Students are encouraged to meet often with the professor prior to their presentations. Beyond helping students build a vocabulary useful in the professional world, this course seeks to reveal cultural and behavioral differences between Germans and Americans. This course is a continuation of GRMN 225. It maintains the same course requirements as GRMN 225, but uses additional materials. This new course is designed to facilitate the acquisition of an extensive business vocabulary together with the communicative skills needed to function daily in a professional setting.
Emphasis is placed on the development of oral proficiency.
A series of topics depicting a variety of routine situations in and around the workplace provide the basis for an emphasis on practical applications. Beyond helping students build a vocabulary useful in the professional world, this course also seeks to reveal cultural and behavioral differences between Germans and Americans. Such factual and cultural knowledge should prove most beneficial to anyone contemplating an internship or work in Germany. Ultimately, the success of this class will depend on initiative, innovative ideas, enthusiasm, and the willingness on the part of the student. As of January 1999, a single monetary system unites Germany, a core nation, with 10 other European states, thus making their union stronger than ever before.