and successful work at home or abroad.
2. Learn to write, think and express themselves accurately in German in the field of economics and business.
3. Are able to write business letters / e-mail messages in German at upper-intermediate level.
4. Are able to speak in differrent business contexts and communicate ideas effectively.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Cognitive/Intellectual skills
Students:
1. Can collect and arrange data and ideas.
2. Develop individual qualities such as responsibility, integrity and respect for self and others.
3. Students develop greater independence of thought and the ability to solve problems.
4. Students will work effectively with others, and contribute to group efforts by sharing ideas.
Key/Transferable skills
Students:
1. Upgrade the ability to apply ICT.
2. Develop skills for time management and work to deadlines.
3. Develop professional ethics.F
4. urther develop learning techniques and strategies for individual study, permanent reflection and evaluation.
5. Further develop interest for lifelong learning.
6. Will be able to help future employers to be more ethical and sustainable. .
Practical skills
Students:
1. Are capable of effective and appropriate written and oral communication in German within various international business situations.
2. Use autonomously online dictionaries and other language tools.
Readings
Obvezna študijska literature (Compulsory textbooks):
1. Nadja Fügert, Regine Grosser et al.: DaF im Unternehmen B1, Kurs- und Übungsbuch mit Audios und Filmen online, Klett Verlag, 2016 (izbrana poglavja)
2. Volker Eismann: Erfolgreich in der geschäftlichen Korrespondenz, Cornelsen, 2010. (izbrana poglavja: 9, 10, 11, 12 in 15)
Prerequisits
Successful completion of Business German I.
Successful completion of German for Business Communication 1 (2020/2021)
Additional information on implementation and assessment Coursework 10%
Oral exam* 20%
Written exam** 70%
* Compulsory: A student is obliged to pass the oral examination on a scheduled date otherwise the exam total score is not sufficient.
A student who misses the opportunity to pass the oral exam in the current academic year is allowed to take the oral exam on the scheduled dates in the following academic year.
**The written exam grade is not transferable between exam dates.
