NJII_109 German in Business Communication I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dana Spěváková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dana Spěváková
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 G25
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to develop writing and oral skills within the business communication in German. By using a number of listening exercises the corresponding vocabulary will be trained (interviews, leaving a message, giving a report, making an appointment, meeting, description of a product, order and reservation, making a complaint, making a claim). In the written part the course focuses on these topics: demand, offer,contract, accepting an order, delivery, delayed payments, notification letters, making a claim. The teacher expects from the students active presence in the seminar (compulsory attendance 75%), drawing up of business letters, oral presentation of products. The students gain the minimum of 70% from the final test.
Syllabus
  • listening comprehension / speaking skills:
  • interviews
  • leaving a message, giving a report
  • making an appointment
  • meeting
  • description of a product
  • order and reservation
  • making a complaint
  • making a claim
  • reading comprehension / writing skills:
  • demand
  • demand, offer
  • contract, accepting an order
  • delivery
  • delayed payments, notification letters
  • making a claim
Literature
  • Gisela Linthout, Anne Buscha: Geschäftskommunikation – Verhandlungssprache, Kursbuch mit Audio-CD, Hueber Verlag, ISBN 978-3-19-091598-9
  • Gabi Neumayer, Ulrike Rudolp: Geschäftskorrespondenz von A – Z, Humboldt/ Schluetersche 2011, ISBN: 978-3869107707
Teaching methods
listening and repeating, textual work, writing business letters, oral presentation of products
Assessment methods
oral presentation of products, writing business letters, the final test (minimum of 70%)
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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