German Advanced 1Laajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Capability of understanding of written and spoken German as well as communication in everyday and more demanding situations in German language.

By the end of the course the student will be able to:
- communicate on a more advanced level in German about various subjects as actual themes incl. business topics
- develop further his courage to use his language skills in more advanced situations and on more difficult and abstract topics
- demonstrate his German skills in discussions with Germans and to participate activly
- understand and analyze articles from German publications dealing with actual business themes and repeat and explain them
- give a presentation on subject on business related topics
- write a CV in German

Content

Grammar as word order conjunctions, prepositions overview, temporally and local; business German by reading actual articles, understanding of written articles, as well as business news from TV, spoken communication through discussion in class and group or pair work, German culture, German CV´s

Qualifications

or equivalent

Further information

Recommended reading:
Course material from different sources concerning grammar and reading will be given out.

Teaching methods and student workload:
Lecturing and groupworks
Essay
Assignments
Individual research, reading
Self-study

Assessment weighting and grading:
Examination: 30 %
Continous assessment: 40 %
Assigments: 30%