نظرة عامة على البرنامج
GERMAN FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES
Course Details
- CODE: 65249
- ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025/2026
- CREDITS: 6 cfu anno 3 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA
- SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR: L-LIN/14
- LANGUAGE: German
- TEACHING LOCATION: GENOVA
- SEMESTER: 1° Semester
Prerequisites
- Propedeuticitŕ in ingresso: To take this course, students must have passed the following exams:
- Modern languages and cultures 8740 (coorte 2023/2024)
- GERMAN LANGUAGE I
Teaching Materials
- AULAWEB
OVERVIEW
The 36-hour course includes tourism and business themes specifically designed to develop speaking skills. The lessons will be in German, and attendance is strongly advised.
AIMS AND CONTENT
Learning Outcomes
The teaching objective is to examine vocabulary and texts in German-Italian from a range of different sectors (economy, tourism, and politics).
Aims and Learning Outcomes
The main aim of the course is to perfect understanding and speaking skills. This practical specialist course will allow the student to interact orally in professional situations and understand the main economics/business issues, with particular reference to business, economics, and tourism vocabulary.
At the end of the course, the student:
- will have acquired the ability to analyze German language varieties in the fields of economics and tourism,
- will be able to understand and produce various texts at a specialist level in the areas mentioned above,
- will have acquired a basic knowledge of the German economy and geography,
- will be able to appropriately apply within the German market.
Prerequisites
Students must have passed the German language exams in the first year.
Teaching Methods
Lessons, group work, presentations, individual preparation, company case studies. Attendance is highly recommended.
Syllabus/Content
Consolidation and extension of the language of business and economics through analysis of various text types, with particular focus on Italy and Germany. Exercises, reading, and conversation in German.
Typical course topics include: markets, types of company, financial statements, the labor market, the role of the state in the economy, taxation.
Attendees and non-attendees have the same program.
Recommended Reading/Bibliography
Reference bibliography: Uni? Sicher! Band 4, Wirtschaftsdeutsch, Grundlagen zur Volkswirtschaft, Finanzpolitik und zum Unternehmertum, Silke Jahr, Booksbaum 2019 (cap 1).
Students are expected to be thoroughly familiar with the content of the lessons, which will be collected and available in sections on Aulaweb.
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
- CHRISTINA GREEVE
- Ricevimento: Christina Greeve Cramer: Consulting hours for the whole academic year on Monday at 13.00 pm (perhaps by Teams) and always by appointment.
Exam Board
- CHRISTINA GREEVE (President)
- JOACHIM HANS BERND GERDES
LESSONS
Lessons Start
Published timetable for the first semester AA.
Class Schedule
__GERMAN FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES
EXAMS
Exam Description
A speaking exam including questions related to the program and a presentation.
Assessment Methods
A speaking exam including questions related to the program and a presentation.
Assessment is based on the following:
- Understanding questions
- Knowledge of content, overall and in detail
- Clarity and paraphrasing skills
- Specialist knowledge
- Grammar and syntax skills
FURTHER INFORMATION
Students with Specific Learning Difficulties should contact the Prof. Sara Dickinson and the course lecturer to establish any adjustments that need to be made to support the student in accessing the course and preparing for the final exam.
Enrolment on Aulaweb is compulsory.
Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals
- Quality education
- Gender equality