German Language Program

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GER 310 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Business in German

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GER 310	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites

GER 202 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)

Course Language

German

Course Type

Elective

Course Level

First Cycle

Mode of Delivery

face to face

Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course

Lecture / Presentation

National Occupation Classification

Course Coordinator

Öğr. Gör. Cihangir TALA

Course Lecturer(s)

Okutman Cihangir TALA

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;

communicate in an office environment.
use professional terms in daily life.
conduct a job interview
apply for job postings
reply to e-mails and messages

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.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses	X

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
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
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams	1	20
Midterm	1	20
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	1	16
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	3	3
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	4	4
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam	1	8	8
Midterms	1	8	8
Final Exam	1	10	10
		Total	109

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
			1	2	3	4	5

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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