Business German

 

Course Outline

German for Specific Purposes – Business German

Objectives

a) Thorough training in advanced business vocabulary (incl.           words and phrases, collocations, etc)

b) Thorough training in various aspects of German grammar

Prerequisites

a) Minimum knowledge of start-up vocabulary at Intermediate       level of general German

b) Minimum knowledge of start-up grammar at Intermediate         level of general German

Material

a) Sprache Heute (authored by: R. Killinger, Walter Pirnath,         Josef Neumüller, Franz Weitzer)

b) Betriebswirtschaftslehre (authored by: Wilfried Schneider,     Bettina Greimel-Fuhrmann, Helga Wirth, et al.)

c) Topical newspaper and magazine articles

 

  • General Information

The aim of this seminar is to develop the attendees' receptive and productive skills (reading and listening, speaking and writing respectively) required to master business communication in German, and thus gain the knowledge and confidence needed to become effective communicators in the working world. 

The areas of study covered in the seminars include:

  • Reading
  • Listening
  • Use of English
  • Speaking
  • Writing

Naturally, major emphasis is put on speaking and listening as these skills are essential to mastering the day-to-day communication in the working world as well as any further business studies the students might want to pursue in the German language.

 

  • Scope of Business German

The Business German series features a comprehensive course on Business German intended to introduce a wide variety of essential vocabulary from business and finance to students eager to master areas such as types of business entities, marketing, market mechanism, HR, etc. The classes focus on a text-based teaching environment where students learn not only the words and phrases from business and economy, but also their natural use in context -- both written and spoken.

 

  • Business German Syllabus

The Business German series covers all areas of business and finance. The students may, however, decide for themselves which topics they would like to study in more detail.