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<title>Business German</title>
<cid>INTM-202</cid>
<sapsubmodule>P200-0054</sapsubmodule>
<bkey>intm</bkey>
<ctypes>
<hours>2</hours>
<type>U</type>
</ctypes>
<cp>3</cp>
<semester>0</semester>
<mandatory>no</mandatory>
<language>German</language>
<exam>written examination 90 minutes (50 %) + presentation (20%) + homework and tests (30%)</exam>
<curriculum>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>INTM-202</cid>
<branch>International Modules</branch>
<semester>0</semester>
<mandatory_tag>optional course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).There are therefore 67.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.</workload>
<prerequisites>
</prerequisites>
<knowledge>German language proficiency at Level B2/C1 (CEFR)
Available for international students only (with university entrance qualifications from outside Germany).
</knowledge>
<prerequisitesfor>
</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>Dr. Julia Frisch</convenor>
<convenor-person-key>jfr</convenor-person-key>
<lecturers>
<lecturer>Tina Flauder, M.A.</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>tfl</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>- Review and consolidate advanced structures and vocabulary of the target language, extending these to cover specifically vocational and business-oriented topics
- Develop and deepen advanced skills required to understand and produce written and spoken German as used in general professional contexts.
</objectives>
<content>- Current topics in a profession context
- Specialist vocabulary, job-related expressions and grammatical structures
- Business phone calls and email correspondence 
- Corporate culture, professional communication skills and etiquette
- Participation in team meetings and other job-related discussions
- Giving short presentations on professional topics
- Describing and interpreting graphs, charts and tables
- Summarizing and reproducing information
</content>
<media>Language course with a pragmatic awareness approach.

- Lecturer presentations
- Individual, group and partner work
- Panel and group discussions, role-play situations
- Case studies
- Short presentations by the students

A wide variety of educational resources (print, audios, videos, e-learning) are used while taking account of the particular learning practices of the target group.
</media>
<literature>The course materials as well as a reading list will be made available to participants.
E-learning platform (Campus+)
</literature>
<offered>
<semshort>SS 2025</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2024</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2023</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2022</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2021</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2020</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2019</semshort>
<semshort>SS 2018</semshort>
</offered>
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