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MPJ_JII1Fa Foreign Language II/1 - French

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2010

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Pešinová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová (lecturer)
Mgr. Alena Světlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (assistant)

Supervisor

Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division - Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPJ_JII1Fa/01 Wed 13:45–15:20 S21, A. Světlíková
MPJ_JII1Fa/02 Wed 15:30–17:05 S21, A. Světlíková
MPJ_JII1Fa/03 Wed 15:30–17:05 S7, V. Pešinová

Prerequisites

(! PJII1Fa Foreign Language II/1 - F )
The prerequisite for active involvement in this course is mastering the language skills practised in the preparatory courses JII/A and JII/B. Students can test their knowledge by completing a self-evaluation on-line test.

Course Enrollment 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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrollment status: enrolled: 9/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

Language II/1 extends the knowledge of general language gained in the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B and pays particular attention to the specialized language of economics seen as a basis of successful and effective communication.
At the end of the course students should:
- be familiar with basics of French business terminology
- be able to understand a specialized text and to concentrate on its main ideas
- be able to translate it into the mother tongue with the use of a dictionary
- conduct conversations in business situations
- understand conversation of French speakers in business situations
Knowledge acquired in this course will serve as a basis for the follow-up course in the summer term which is finished by an exam at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Syllabus

Making contact - (a new job, at an airport, phone calls);
Daily programme, a day at work (fixing and cancelling an appointment, putting off an appointment; daily routine; basics of business correspondence);
Travelling (asking and giving directions, itinerary, city traffic, turism);
Hotel ( booking, stay, complaints);

Literature

required literature

PRAVDA, Miroslav and Marie PRAVDOVÁ. Francouzština pro samouky. Dotisk 2. vyd. Voznice: LEDA, 1999. 463 pp. ISBN 80-85927-07-1. info
PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Français.com :méthode de français professionnel et des affaires. Paris: Cle International, 2002. 167 s. ISBN 2-09-033171-2. info

recommended literature

HODOVSKÁ, Jiřinka. Cahier d'exercices pour les apprenants du Français de l'entreprise. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998. 123 s. ISBN 80-210-1988-3. info
SACHS, Rudolf and Renata POHORSKÁ. Francouzská obchodní korespondence : Correspondance commerciale (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999. 224 s. ISBN 80-85784-84-. info
CORADO, Lydie and Marie-Odile SANCHEZ-MACAGNO. Français des Affaires :350 exercices, textes, documents. 3. ed. Vanves: Hachette, 1990. 127 s. ISBN 2-01-016264-1. info
DAVIES, Helen. Obrázkový francouzsko - český slovník. Translated by Janka Priesolová, Illustrated by John Shackell. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Nakladatelství a knihkupectví Jiří Fraus, 1995. 118 s. ISBN 80-85784-33-5. info
MAGRANER, Jean-Jacques and Marek ZAJĄC. Obchodní francouzština. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 1998. 153 s. ISBN 80-7200-250-3. info
GUÉDON, Patrick. Vivez les affaires : vidéo : fiches d'activités photocopiables. Paris: Hachette Livre, 2002. 96 s. ISBN 2-01-155201-3. info

Teaching methods

The course is taught in the form of seminars.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded by a credit test. Students are allowed to sit the credit test if they meet the following requirements:
1. 80% attendance in seminars
2. Active participation - continuous preparation, homework
3. Translation from French into Czech (half a standard page)
A credit test is considered successful if a student reaches at least 60% of points

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