German - Specific skills module

Learning outcomes

• Communicate in business situations: argue and defend a point of view, communicate with colleagues
• Give a talk in a specific professional field
• Read complex business texts and understand the most important points
• Write grammatically accurate, well-structured professional texts in an appropriate style (summaries, descriptions of a graph and comments on a graph, an individual CV, a memo based on a telephone conversation)
• Act appropriately in everyday professional situations with business partners
• Make use of independent learning strategies

Learning outcomes

• Interact and communicate effectively in an international, social and/or professional context
• Apply listening strategies in order to follow a presentation in a professional or academic context
• Express facts, ideas and opinions clearly and accurately during academic or professional discussions
• Present an academic or professional subject confidently, clearly and in a structure manner
• Apply appropriate strategies to communicate effectively in an international context
• Make use of independent learning strategies

Learning outcomes

• Communicate in personal and professional situations
• Take part in a conversation with confidence using appropriate speaking strategies
• Use clear pronunciation and appropriate intonation to express intended meaning and highlight important elements or ideas
• Make use of oral techniques to express and explain one's reasoning
• Follow a monologue, dialogue or interview in standard German using appropriate listening strategies
• Apply suitable strategies to communicate in an intercultural setting