Gives a syllabus and suggested activities for an evening adult course in survival German for travelers. (EKN)

Discusses sentence diagramming as a foreign language teaching technique to graphically illustrate the interrelationship between clauses and phrases in particularly complicated scientific and technical sentences in German. The purpose of the method is to illustrate the overall structure of the sentences rather than the relationships between…

Career-related courses in German have focused on scientific German and German for business, and emphasis has been on the training of management-level personnel. Suggestions for instructional programs in German are offered. (SW)

A questionnaire was sent to 260 German-owned companies in the United States to determine to what degree English was adequate for dealings with Germany and to what extent bilingualism for American employees was preferred. Bilingualism was preferable and prevalant. Students need to combine the study of language and another field. (SW)

Discusses sources used to teach students of business German the cultural information they need to function professionally in a German environment. These are: (1) conversations with Americans who have done business in Germany; (2) newsletters from the Industrie und Handelskammer; and (3) slides illustrating cultural subjects. (SED)

A class project devised for a college business German course involves the simulated establishment of two companies, one domestic and one in West Germany, to trade with each other. The project has proven attractive to students, added new dimensions to the textbook used, and provided communicative practice for business transactions. (MSE)

A two-year master's degree program in international business studies was initiated by the College of Business Administration at the University of South Carolina to educate the business manager who will deal with foreign countries. The language component comprises an important part of the program. (SW)

Discusses how to overcome the hurdles of teaching the special language style found in German business correspondence and describes a new approach to teaching business German that uses a computerized support system. (SED)