Course detail

German for Specific Purposes I

FSI-N7Acad. year: 2027/2028

The course is focused on characteristic features of professional communication. It provides students with the relevant specialised language structures and professional communication skills they will need in the workplace.

Language of instruction

German

Number of ECTS credits

4

Assignment to study programme types

Bachelor's, Master's

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. et Mgr. Monika Ryšavá

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Entry knowledge

The course requires a very good knowledge of general language at least at B1+/ B2 level.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit is conditional upon active participation in the seminars, completion of the assigned tasks and passing the mini-tests for each lesson. To obtain credit, students must achieve 60 per cent of the total marks in each of the tests.

The examination consists of two parts: a written and an oral component.

The written examination at B2+/C1 level assesses knowledge of grammatical and lexical features of academic language, including comprehension of academic texts (both written and spoken), the ability to write academically, and knowledge of the linguistic structures of academic language.


The oral part of the examination assesses the student’s ability to independently prepare and deliver a presentation on a specialist topic in German and subsequently to participate actively in a specialist discussion. The student demonstrates the ability to convey specialist information clearly and in a structured manner, to formulate and defend their own views, and to respond appropriately to questions and comments from other participants in the discussion.

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars. Regular attendance and active participation in classes are necessary conditions for taking the examination.

Aims

The aim of the course is to reinforce individual abilities of students to express themselves in German. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded in real contexts.


After passing this course students should be able to communicate in German independently, at B2 level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communication in personal, academic as well as professional environments.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Elearningové materiály pro předmět N7 v Moodle. (DE)

Recommended reading

BECKER, Norbert, BRAUNERT, Jörg, EISFELD, Karl-Heinz. Dialog Beruf 3: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Arbeitsbuch. 2. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-19-011592-3. (DE)
BECKER, Norbert, BRAUNERT, Jörg. Alltag, Beruf & Co. 6. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag, c2011. Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Hueber Verlag). ISBN 978-3196015904 (DE)
BECKER, Norbert, Jörg BRAUNERT a Karl-Heinz EISFELD. Dialog Beruf 2: Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Grundstufe. Ismaning: Max Hueber, c2002-. ISBN 3-19-001591-0. (DE)
BRAUNERT, Jörg a Wolfram SCHLENKER. Unternehmen Deutsch: Aufbaukurs Lehrbuch. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen, 2005. ISBN 978-3-12-675745-4 (DE)
DANIELS Albert, KÖHL-KUHNE, Renate et al. Mittelpunkt neu B2. Stuttgart: Klett, 2013. ISBN 978-3-12-676652-4 (DE)
Mit Deutsch in Europa studieren - arbeiten - leben: Studienbegleitender Deutschunterricht B2/C1. Redaktor Dorothea LÉVY-HILLERICH, redaktor Renata KRAJEWSKA-MARKIEWICZ. Plzeň: Fraus, 2004. ISBN 80-7238-359-0 (DE)
KOITHAN, Ute, MAYR-SIEBER, Tanja, et al. Aspekte neu B2. Stuttgart: Klett, 2015. ISBN 978-3-12-605025-8 (DE)
PERLMANN-BALME, Michaela, SCHWALB Susanne. Sicher aktuell B2. Ismaning: Hueber, 2019. ISBN 978-3-19-301207-4 (DE)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-OBN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-OBN-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-VSY-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. et Mgr. Monika Ryšavá

Syllabus

1. First contacts – Introduction
2. Phone contact
3. University studies and CV (part 1)
4. University studies and CV (part 2)
5. Application, covering letter (part 1)
6. Application, covering letter (part 2)
7. Professional communication
8. ICT
9. Business trip
10. Orientation in the city, in the company, incidents
11. Accommodation and business lunches
12. System of payments and insurance
13. Credit test