Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Proficiency level: B1

The students is able to
- understand German texts related to business, economics and sustainable development and masters the vocabulary related to the topics
- tell about the activities and economic development of a company both orally and in writing
- tell some key facts about the economy of their own country

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course is an online course with both individual assignments and pair and group work. Learning assignments are on Moodle. The course has online meetings on Zoom. For online meetings, the student will need a camera and a headset. Final exam in the electronic system Exam.

Timing and attendance

The course will start in week 36 and end in week 42.
Scheduled assignments. The course has three joint online meetings.
Online meetings on
Active participation in online meetings is required, because the students will practice oral skills.
Final exam in the electronic system in weeks 43 to 45.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material on Moodle

Exam retakes

Retake of the final exam in the electronic system in weeks 48 and 49.

Learning environment

Moodle and Zoom

Student time use and work load

3 credits = approx. 80 hours of study
four online meetings

Contents

The student understands texts related to business, economics and sustainability and masters vocabulary related to topics. The student is able to tell about a company's operations and financial development both orally and in writing. The student is able to tell key things about the economic life of their own country and gets acquainted with the features of German economic life. The following structures will be practiced: the passive voice, comparison, infinitive clauses and nominalisation.

Proficiency level B1.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

German for Work 3 or skills on level B1 (e.g. 7 to 10 years during school years)
You can test your proficiency level on this website: https://www.goethe.de/de/spr/kup/tsd.html

Assessment criteria

Successfull completion of written and oral assignments. Final exam in thel electronic exam. Scale 0 to 5.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student's message is not conveyed. The command of expressions typical of communication situations is very inadequate. The command of grammatical structures is not at the required skill level.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student's message is not always conveyed in written and oral communication situations. The command of expressions typical of communication situations is insufficient. The student mainly uses simple structures.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student's message is mainly conveyed well in both written and oral communication situations. They know how to use expressions typical of communication situations quite well. The use of structures is quite fluent.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student's message is conveyed very well in both written and oral communication situations. They are able to use expressions typical of communication situations fluently. The use of structures is versatile and almost flawless.