SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
German Language Program
GER 310 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Business in German
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GER 310
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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| Prerequisites |
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| Course Language |
German
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Lecture / Presentation | |||||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||||
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to acquire professional German language knowledge as a daily speaking language and to use them productively at A2 and above level. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is designed to prepare students for their professional environment on topics related to German spelling rules, phonetics and pronunciation, idioms, vocabulary in business life. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
X
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Greetings and First Communication, spelling out names in German, giving information about summer houses, giving information about free time | Einheit 2/3/4/5 |
| 2 | Completing and viewing the schedule book, talking about occupations and tasks, asking and answering about hotel rooms, talking about travel sickness | Einheit 6/7/8/9/10 page 10 vocabulay revision |
| 3 | On the motorway, office routine: Reading and writing e-mails and notes | Einheit 11/12 page 24 |
| 4 | Talking about work clothing, celebration – Writing and receiving an invitation, filling out a personal form. | Einheit 13/14/15 page 32 reading the text |
| 5 | Receiving an order at work and completing it, chatting in the canteen, messaging at work | Einheit 2/3/4 page 38 vocabulary |
| 6 | Talking about authorities and departments, viewing and completing the schedule book, talking about custom rules at work. | Einheit 5/6/7 page 49 |
| 7 | Small talk with colleagues, consumer world: to be informed, to order, to complain about. | Einheit 8/9 |
| 8 | Important words and phrases for business correspondence, dialogs at a Rent-a-car, writing an advertising text, reading and understanding an earnings sheet, video assignment | |
| 9 | The shift change – reading and writing a report, talking about your career, reading and understanding a report, discussing about teamwork | Einheit 10/11/12/13 page 63-64 doing exercise |
| 10 | Reading and understanding a package slip, understanding a job advertisement and writing an application, understanding important informations, asking questions and expressing your expectations at a job interview, talking about developments in the firm, Quiz II | Einheit 14/1/2 page 78 doing exercise |
| 11 | Conflicts at the work place, listening to a lecture and taking notes of the important parts, giving written information about products and service | Einheit 3/4/5/6 page 86-87 doing exercise |
| 12 | Listening to a sales presentation and presenting a product, intercultural differences in the working world, giving a tour of the city and giving tips and advices to customers, guests and businesspartners | Einheit 7/8/9 page 97 |
| 13 | Project assignment | |
| 14 | Oral Exam | |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Schritte International im Beruf, Kommunikation am Arbeitsplatz, (Sandra Jotzo, Brigitte Loibl, Gloria Bosch, Annette Müller, Wolfgang Baum, Ulrike Haas) Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-681851 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Pons or Langenscheidt dictionary |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
|
10
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
10
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams |
1
|
20
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| Midterm |
1
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
|
40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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70
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
30
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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1
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16
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
|
3
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3
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
4
|
4
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
1
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8
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8
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| Midterms |
1
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8
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8
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| Final Exam |
1
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10
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10
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| Total |
109
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest