German for Working Life 2 (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Student's working life vocabulary increases. They can use German in various oral and written communication situations at work. The student learns to write business letters and gets to know essential vocabulary used in export activity. After a successful completion of the course, the students will

be able to communicate in the most important working life situations
be able to write the most usual business letters
be able to communicate on the phone and through e-mail

Content

creating and maintaining business relations in German
telephone conversations and electronic communication
customer-service situations
presentation of products and/or companies
business correspondence e.g. enquiries, offers, orders and complaints (in writing and verbally)
cultur differences between Finland and Germany

Materials

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

Teaching methods

- pair and group exercises and presentations
- independent studies

Student workload

- lecture and guided practice 36h
- independent work 44h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary but mistakes disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and quite easy field-related texts. They manage predictable working life situations when assisted. Pronunciation influenced by other languages.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They manage fairly well in most common predictable field-related situations. Understandable pronunciation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They can interact independently and fluently in written and oral field ?related situations. Pronunciation is close to native speaker.

Qualifications

German in high school and German for working life 1