Business and culture in Germany (4cr)

Objective

The student learns about business and culture in German speaking countries.

Content

- field trip to university in Germany and visit in German company and a cultural program in the country
- visiting lecturer from a German speaking country
- overview of German literature and/or geography

Qualifications

German 3 and German at work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5)
Students are active and can interact independently and fluently in different written and oral situations while organizing company visits and during company visits. They have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. Pronunciation close to native speaker.
Good (4-3)
Students manage fairly well in most common written and oral situations while organizing company visits and during company visits. They have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. Understandable pronunciation.

Satisfactory (2-1)
Students manage most common written and oral situations while organizing company visits and during company visits when they are assisted. They use simple structures and limited vocabulary but mistakes disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and quite easy field-related texts. Pronunciation influenced by other languages.

Materials

study material is announced at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

arrangements for the trip and company visits in practise
making reports about the journey and visits
active participation in oral and written execises
independent work