Business German for Advanced Students II. (13)
- Credits: 3
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 16sC
- Semester: summer
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Economics and Finance
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Language knowledge: to know the basic principles of professional language
Language skills: the student is able to use receptive and productive language skills at the required level. He/ she understands longer speeches and conversations; understands a longer professional text with a complex structure; is able to comment adequately on general and professional topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes. In written communication the student can create clear, well-arranged and detailed text on complex topics, demonstrating mastery of compositional techniques, conjunctions and means of cohesion.
Language competencies: to use flexibly, fluently and effectively acquired langauge skills which are necessary for student´s successful application in practice and for social, academic or professional purposes.
At the end of this course, the student is able to understand lectures, presentations and dialogues with specialized topics as well as understand authentic specialized texts. He is able to express attitudes to selected specialized topics fluently and he is able to express opinions and demands in discussions and presentations as well as to react adequately and quickly to incentives. In the written form he is able to formulate ideas, opinions and problem solutions while preserving adequate style and structure of the text.
Indicative content
1. Risk management
2. Solving conflicts
3. Building relationships at the workplace
4. Characteristics of a successful manager
5. Finances
6. Acquisitions
7. Mergers
8. Joint venture
9. Negotiations
10. Trends in the development of the economy
11. Presentations
12. Case study
Support literature
Müller, A., Schlüter, S.: Im Beruf Neu - Kursbuch, Sprachniveau B1+/B2, Hueber Verlag, ISBN 978-3-19-201190-0
Müller, A., Schlüter, S.: Im Beruf Neu – Arbeitsbuch, Sprachniveau B1+/B2, Hueber Verlag, ISBN 978-3-19-201190-7
Requirements to complete the course
Activity at seminars – 20 %
The result of a homework – 10 %
The result of a final written and oral exam – 70 %
Language whose command is required to complete the course
German
Date of approval: 08.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 23.03.2021