OPF:CVABKJN4 German for Academic Purposes 4 - Course Information

CVABKJN4 German for Academic Purposes 4

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Hanne-Lore Bobáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Hanne-Lore Bobáková, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.

Prerequisites

CVABKJN2 Professional German 2 || CVABPJN2 Professional German 2
Prerequisites - information about course preconditions: Students may enroll part 4, if he/she successfully completed parts 1, 2 and 3, or if he/she is studying parts 3 and 4 at the same time.

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

• Managerial Informatics (programme OPF, B_SYSINF)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Economy of Tourism)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Corporate Finance)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Hotel Management)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Marketing and Trade)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Business)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)

Course objectives

Course objectives: After completing the course successfully, students will reach the B2 level (SERR). The course focuses primarily on six selected fields of economics, companies, employment and unemployment, market, marketing, bank and money. In the seminars, students will improve the interpretation of the terms and grammar typical of professional language. Attention will also be paid to the professional vocabulary, definitions and phrases, including schematics, diagrams, and tables for an easy memorization of terms in a foreign language and at the same time for the structuring of knowledge of economic issues of any kind. Students will also work actively in seminars with professional texts including content, grammatical, lexical and translational fields. Emphasis will also be put on the language skills of reading, writing and speaking in the above economic issues.

Syllabus

• Content:
  1. Needs
  2. The economic cycle
  3. Goods
  4. Legal forms of companies
  5. The labor factor of production
  6. The salary
  7. Unemployment
  8. The market
  9. The marketing
  10. Prices
  11. Distribution channels
  12. Banks
  13. The stock exchange

Literature

required literature
• BOBÁKOVÁ, H. Fachsprache Wirtschaft. Karviná: SU OPF, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7248-828-5. info
• Höppnerová Věra. Wirtschaftsdeutsch Aktuell. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86929-58-3. info
• Fearns, A., Lévi-Hillerich. Kommunikation in der Wirtschaft. Plzeň: Fraus, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-893-6. info
• Eismann, V. Wirtschafts-Kommunikation. Berlin und München: Langenscheidt, 2004. ISBN 3-468-90471-1. info
• HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Němčina v hospodářství. Praha: Ekopress, 2001. ISBN 80-86119-12-2. info
• Riegler-Poyet, M. und Koll. Das Testbuch Wirtschaftsdeutsch. Berlin und München: Langenscheidt, 2000. ISBN 3-468-49846-2. info

recommended literature
• Bobáková, H.L., Mozielowská, K. Cvičebnice profesní němčiny 1. Karviná, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7248-642-7. info
• Bobáková, H.L., Mozielowská, K. Slovník profesní němčiny. Karviná, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7248-641-0. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Combined exam
EXAM

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 12 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Requirements on student:
The course is finished by the course-credit.
Students will prepare a speech for the oral ongoing test to one of the above topics in the curriculum, which is evaluated by the teacher in the range from 0 to 20 points depending on the level of the speech. The written test is set at 20 points, the credit test at 60 points. Successful completion of the course is determined by obtaining at least 60 points out of 100 possible points.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Konzultace	6
Ostatní studijní zátěž	48
Seminář	6
Zápočet	30
Summary	90

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