PdF:FJ2012 Commercial Correspondence 1 - Course Information
FJ2012 Commercial Correspondence in French 1
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 1 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Mgr. Hana Delalande (seminar tutor), Ing. Mgr. Hana Delalande (deputy)
Mgr. Petra Suquet, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Petra Suquet, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- FJ2012/01: Mon 8:00–10:50 učebna 12, H. Delalande
- Prerequisites
- Expected entry level of French is B2.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- French Language for Commerce and Administration (programme PdF, B-FI)
- French Language for Commerce and Administration (programme PdF, B-HPS)
- French Language for Commerce (programme PdF, B-FI)
- French Language for Commerce (programme PdF, B-FJHC) (2)
- Course objectives
- The cours is based on the analysis of authentic documents. Students are familiarized with the general principles of written communication and with the formal requirements of business correspondence in French. Creation of the written documents based on their models (CV and cover letter) and job interview preparation. Thanks to internationalisation aspects of the course, the aims are also to share and discuss carrer projects possibilites with students from foreign universities (from France and Hungary) and to develop intercultural competence and open-mindedness.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course the students are able to: • differentiate different types of business correspondence documents, • understand their statement, • create their own written documents (CV and cover letter), • apply the knowledge and skills in practice, • discuss their career projets, skills and competences, • talk about their experience from project work in an international team.
- Syllabus
- 1. Human resources management. 2. Find a job / internship. 3. CV and cover letter. 4. Recruitment. 5. Job interview. 6. Labour market in the Czech Republic, in France and in Hungary. 7. Intercultural differences at workplace. 8. Career possibilities in Public administration in France. 9. Career posibilites at the EU institutions.
- Literature
- required literature
- BAS, Liliane, Catherine DRIOT-HESNARD and Jules LANDAIS. La correspondance commerciale franҫaise. Paris: Nathan, 2017, 159 stran. ISBN 9782091649245. info
- OZANNE, Flore and Valentine CHAPUS-GILBERT. Trouver un stage ou un emploi. Paris: Nathan, 2015, 96 pp. ISBN 978-2-09-163853-9. info
- recommended literature
- DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Kateřina and Dominika KOVÁŘOVÁ. Efektivní komunikace v profesní francouzštině. Praha: Oeconomica, 2020, 219 pp. ISBN 978-80-245-2346-0. info
- DUCHAMP, David and Loris GUERY. La gestion des ressources humaines. Paris: Nathan, 2013, 159 pp. Repères pratiques. ISBN 978-2-09-164125-6. info
- VIVIEN, Georges and Véronique ARNÉ. Le parfait secrétaire. Nouvelle édition. Paris: Larousse, 2010, 359 pp. ISBN 978-2-03-585435-3. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar. Presentation. Discussion in an international forum.
- Assessment methods
- Basic course ending: credit - active seminar/workshop participation, continuous tasks completion and seminar work (CV and cover letter). Another possible ending: colloquium - extra activities added to the basic course ending - internationalization activities - participation in project work in international teams of students from Brno, Pécs, Paris Nanterre and Rennes, final project presentation and discussion.
- Language of instruction
- French
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Teacher's information
- The course is linked to EDUC Vitual Mobility project connecting four universities: Masaryk University (Czech Republic), University of Rennes (France), University Paris Nanterre and University of Pécs (Hungary). Project title: Career project preparation for French-speaking students and intercultural differences linked to Labour market in different European countries (Czech Republic, France and Hungary) This course was created with the support of the EDUC project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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