GER 303 - Business German (1)

Aimed at students who have at least intermediate knowledge of German (e.g. who have completed GER 205 or its equivalent), this course is designed to equip students with the linguistic, cultural, and historical skills necessary for effective business communication in German, not only in German-speaking Europe, but also in the United States and around the world. Students will hone their communicative abilities in German with a specific focus on business interactions, vocabularies, and transactional scenarios and should be well-positioned both to market themselves to German and multinational companies and to pass B-level exams at the end of the course (if desired). The course will also explore the titans of the German business landscape, past and present (e.g. Adidas/Puma, Aldi, Bayer, Krupp, Siemens, Volkswagen Group, etc.), thereby instilling students with a fluency in German business culture and customs. Prerequisites: GER 205
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