UCJNP042 German Business Correspondence

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course students will get to know the basic types and documents of business correspondence. The focus will be on request, offer, order, etc. Together with the relevant terminology, students will also focus on the strategies used to deal with the human resource department. The course is held in the German language. 1. Äußere Form des Geschäftsbriefes 2. Anfrage und ihre Beantwortung 3. Angebot und seine Beantwortung 4. Bestellung, Widerruf der Bestellung 5. Auftragsbestätigung- und Ablehnung 6. Liefer-und Zahlungsbedingungen 7. Mahnung und ihre Beantwortung 8. Reklamation und ihre Beantwortung 9. Reklamation II. 10. Korrespondenz mit der Personalabteilung 11. Bewerbung I. 12. Bewerbung II. Literatur: Schneider, W.: Deutsch für Profis. Berlin usw.: Langenscheidt, 1986. Hovermann, C.: Das große Buch der Musterbriefe. Berlin: Humboldt, 2003. Höppnerová, V. / Matěnová, J. / Hlavačková, Z.: Obchodujeme německy. Praha, 1999. Sachs, R.: Německá obchodní korespondence. München: Max Hueber Verlag, 1991. Stehlík, V.: Briefsteller. Praha: Academia, 1981.
Syllabus
  • 1. structure of a business letters
    2. request and reply
    3. offer and reply
    4. order and cancellation of an order
    5. confirmation of the order and refusal
    6. conditions of delivery and payment
    7. demand letter and reply
    8. complaint and reply
    9. complaint part 2
    10. correspondence with the human resource department
    11. letter of application part 1
    12. letter application part 2
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Stehlík, Václav. Briefsteller. Praha: Academia, 1981. info
  • Hovermann, Claudia. Das große Buch der Musterbriefe. Berlin: Humboldt, 2003. info
  • Schneider, Wolf. Deutsch für Profis. Berlin usw.: Langenscheidt, 1986. info
  • Sachs, Rudolf. Německá obchodní korespondence. München: Max Hueber Verlag, 1991. info
  • Höppnerová, V. / Matěnová, J. / Hlavačková, Z. Obchodujeme německy. Praha, 1999. info
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 5 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Individual work is required for this seminar. Students will present homework and tasks as well as questions and comments in a portfolio.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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