CVABKJN4 German 4

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/16. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Hanne-Lore Bobáková, 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: Mgr. Klára Václavínková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CVABKJN4/01: Fri 10. 10. 9:45–11:20 A422, Fri 31. 10. 9:45–11:20 A422, Fri 28. 11. 9:45–11:20 A422, H. Bobáková
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K) && ( CVABKJN2 German 2 || CVABPJN2 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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: The student masters the four language skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—within the scope of the module’s curriculum. They understand the vocabulary required by the curriculum and can apply it in both oral and written communication. They are able to classify and describe human needs, explain economic units, and classify basic economic principles. Furthermore, they can classify the legal forms of companies and explain how they operate, as well as describe the principles of monetary policy. They demonstrate knowledge of professional terminology and vocabulary related to the labour market. In addition, they can understand specialist texts in the field of marketing, describe distribution channels, present a logistics company, and explain activities within their professional field.
Syllabus

  • Business administration Needs. Requirements. Economic units. Households and enterprises. Principle of economic efficiency.

  • Legal forms of companies Limited liability company. Joint‑stock company. Civil‑law partnership. General partnership.

  • Money, banks, stock exchanges Monetary policy. Fiscal policy. Interest rate policy.

  • The production factor labour Wage formation. Working environment. Unemployment. Market.

  • Marketing Product policy. Pricing policy. Communication policy. Distribution policy. Types of market research.

  • Logistics Distribution channels. Presentation of a logistics company. Transport inquiry. Job description of a driver.


    • Literature
      required literature
    • Bobáková, H. (2024). Cizojazyčná příprava NJ 1. Distanční studijní text. Karviná: OPF. Dostupné v IS SU.
    • Autor neuveden, (2019). Komunikujeme německy. Plzeň: Fraus. ISBN 978-8074-89-8.
      recommended literature
    • Bobáková, H.L., Mozielowská, K. Slovník profesní němčiny. Karviná, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7248-641-0. info
    • Michňová, I. (2014). Němčina Business. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-4749.
    • Valtrová, M. (2019). Přehledná německá gramatika. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-7489-525-8
    Teaching methods
    Seminar – frontal instruction, work with texts, listening activities, conversations, presentations, grammar exercises.
    Assessment methods
    Oral test
    Writing test
    Language of instruction
    German
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
    Teacher's information
    The course is completed with a credit. For the oral mid‑term test, students prepare an oral presentation on one of the above‑mentioned topics, which is assessed by the instructor on a scale from 0 to 30 points according to the quality of the presentation. The final credit test is worth 70 points. Successful completion of the course requires obtaining at least 60 out of the possible 100 points.

    The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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