Course: Business French Intermediate 1

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Course title Business French Intermediate 1
Course code UJP/FC5E
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kocourková Pavla, Mgr.
Course content
- Correcting grammatical structures - Conversation about employment, introductions - Past tense, direct questions, quantifiers - CV - A letter of motivation - Job seeking, job advertisements - A job interview - Work with business texts - Resumé, work with business texts - Business correspondence - Faculty of Economics, studies in the Czech Republic and in France - Evaluation Further information for distant study programme students can be found in COURSEWARE.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- distinguish between formal and informal means of communication (first-name and formal terms)
- identify the masculine and feminine genus of nouns and adjectives
- identify the singular and plural of nouns and adjectives
- distinguish accented and unaccented forms of personal pronouns
- identify regular verb forms
- identify the basic irregular verb forms
- identify the definite and indefinite article
Skills
- use formal and informal means of communication adequately the situation
- address, greet, thank
- correctly pronounce familiar words, phrases and sentences
- correctly write familiar words, phrases and sentences
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- identify formal and informal means of verbal and non-verbal communication used for introduction, addressing and meeting
- identify formal and informal language means used in telephone communication
- identify basic formal and informal language means used in written communication
- name the most common ways of travelling in France and the most used means of transport
- name different housing options in France
- name the biggest French companies operating in France and the Czech Republic
Skills
- correct use of language means and gestures in selected formal and informal situations - addressing, introduction, meetings (e.g. communication with a business partner x communicating with friends)
- have a formal and informal telephone conversation
- write a simple formal and informal letter
- book accommodation for a client
- summarize or analyse information obtained by listening to a simple text focused on personal or professional life, living or travelling in France
- use the perfect tense
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Skills
Practicum
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
Competences
Practicum
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Test
Competences
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Delcos, J.; Leclercq, Bernard; Suvanto, Merja. Carte de visite : Francais des relations professionnelles. Paris : Didier, 2000. ISBN 2-278-05024-9.
  • Dubois, Anne-Lyse; Tauzin, Béatrice. Objectif Express : le monde professionnel en français : A1/A2 : cahier d´activités. Paris : Hachette, 2006. ISBN 978-2-01-155445-1.
  • Ollivier, Daniel. Francouzština : Jazyková obchodní průprava. 1. vydání. Praha (Státní pedagogické nakladatelství), 1991. ISBN 80-04-24516-1.
  • Sachs, Rudolf; Pohorská, Renata. Francouzská obchodní korespondence = =Correspondance commerciale - clé. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Fraus, 1999. ISBN 80-7238-048-6.
  • Tauzin, Béatrice; Dubois, Anne-Lyse. Objectif Express : le monde professionnel en français : [niveau 1 = A1/A2 du CECR]. Paris : Hachette, 2006. ISBN 978-2-01-155427-7.
  • Tempesta, Giovanna. Tests CLE : grammaire : niveau intermédiaire. [Paris] : CLE International, 2003. ISBN 209-033618-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Business Economics and Management (2015) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter