CVABPJN4 German 4

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 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
CVABPJN4/01: Thu 25. 9. 9:45–10:05 D101, H. Bobáková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && (CVABPJN2 German 2 || CVABKJN2 German 2)
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 2 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/2, only registered: 1/2
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
After completing the course, the successful student reaches level B2 (CEFR). The course focuses primarily on six selected chapters covering economics, companies, employment and unemployment, the market, marketing, banks, and money. During the seminars, students will improve their ability to explain concepts and grammar typical of professional language. Attention is also devoted to specialized vocabulary, definitions, and set phrases, including diagrams, charts, and other tables that help with memorizing terms in a foreign language and with structuring knowledge of economic topics in general. Furthermore, students will actively work with professional texts in the seminars — in terms of content, grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Emphasis is also placed on the language skills of reading, writing, and speaking within the above‑mentioned economic themes.
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. (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 classes- frontal teaching, work with texts, listening comprehension, conversations, presentations, grammatical exercises.
Assessment methods
Oral test
Writing test
Language of instruction
German
Teacher's information

The course is completed with an assessment, which students receive on the basis of a continuous oral test and a final written exam. Students can achieve a maximum of 100 points; at least 60 points are required to obtain the assessment. Students who are repeating the relevant language section are not required to meet the 60% attendance obligation.

Activities and workload

  • Other study load — 34 h

  • Seminar — 26 h

  • Assessment — 30 h

  • Total — 90 h


Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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 2026.
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