Study Programmes 2015-2016
LANG1938-1  
German 5
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in management (120 ECTS)5
Master in management (120 ECTS)5
Master in management (120 ECTS)3
Master in management (120 ECTS)5
Master in management (120 ECTS)5
Master in management (120 ECTS)5
Master in management (120 ECTS)5
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)3
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)5
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Marie Mawhin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
In this course, the student will:
1. expand and deepen his knowledge of business German, for the four skills:
  • listening
  • reading
  • speaking
  • writing
2. discover several aspects of business life in Germany.
Main topics:


  • sich bewerben (Bewerbungsschreiben, Bewerbungsgespräch)
  • Arbeitszeugnisse und Bewertungen
  • Messen in Deutschland
  • Aktuelles aus Deutschland
Learning outcomes of the course :
ILOs: - ability to speak a foreign language (another language than English) (at the end of Master 2: European level B2) - professional capacity for oral and written communication.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
The student should already know German (European level B1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
In the class room:
  • brushing up the grammar rules
  • discovering several chapters of the book (vocabulary, grammar)
  • listening comprehension
  • oral exercises


Home work:
  • grammar and vocabulary exercises (for example on Lol@: online exercises)
  • reading comprehension exercises
  • written exercises


We'll regularly use multimedia engineering.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
24 hours in the class room + exercises at home and on Lol@.
Recommended or required readings :
PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK LOL@ FOR NEW INFORMATION.
Book and lecture notes:
"Unternehmen Deutsch" - Aufbaukurs, Lehrbuch (Becker / Braunert / Schlenker) (Klett)
Langenscheidt: Grundwortschatz.
Exercises and documents on line on Lol@.
Other documents
Press articles, listening activities.
Recommended books
A translating dictionary, for example Harrap's or Langenscheidt.
A grammar book, for example: H. DREYER and R. SCHMITT: Grammaire allemande avec exercices. Hueber, or : H. BOUILLON: "Grammaire pratique de l'allemand", De Boeck, 3e édition, 2008.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Individual evaluation.
Written exam (some parts during the semester + exam in June): 70%: - listening comprehension - grammar and vocabulary - reading comprehension - writing an e-mail
Oral exam: 30%
The student who doesn't take all the parts of the exam will become 0/20 as final mark.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Marie Mawhin, N1, office 215; marie.mawhin@ulg.ac.be ; phone: + 32 (0)4 232 72 75.
Items online :
Cours sur Lol@
Cours en ligne.