All in a nutshell: examination components.

  1. Written examination held in groups (180 minutes)

    • You will read a newspaper article in which a company or corporate concept is presented or read an internal corporate communications text and will perform realistic exercises on them.
    • You will fill in the gaps in a company brochure, in a catalogue or in advertisements by selecting the right technical terms from a number of possibilities offered.
    • You will listen to a radio broadcast and a telephone conversation and perform exercises on it.
    • You will react to an authentic text with a contact letter, an invitation, request or press release.
  2. Individual oral examination (20 minutes)

  3. You are to present yourself in a professional context, present a company/an institution and argue as part of a conversation.

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