MPJ_JII1Na Foreign Language II/1 - German

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Petra Chládková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Sojková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Sojková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for active involvement in this course is mastering the language skills practised in the preparatory courses JII/A and JII/B. Students can test their knowledge by completing a self-evaluation on-line test.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Language II/1 extends the knowledge of general language gained in the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B and pays particular attention to the specialized language of economics seen as a basis of successful and effective communication.
In the course students practise their ability to understand specialized texts, identify and interpret their main ideas.
Students learn to role-play conversations in business situations and master basic types of business correspondence.
Knowledge acquired in this course will serve as a basis for the follow-up course in the summer term which is finished by an exam at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
In the course the students will acquire the ability to: - understand and use basic business terminology, - understand specialized texts and identify and interpret their main ideas, - take part in conversations in business situations, - communicate in writing in business contexts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Welcoming a visitor
  • Booking a hotel room
  • Visit schedule
  • 2. Company visit
  • Afternoon/Evening programme for the visit
  • Invitation for dinner
  • 3. Production
  • Company, industrial sectors, branches
  • 4.Company structure
  • Company history
  • Company profile
  • 5. Corporate organization, responsibility areas, occupational safety and environmental protection
  • 6. In the workplace
  • Sick leave, health insurance system
  • 7. Mid-term test
  • Transporting goods
  • 8. Collecting a visitor from the station
  • On the phone
  • 9. Leaving a message
  • Leasing offer
  • 10. Service contract
  • Difficulties, conflicts, misunderstandings
  • 11. Payment system
  • 12. Leasing
  • Credit test
Literature
    required literature
  • BRAUNERT, Jörg and Wolfram SCHLENKER. Unternehmen Deutsch. 1. auf. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen, 2005, 215 s. ISBN 9783126757454. info
  • BRAUNERT, Jörg and Wolfram SCHLENKER. Unternehmen Deutsch. 1. Aufl. Sttutgart: Ernst Klett, 2007, 174 s. ISBN 9783126757461. info
    recommended literature
  • Fokus Deutsch B2, Cornelsen, 2021
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, Věra. Moderní učebnice němčiny. Edited by Lenka Jaucová. Nové, uprav. [3.] vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 2010, 357 s. ISBN 9788020506153. info
  • DREYER, Hilke and Richard SCHMITT. Lehr- und Übungs- CD-ROM der deutschen Grammatik. Ismaning: Hueber, 2002, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 3-19-137255-5. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a credit test. Students are allowed to sit the credit test if they meet the following requirements:
1. 80% attendance in seminars
2. Active participation - continuous preparation, homework
3. Seminar work - 2 business letters
A credit test is considered successful if a student reaches at least 60% of points.
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher can complete the course by awarding grade "FFF" in the Information System, and the Dean can initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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