German for Business Professionals III (A2-a)

A2 Low Intermediate Level

German for Business Professionals I-IV Sequence

The German for Business Professionals I-IV training program enables you to build a solid foundation in German via a four-course sequence parallel to your graduate study program or employment in the business community.

German for Business Professionals I-IV provides structured language training to build intercultural communication competencies in German business contexts. Emphasis is placed on the four skills, speaking, listening, reading, and writing, in conjunction with effective intercultural communication strategies.

The aim of the German for Business Professionals I-IV training sequence is to help you develop the linguistic tools and know-how that enable you to integrate more effectively into the Austrian academic and business community and start building the communicative competencies necessary to enter a professional career path in a German-speaking region or use German at your (future) workplace.

German for Business Professionals III

This course module is the sequel to German for Business Professionals I and II and builds on the skills and functions acquired in the beginner-level courses. German for Business Professionals III provides communication training at the A2 low intermediate level combined with intercultural communication strategies for business-related interactions.

Prerequisite

Completion of German for Business Professionals II or equivalent skills and experiences. For guidance, take this placement test: Studio [21] Einstufungstest A2 (cornelsen.de)

Course Content

• Four-skill communication training in German at the A2 Level
• Intercultural communication strategies for business-related interactions

Topics include job migration, families and communities, professional travel and conferences, leisure time activities, events and community organizations, social media communications and advertisements, networking, a.o.

Grammatical concepts and aspects covered include main, dependent, and relative clauses; comparatives and superlatives; direct and indirect questions; possessive articles, adjectives, and pronouns in the nominative, accusative, and dative case; adverbs and verbs with prepositions, a.o.

Course Material

Funk, H. & Kuhn, C. (2017). Studio [express] Kompaktkurs Deutsch A2. Cornelsen. (Not included in the course fees)

Lecturer

Mag. Dr. Thomas Lintner

Schedule

12 weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings from 7 pm to 8:45 pm

Anticipated dates:

• October 18, 2023 – January 24, 2024 
  (no classes November 01, December 27 through January 03)

Registration deadline

• Priority Deadline: 
  October 01, 2023
• Final registration deadline: 
  October 08, 2023
  provided space is available

Conditions of participation

You are only entitled to participate in the course after receipt of payment. You will receive the invoice digitally to your email account two weeks before the start of the course.