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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title German Language & Business 2
Module Code GE299 (ITS) / GER1020 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School SALIS
Module Co-ordinatorJennifer Bruen
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
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Description

This module is offered online to Global Business (EBG2) students during the 12 teaching weeks of semester 2, year 2, while they are on their work placement (INTRA). Its purpose is to further develop students‘ fluency and accuracy in German as well as to improve their comprehension of both written and spoken German. It will also deepen students‘ knowledge of business German vocabulary and concepts in preparation for the study of business in Germany.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate good grammatical control in spoken and written production; non-systematic errors and minor flaws may still occur but they are rare and can often be corrected in retrospect.
2. Demonstrate a good range of vocabulary for matters connected to the field of international business.
3. Source credible, reliable and complex information in the target language
4. Write about a business-related topic with reasonable precision and fluency



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Online activity11Approximately 11 online, synchronous sessions
Directed learning33Preparation for and review of material covered and activities undertaken during the synchronous sessions
Assignment Completion33Completion of various module tasks
Directed learning40Directed online engagement with the target language
Directed learning133Independent study/tandem language work or similar
Total Workload: 250

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Content
There will be a particular focus on business German and business German vocabulary and concepts. The module will cover the following topics in particular: 1. International relations, particularly German-Irish trade relations and foreign trade. 2. Market research and the Marketing-Mix (Product, Place, Price, Promotion) 3. Intercultural communication, in particular, for intercultural business. The module will also build on the grammar work carried out in module GE295 by consolidating students understanding of core grammar topics and introducing new grammar elements. The materials for this module will be provided on its LOOP page on a weekly basis.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Completion of online activityRegular completion of weekly/fortnightly tasks which will be assessed on a pass/fail basis100%Every Week
Indicative Reading List

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