Aim of the course:

Students can understand the main content of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics; they can also understand technical discussions in their own area of specialization. Students will be able to communicate so spontaneously and fluently that a normal conversation with native speakers is possible without any great effort on either side. They can also express themselves clearly and in detail on a wide range of topics, explain a point of view on a topical issue and state the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

In addition to knowledge of grammatical structures and subject-specific vocabulary, students should also learn to carry out independent research on German websites and gain an insight into the current situation in German-speaking countries.

Text comprehension, independent writing of formal letters/emails and in-depth grammatical structures are among the skills required in the written exam.

Listening comprehension is deepened subject-specifically and topic-related in 2 weekly lessons.

At the end of the 2nd semester, all course participants should be able to speak spontaneously and fluently about all topics covered and understand specialist discussions. They should also be able to express opinions on current topics and be able to state the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Short films and commercials are part of the teaching program.

Group work:

• Presentation of a German company with the specific technical terms. 
• Critical analysis of a German advertisement. 
• Preparation of our Aperolsprich aperitif.

The course is divided into 5 lessons per week. Of these, 3 hours are dedicated to in-depth topics, writing and grammatical structures and 2 hours to listening comprehension and conversation.

Deepening knowledge of the following topics:

• Industries and products - Presentation of a company 
• Economic sectors 
• Trade fairs - planning, events, trade fairs in Germany, trade fair times, trade fair discussions 
• Forms of work and working time models 
• New forms of trade - e-commerce 
• New projects in the company 
• Advertising - advertising strategies, market studies, marketing campaigns 
• Global transportation routes - international trade clauses, transport calculation 
• Intercultural communication

Grammar:

• Participle I and II as an attribute 
• Adversative clauses with während, dagegen/hingegen/jedoch, im Gegensatz zu 
• Alternative clauses with anstatt...zu, anstatt dass, stattdessen, statt/anstelle 
• Subjunctive I
• Subjunctive II in

                                  - unreal conditional clauses with wenn or without wenn

                                  - unreal comparative clauses with als als ob....., als...

• Passive with werden, present and past tense, with modal verbs 
• passive sentence forms with sich lassen+Infinitiv, sein+zu+Infinitiv 
• Consecutive clauses with folglich/ infolgedessen / somit, sodass, infolge 

The teaching material prepared by the language assistant in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the language assistant specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

Folgende Bücher sollten den Studierenden zu Semesterbeginn zur Verfügung stehen:

1. DaF im Unternehmen B2 Kurs- und Übungsbuch – KLETT. ISBN: 978-3-12-676455-1

2. Gehen, ging, gegangen. Jenny Erpenbeck - KLETT. ISBN: 978-3-12-666920-7

Zusätzliches Material zur Integration der Themenbereiche wird wöchentlich auf der Plattform Blended veröffentlicht und die Studierenden werden gebeten, regelmäßig alle neuen Dokumente zu kontrollieren und auszudrucken.

Zusatzmaterial:

(diese Materialien werden nur empfohlen und müssen nicht gekauft werden)

1) Wörterbuch

Il nuovo dizionario di Tedesco (Dizionario Tedesco-Italiano Italiano-Tedesco) - Quarta edizione - Versione base

Oltre 386 000 voci e significati, oltre 700 falsi amici, oltre 190 note d'uso

ISBN: 9788808220578 

2) Grammtik zum Vertiefen der im Unterricht behandelten Themen und zur Wiederholung

Deutsch - Übungsgrammatik für die Mittelstufe (B1-C1) - 19 März 2019 - Hueber

ISBN: 978-3-19-111657-6

Recommended additional literature for students who do not attend the course:

Jürgen Bolten / Claus Ehrhard, Intercultural Communication. Texts and exercises on intercultural action. Publishing house Wissenschaft und Praxis. ISBN: 3-89673-128-6

or

Hans Jürgen Heringer, Intercultural Communication. Basics and concepts. utb. ISBN: 978-3-8252-4815-4

or

Hans - Jürgen Lüsebrink, Intercultural Communication. Interaction, perception of others, cultural transfer. J.B. Metzler. ISBN 978-3-476-02572-2