Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of German Linguistics
- Code
- BBN-NHÉ-414
- Title
- Official language use, text production and translation
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- Published semester
- 2026/27/1
- ECTS
- 5
- Language
- de
- Learning outcomes
- The purpose of education is primarily content-based competence development. We review the most important linguistic characteristics of official language use, then practice reading, interpreting and translation with written and heard texts. Texts that foreigners can come across (e.g. official letter, application, statement) are made by students independently. We will also discuss the issue of liability for such texts.
- Course content
- Grammar, lexical and textual features of official language use. Types of official text: official letter, form, application, statement, announcement, letter of formal notice etc. Practices in comprehension, interpretation, writing and translation. Use of official languages in a knowledge society.
- Assessment method
- seminar touch (practical course mark) The seminar is graded on a five-point scale based on seminar papers, closed-book exams, presentations, weekly homework assignments, or other work. The seminar leader will announce the requirements for completion during the first class.
- Bibliography
- Péteri, Attila (2023): Amtskommunikation. Kurze Einführung in eine besondere Welt. Budapest: ELTE Germanistisches Institut. (Universitätslehrbuch). The Canvas page for the seminar with interactive assignments Adamzik, Kirsten (2018): Fachsprachen. Tübingen: Francke. Kap. 3.3.2. „Informations- und Wissensgesellschaft aus Sicht der Soziologie.”
- Recommended bibliography
- Oskaar, Els (1998): Fachsprachen und öffentliches Leben: Kommunikation in der arbeitsteiligen Gesellschaft. In: Hoffmann, Lothar/Kalverkämper, Hartwig/Wiegand, Herbert Ernst (Hrsg.) (1998): Fachsprachen. Languages for Special Purposes. Ein internationales Handbuch zur Fachsprachenforschung und Terminologiewissenschaft. An International Handbook for Special Language and Terminology Research. 1. Halbband. Volume 1. Berlin/New York.801-809.; Rehbein, Jochen (1998): Die Verwendung von Institutionensprache in Ämtern und Behörden. In: Hoffmann, Lothar/Kalverkämper, Hartwig/Wiegand, Herbert Ernst (Hrsg.) (1998): Fachsprachen. Languages for Special Purposes. Ein internationales Handbuch zur Fachsprachenforschung und Terminologiewissenschaft. An International Handbook for Special Language and Terminology Research. 1. Halbband. Volume 1. Berlin/New York. 660-675.;