Communicate in German 5

Aim

The general aim of the course is that the students should develop their communicative ability in German. This is made in a context where student develops knowledge about German-speaking countries with an emphasis on international enterprise from an inter-cultural perspectives. On completion of the course, the student should, in speech and writing, and with such precision in the language that it can be understood and accepted by a professional in economics or related fields within the German language area, be able to - describe legal aspects of enterprise and rules on the labour market - describe characteristic features in the business culture of the language area - identify and discuss differences and similarities in these conditions and economic relations in relation to Swedish conditions

Content

The course builds on the previous language courses "Communicate in German 1-4". Through studying documents with primarily social and economic contents, the linguistic communication ability is trained towards higher linguistic precision in a context that is relevant to the education as a whole. The course contents are, among other things, related to the earlier programme courses within economy with an emphasis on the courses Financial Economics, International Business and International Business Law.