BPJ_JI1N Foreign Language I/1 - German

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Sojková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Daniela Svobodová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Sojková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPJ_JI1N/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 S307, Thu 10:00–11:50 S301, except Mon 16. 9., except Thu 19. 9., except Mon 4. 11., except Thu 7. 11., P. Sojková
Prerequisites
Knowledge of general language at the school-leaving examination level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
German as Foreign Language I (PJI) is designed for students who have reached the school-leaving examination level proficiency in this language. In the first stage of this four-semester course, students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts, which represents:
- enhancing their general and business vocabulary (by approximately 500 new lexical units),
- activation of grammatical structures typical for technical language,
- application of principles of business correspondence,
respecting specific features of various languages. The stress is put not only on the development of communication skills, exploration of the structures of the language, but also on studying the culture of appropriate countries where the language is spoken.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand a general economic text of intermediate difficulty level,
- discuss covered economic topics and
- orientate themselves in German economic terminology relating to the covered topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Successful Company History
  • 2. Advertising, Writing Formal Business Letter
  • 3. On the phone, Prince change, Changingg and confirming an appointment, Inquiry and reply to an inquiry
  • 4. First business contacts, Negotiating an offer, Offer and reply to an offer
  • 5. Unfavourable terms of payment, Terms of delivery and price
  • 6. Order
  • 7. Negotiating a delivery contract
  • 8. Business trips, Confirming and rejecting an order
  • Wirtschaftskommunikation Deutsch, V.Eismann:
  • 1. Unit 1: Personal information, Ex. 1,2,3
  • The main activity and responsibilities in a company Ex. 4,5,6
  • 2. Unit 2:Describing education and job qualification, Ex. 1
  • Considering a change of job, Ex. 2,3
  • 3. Unit 2: Considering a change of job, Ex. 4,5,7
  • Applying for a job, Soft skills
  • 4. Presentation of a company, Ex.1,2,3,4
  • Company location factors
  • 5. Unit 3: Company structure, Ex. 5,6
  • Legal forms of companies 8,9
  • 6. Unit 4: Evaluating the attractivess of company location, Ex. 2,3
  • Presentation of a company: strategies and tools, Ex. 9
  • 7. Unit 5: Types of trade fairs and exhibitions, Ex. 4
  • Data about trade fairs, trade fairs in Germany, Ex 6,7
  • 8. Unit 5: Goals of trade fair visitors, Ex. 8
  • Location of a trade fair, Ex. 9
  • 9. Unit 6: Preparing a trade fair visit, Ex. 3,4,5
  • 10. Unit 7: Communicating at a trade fair, Ex. 1,2,3,6
  • Establishing contacts after a trade fair
Literature
    required literature
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, Věra, Jarmila MATĚNOVÁ and Zuzana GELNAROVÁ. Obchodujeme německy. 5. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2013, 278 s. ISBN 9788086929965. info
  • EISMANN, Volker. Wirtschaftskommunikation Deutsch. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2008, 223 s. ISBN 9783468904653. info
    recommended literature
  • Fokus Deutsch C1, Cornelsen, 2023
  • HUŠKOVÁ, Helena. Německá čítanka ekonomických textů a cvičeními. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 73 s. ISBN 9788021045712. info
  • DREYER, Hilke and Richard SCHMITT. Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik :Auswahl aus den Übungen : Neubearbeitung. Ismaning: Hueber, 2002, 1 magnetof. ISBN 3-19-087255-4. info
  • BÜRGER, Josef. Wirtschaftswörterbuch Tschechisch-Deutsch. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Nakladatelství Fraus, 1998, 775 s. ISBN 80-85784-29-7. info
  • BÜRGER, Josef. Wirtschaftswörterbuch deutsch-tschechisch. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1997, 823 s. ISBN 80-85784-28-9. info
Teaching methods
This course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
This course is completed with conferring a credit. Credit requirements include the following:
- 80% active participation in seminars (systematic continuous preparation and fulfilling assigned tasks),
- 60% success rate in the final credit test,
- elaborating a seminar paper (summary of a professional text in German, 1 standard page and it should be written up according to an instructor’s guidelines and handed in by a deadline set by an instructor).
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher can complete the course by awarding grade "FFF" in the Information System, and the Dean can initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PJI1N.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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