SPR651 – Deutsch in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft

Module

Deutsch in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
German in Business and Society

Module number

SPR651
Version: 1

Faculty

Angewandte Sprachen und Interkulturelle Kommunikation

Level

Master

Duration

1 Semester

Semester

No information

Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Ines Busch-Lauer
Ines.Busch.Lauer(at)fh-zwickau.de

Lecturer(s)

Course language(s)

German
in "German in Business and Society"

ECTS credits

4.00 credits

Workload

120 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (4.00 SCH Lecture with integrated exercise / seminar-lecture)

Self-study time

60.00 hours
60.00 hours Selbststudium / Übungsaufgaben - German in Business and Society

Pre-examination(s)

None

Examination(s)

schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 66.67%
in "German in Business and Society"

alternative Prüfungsleistung - Präsentation / Vortrag
Module examination | Examination time: 15 min | Weighting: 33.33%
in "German in Business and Society"

Media type

No information

Instruction content/structure

Handling of study-orientated topics for the development of receptive and productive proficiency for the adequate accomplishment in communication situations in studying/whilst qualifying
Development and proficiency of relevant lexical and grammatical structures of German academic language based on up-to-date topics, chosen from various specialised texts respectively (from the areas of science, economics and corporate communication)
Training competency for presentations and discussions in business contexts
Linguistic and cultural preparation for working in enterprises/professional practice
Project work on a self-chosen topic and presentation/debate about this project
Preparation for the WiDaF test (German in economics)

Qualification objectives

Proficiency in adequate foreign language communication (in German) at level C1 in business and work-related situations, with a focus on communication in science and society
Comprehension and production of typical written and oral texts/genres
Proficiency in independent academic work through the evaluation of German speaking technical literature and in the production of specialised academic texts (e.g. abstracts, presentations, dossiers and seminar research work)

Command of strategies for independent development of academic and professional German language skills

Special admission requirements

German language level of B1+/B2 (CEFR)

Recommended prerequisites

No information

Continuation options

No information

Literature

Materialien des Portals

http://www.wirtschaftsdeutsch.de/lehrmaterialien/

Deutsche Wirtschaftsnachrichten

http://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/