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German for Part-Time Jobs and Internships
German for Work and Internships
The “German for Part-Time Jobs and Internships” module from Deutsch-Uni Online responds to the needs of students with prior knowledge at A2 level who want to deepen their language skills, and in particular further develop their work-related abilities in reading, listening, writing and speaking, in order to enter the German job market successfully.
The chapters follow the typical stages of working life and teach relevant workplace vocabulary, appropriate expressions and selected grammar at CEFR level B1. In six phases per chapter, learners develop the skills they need to handle work-related situations.
Looking for a Job!
90 exercises
Communicative activities
- find out about the regional and national job market
- identify relevant information in job advertisements and compare it with your profile
- state your goals and preferences regarding a job or internship
- make appropriate contact with companies
- introduce yourself briefly and concisely
Contextual knowledge
- Support services in the application process
Topics
- Typical part-time jobs
- Goals in jobs and internships
- Job vacancies
- Online job portals
- Job-matching events
- Company expectations
- CV
- Your own profile
- Covering letter
- Requesting a job interview
Grammar
- Purpose clauses with “damit” and “um … zu” + infinitive
- Temporal prepositions with the dative
The Job Interview
82 exercises
Communicative activities
- respond appropriately to questions in a job interview
- give convincing, relevant information about yourself, your experience and skills
- ask for relevant information
- confirm relevant details about starting the job
Contextual knowledge
- Strategic and content preparation for a job interview
- Clothing and body language in job interviews
Topics
- Purpose of job interviews
- Formal and informal conversations
- Preparing for job interviews
- Body language
- Clothing for a job interview
Grammar
- Two-part connectors
- Verbs with prepositions
- Future tense I
The Employment Contract
75 exercises
Communicative activities
- identify basic information in an employment contract about the rights and obligations it entails
- compare information from job advertisements and interviews with the content of an employment contract
- politely point out errors and clear up misunderstandings
- write a formal email requesting correction and amendment of an employment contract, giving appropriate reasons
Contextual knowledge
- Basic knowledge of employment law
- Advisory institutions
Topics
- Types of contract
- Typical content of employment contracts
- Working-time models
- Working-time regulations
- Remuneration
- Working conditions
Grammar
- Temporal prepositions with the genitive
- Real conditional clauses with “wenn” and “falls”
- Genitive attributes
- Word formation: the prefix “un-”
Starting the Job
76 exercises
Communicative activities
- describe the working environment and workplace, describe work processes
- identify information in department descriptions that is relevant to an internship project
- gather information, ask follow-up questions, ask for help appropriately, and pass on information in the right register in formal and informal situations
- signal active listening through paraphrasing, follow-up questions and summarising
- take notes on a conversation with the team leader
Contextual knowledge
- Organisation charts
- Conventions on the first day at work
Topics
- Feelings
- Office supplies
- Data protection
- Occupational health and safety
- Department profiles: health and safety, warehouse, marketing
- Sustainability
- Hierarchies and organisational structures
Grammar
- Infinitive clauses
- Verbs with the dative and accusative
Communicating with Customers
70 exercises
Communicative activities
- respond appropriately, orally and in writing, to customer enquiries and complaints
- pass on relevant information between departments in writing
- report a customer enquiry to the team leader orally and ask for advice
Contextual knowledge
- The DIN-standard spelling alphabet
- Communication strategies for dealing with customers
Topics
- Feelings
- Customer service tasks
- Typical customer service enquiries
- Communication styles and customer types
- Digitalisation in customer communication
Grammar
- Past participle used as an adjective
- Relative clauses with genitive attributes
- Relative clauses with prepositions
Covering for a Colleague on Leave
61 exercises
Communicative activities
- report on teamwork
- ask a colleague via the staff chat to cover for you while you are on leave
- analyse and evaluate written explanations of unfamiliar tasks and work processes
- describe relevant work processes clearly for others, orally and in writing
- pass on factual information in a semi-formal email to your cover
Contextual knowledge
- Company policies relating to leave
Topics
- Working in a team
- Covering for colleagues and handovers
- Work processes and instructions
- Analysing diagrams
Grammar
- Past perfect with the conjunctions “bevor” (before) and “nachdem” (after)
- Passive voice in the present tense
Calling in Sick
56 exercises
Communicative activities
- identify relevant information about rights and obligations during sick leave in an expert interview
- identify relevant information in legislation and employment contracts about what to do when you are ill
- call in sick, in writing or by phone
- pass on important information and assessments about how to behave when ill to colleagues
Contextual knowledge
- Legal regulations in the event of illness
Topics
- Illnesses and symptoms
- Calling in sick
- Rights and obligations in the event of illness
Grammar
- Causal structures
- Compound nouns
What Happens Next?
67 exercises
Communicative activities
- revise the draft of an internship report
- resign in writing and ask for a reference to be issued
- understand typical wording in employment references and identify the relevant information
- make oral suggestions and back them up with arguments
- conduct a formal end-of-employment meeting and present your career interests convincingly
- thank colleagues for working together and say goodbye to them in an email
Contextual knowledge
- References
- Strategies for preparing the content of a final meeting
Topics
- Documenting professional experience
- Internship report
- References and other certificates
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Leaving a role and a leaving do
Grammar
- “trotz” (despite) with the genitive
