General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Business German |
| Language | German/English |
| Module lecturer | dr hab. Joanna Kic - Drgas |
| Lecturer's email | j.drgas@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | assistant professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures |
| Semester | 2023/2024 (winter) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 09LSAS.130KU.04095.23 |
Timetable
Activity form Activity hours*
Classes 30
Preparation for classes 30
Preparation of a multimedia presentation 10
Preparation for assessment 20
Student workload Hours 90
Number of ECTS points ECTS 3
Module aim (aims)
- transfer of specialist knowledge in the field of economics which is the basis for understanding and communication in this field
- development of all language skills in the field of business language based on specialist texts in the field of economics
- developing the skills of intra- and interlingual transition from specialized to general language and vice versa
- developing the skills of receptive and productive participation in the German-speaking specialist discourse in the field of economics
- developing the ability to reliably search, analyze and evaluate specialist information in the field of economics in German
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
English at level at least B1
German at level A2
Syllabus
Week 1: Economy vs economics, economic system and its participants, functions of modern economy, basic vocabulary and concepts.
Week 2: Needs, wants and choices. Maslow hierarchy of needs.
Week 3: Supply and demand, market equilibrium
Week 4: Types of goods, competition on the market
Week 5: History of money, kinds of money
Week 6: Inflation-causes, effects and prevention
Week 7: Case study - negotiations
Week 8: Product development – brand building
Week 9: Marketing strategies
Week 10: Basics of logistics- chain of supplies
Week 11: Intercultural communication in business sector
Week 12: Conflicts in business
Week 13: Current economic issues
Week 14: Revision
Week 15: Test
Reading list
- Müller, Annette, Schlüter, Sabine (2021) Im Beruf neu. Hueber
- Kowalewska-Wilanowska, Monika (2016): English for Business Professionals. Beck
- La Fond, Charles (2009): English for Negotiating. Cornelsen.
- Williams, Erica (2008): Presentations in English. MacMillan Education.
- O’Sullivan, Arthur, Shefferin Steven (2007): Economics. Principles in Action. Massachusetts: Pearson.
- Rittenberg, Libby, Tregarthen , Timothy (2011): Principles of Economics. New York: Flat World Knowledge.