The course provides the necessary methodological tools to:
-be able to communicate about general topics in German at a B1 level;
- acquire the strategies, techniques and knowledge of the specificities of business communication in German at a B1 level;
- be capable of applying the skills above to comprehend and produce simple texts in the field of economics;
- be capable of sustaining an oral debate concerning basic economic matters in German at a B1 level.
COMPREHENSION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
At the end of the course, students will acquire the lexical and linguistic-communicative bases at a B1 level that are necessary to comprehend oral and written texts related to the following topics: Wirtschaftsbereiche und Branchen, Wirtschaftsformen, Unternehmen und Abteilungen, Arbeitsmarkt, Auftragsentwicklung vom Angebot bis zur Rechnung, Messen, Bewerbung, Marketing und Werbung, Globalisierung.
APPLICATION OF NOTIONS AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS
At the end of the course, students will be informed of and capable of interpreting oral and written texts at a B1 level related to the following topics: Wirtschaftsbereiche und Branchen, Wirtschaftsformen, Unternehmen und Abteilungen, Arbeitsmarkt, Auftragsentwicklung vom Angebot bis zur Rechnung, Messen, Bewerbung, Marketing und Werbung, Globalisierung. They will also be capable of applying such knowledge to produce oral texts in German concerning business communication at a B1 level.
INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT
At the end of the course, students will be able to identify the most appropriate methods to analyse texts in German at a B1 level about the following areas: Wirtschaftsbereiche und Branchen, Wirtschaftsformen, Unternehmen und Abteilungen, Arbeitsmarkt, Auftragsentwicklung vom Angebot bis zur Rechnung, Messen, Bewerbung, Marketing und Werbung, Globalisierung.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the course, students will be able to describe basic concepts in German at a B1 level concerning the semantic areas that have been dealt with during the course using and appropriate language.
LEARNING SKILLS
At the end of the course, students will be able to apply acquired linguistic notions and learning methodologies to contexts and contents going beyond those dealt with during the course and know how to independently analyze new topics on business and management.