UCJNCOBP31 German business correspondence

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mathias Becker, M.A. (seminar tutor)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Miroslav Urbanec, 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
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the most important company texts with the help of examples from company practice. Attention is paid to both external and internal corporate communication. However, the focus is on business correspondence and advertising and promotional texts (external corporate communications). In the exercises, students will get acquainted with the structure of the mentioned texts, which they will then learn to create themselves in the form of practical tasks. In doing so, they will acquire the appropriate vocabulary and grammar. Differences between formal and informal communication will also be taken into account.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to identify and summarize important features of the most important company texts. The student is able to create these texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Professional correspondence: introduction 2. Formal editing of business texts, DIN standards 3. Formal and informal e-mails 4. Business correspondence I (appointment, short message, confirming e-mail, invitation, thank you note) 5. Business correspondence II (inquiry) 6. Business correspondence III (offer, order) 7. Business correspondence IV (cancellation of the order, confirmation of receipt of the order) 8. Business correspondence V (delivery note, confirmation of receipt of delivery, invoice) 9. Business correspondence VI (reminder, insolvency notice, confirmation of payment) 10. Business correspondence VII (complaints) 11. External company communication (press release, advertising and marketing text, brochure, texts on social networks) 12. Documents for competitions (cover letter, CV) 13. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • Dudenredaktion: Briefe gut und richtig schreiben. Geschäfts- und Privatkorrespondenz verständlich und korrekt formulieren. Mannheim / Zürich: Dudenverlag, 2013.
  • Eisenmann, V.: Training berufliche Kommunikation. Erfolgreich in der geschäftlichen Korrespondenz. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2015.
  • Josef, W. / Wörner, A.: PONS Bürokommunikation. Mehr als 800 Mustertexte und Textbausteine und Üben für jeden geschäftlichen Anlass sowie Telefondialoge online zum Herunterladen. Stuttgart: PONS, 2017.
  • Dudenredaktion: Duden Ratgeber – Geschäftskorrespondenz. Professionelle Briefe und E-Mails schreiben. Berlin: Dudenverlag, 2014.
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
portfolio with completed tasks, attendance (75%)
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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