German for Working Life 1 (3cr)

Objective

Students are able to communicate in spoken and written communication situations related to work and his professional field. Students are able to communicate about issues connected with studies, work and company activities, and will manage in usual written and spoken working situations in his/her own field.


Students can

tell about his personal background, studies, work experiences
write a job application
manage a job interview
introduce the organisation of the company and different operations
describe a work environment and different work
communicate in telephone
write e-mails
describe a product or a company

Content

telling about one`s personal background, studies, work experience
writing a job applicaton, a job interview
the organisation of the company and different works
a work environment
comminication in telephone and e-mails
productpresentation/companypresentation

Qualifications

German in high school or German 1-3

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: The student can use simple structures and limited vocabulary in their communication but understandability is affected by language errors. The student understands slow and clear speech and easy professional text. He/she copes tolerably with basic working life situations. Pronunciation is affected by other languages.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: The student can use basic structures almost without errors in his/her communication and understands professional texts. The student copes regular working life situations fairly well. Pronunciation is understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student cna use the basic structures and basic professional vocabulary almost without errors. The student can communicate fluently in regular working life situations and understands professional text. Pronunciation is close to native speech.

Materials

- Rakkolainen ? Tuomiala-Mäkelä ? Bürkel: Deutsch im Berufsleben, Edita Oyj, 5.-6. painos, Helsinki 2011.