I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
German - Preparation for B2 Level Economic Exam
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60R41N
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
2
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
midterm mark
Number of credits
0
Subject Coordinator
Name
Takácsné Susán Bettina
Position
language teacher
Contact details
bettisusan@gmail.com
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Centre of Modern Languages
Subject website
Language of the subject
német (magyar közvetítő nyelvvel) – DE (along with Hungarian as me-diation language)
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms
Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
B2 szintnek nagyjából megfelelő nyelvtudás / language competence close to B2 level
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580884/8/2023 registration number. Valid from: 29.11.2023.

Objectives

The course is aimed to prepare the students for the economic language exam, as well as teach them about the opera-tions of the corporate and business sectors and the related technical vocabulary. The course prepares students for situations in oral and written communication, required in economic life. The course is aimed to enhance the lan-guage competency of students who already have B2-level language competence.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. • The students are familiar with the typical topics and sections of the relevant exams.
  2. • They are able to understand the instructions given for the various types of tasks.
  3. • They are able to use the strategies required for the exams.
  4. • They are familiar with the assessment criteria used for the various sections.
Skills
  1. • The students are able to understand written technical texts, newspaper articles and adverts, and collect key pieces of information.
  2. • They understand and follow conversations in their field of expertise, and are able to complete tasks which assess the comprehension of texts during the listening part of the language exam.
  3. • They are able to create texts (business letters, analyses of charts), using the technical terminology of their spe-cialist area.
  4. • They are able to communicate effortlessly and freely with members of the community using the economic language, and they are able to support their arguments with examples and data.
Attitude
  1. • They are open to discuss economic processes in a foreign language.
  2. • The students strive to cooperate and complete the tasks in a precise manner.
Independence and responsibility
  1. • They have the necessary strategies for developing their technical language competence independently and take responsibility for improving their language proficiency.

Teaching methodology

The course focuses on establishing the strategies required for the exams, therefore we complete a lot of practice tests during the lessons and as homework. We use a lot of cooperation techniques to improve listening skills.

Materials supporting learning

  • Különböző nyelvvizsgákhoz készült feladatgyűjtemények és mintafeladatsorok. . - Collections of practice tests and sample tests.

General Rules

Teljesítési követelmény: órákon való aktív részvétel (megengedett hiányzás 30%), valamint a félév során kiadott fel-adatok és/vagy dolgozatok teljesítése.

Performance assessment methods

A vizsgáztatási technikákhoz igazodó kisebb beadandó feladatok, az órán teljesítendő szóbeli feladatok, dolgozatok.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • beadandó feladatok, az órán teljesítendő szóbeli feladatok, dolgozatok: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100
Very good 89-94
Good 76-88
Satisfactory 63-75
Pass 50-62
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

TVSZ szerint.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
részvétel a kontakt tanórákon 28
félévközi készülés a gyakorlatokra 14
felkészülés a teljesítményértékelésekre 4
házi feladat elkészítése 14

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 06.11.2023.

Topics covered during the term

A középfokú gazdasági nyelvvizsgák szokásos témaköreibe tartozó feladatokat oldunk meg.

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
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Approval and validity of subject requirements