Deutsch am ArbeitsplatzLaajuus (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet

The students can:
- tell about their education, work experience and personal life
- interpret job advertisements, write job applications and participate in job interviews in their field.
- use appropriate vocabulary and terminology needed in working environment and work related tasks orally and in writing in German
- give short presentations in German
- interpret and summarise topical texts and articles dealing with business and economy in Finnish and in German
- use language structures needed in business German
- apply their cultural and linguistic knowledge about the working life and business culture in German speaking Central Europe
- understand varied business terminology
- use the vocabulary, structures and style required in working life, and communicate through various media suited to the needs the target group in question
- give short oral presentations in German
- summarise professionally related texts both in German and English/Finnish.

Sisältö

-vocabulary related to educational background and personal life
- texts and articles dealing with different types of companies, their operations, organisation, work and tasks in different departments, job descriptions, working hours an holidays, pay, physical work environment
- job advertisements, CVs and writing job applications, job interviews
- IT vocabulary needed at work
- reporting on the company performance, economic prospects and trends and related terminology
-language structures needed in Business German and issues related to style and business practices
- comparisons between the German and the Finnish business culture

Esitietovaatimukset

European Frame of Reference (CEF) level
A2/B1

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

5 Student is able to fluently communicate in various social encounters and routine discussions at work. Student can interact spontaneously according to the cultural norms. Student is able to use central work-related vocabulary and sentence structures in a natural way. Student can write brief messages and reports almost flawlessly. Student is able to effortlessly understand clear standard speech.
4 Student is able to communicate fairly fluently in most regular social encounters pertinent to everyday life, also at work. Student can interact with relative spontaneity respecting cultural norms. Student is able to use work-related vocabulary and register required both orally and in writing. Student can understand various texts on familiar topics and also texts of their own professional field. Student is able to follow clear standard speech and understand the main point of many TV and radio programs on current affairs of personal or professional interest.
3 Student is able to deal with most situations likely to arise when travelling in the areas where German is spoken. Student is able to successfully interact in various basic work-related tasks both orally and in writing, although there may be some hesitation and minor problems with the language. Student can understand standard texts and TV programs on familiar topics quite well.
2 Student can deal with various routine work-related situations in German although with some effort and problems. Student is able to understand brief texts and TV programs on familiar work-related topics. Student can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
1 Student is able to interact in German and deal with routine situations typical of everyday life. Student is able to understand clear speech and also talk about familiar, work-related topics, although some problems occur with basic structures and limited vocabulary. Student can write brief work-related messages, but errors with language take place.