German at work (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 tasks
work environment
telephone and email communication
product presentation

Materials

Rakkolainen – Tuomiala-Mäkelä – Bürkel: Deutsch im Berufsleben, Edita Oyj, 5. uudistettu painos, Helsinki 2008.

Teaching methods

kontaktiopetus, suulliset ja kirjalliset harjoitukset, parityöskentely, itsenäinen opiskelu, kielistudioharjoitukset

Student workload

lähiopetus 36 h, itsenäinen työskentely 44 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student uses simple structures and limited vocabulary in their communication, but errors hamper intelligibility. Understands slow and clear speech and easy professional text. Copes tolerably with foreseeable working life situations. Influence from other languages can be observed in the student's pronunciation.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student uses the basic structures almost without errors and understands professional texts. The student copes moderately with foreseeable working life situations in speech and in writing. The student's pronunciation is intelligible.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student uses the basic structures of the language and professional basic vocabulary almost without errors. The student communicates fluently in foreseeable working life situations and understands professional texts. The student's pronunciation is close to that of the target language.

Qualifications

German in high school or German 1-3