Responses to questionnaire in German by by German professionals [Germany; Spring 2016; qualtrics survey] Abstract One of the new scales in the CEFR Companion Volume (2018) is online interaction. The new descriptors cover goal-oriented online transactions, including written correspondence and the use of formulaic language. Dutch learners of German in business schools learn German for special purposes at B1/2-level: they are requested to master German well enough in a professional context, in order to facilitate interactions and transactions. The question is how their not always flawless attempts at inviting a member to a meeting is received by L1 language users. Is the level of B1/2 German sufficient to avoid bothersome situations? Is the mastering at B1/2-level enough to maintain a good relationship with a German partner? In order to find out whether communicative clashes might occur because of lack of appropriate language, 98 German business professionals, all L1 speakers of German, were asked to rate on a ...