On successful completion of the course, students:

• Familiarize themselves with the idiosyncrasies of an L2 study environment
• Adapt to the idiosyncracies of an L2 living and study environment
• Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions, lectures and news reports on their field of specialisation.
• Can interact and initiate interaction with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible and easy
• Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options, including writing an academic essay, a business report and giving a product presentation
• Can structure and hold a presentation suitable for both a work and study context
• Can correct most of their own language mistakes

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The course will cover the following topics/content:

• Living and studying in an L2 environment (Wien)
• DaF-Prüfung Wien

• Giving presentations
• Writing a business report
• Management: The academic essay
• Expressing opinion, critical analysis and making decisions[ZB1]

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Moderated group work, lecture, discussion, individual exercises, role play, excursion (intensive language course in Vienna)

Integrative module examination
Assessment type: continuous assessment
Assessment method/s at the level of the course "Deutsch als Fremdsprache 5: Deutsch für Beruf und Wissenschaft":

• 20% class participation
• 20% final oral presentation
• 30% final written assignment

• 30% DaF-Prüfung Wien