PJI3F Foreign Language I/3 - French

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PJI3F/1: Wed 8:30–10:05 VT314, K. Sedláčková
Prerequisites
PJI2F Foreign Language I/2 - F
Succesful completion of the subject PJI2F
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The third semester of the course develops skills covered and competencies gained in the PJI1F and PJI2F courses. The topics are extended in cycles, new topics from certain vocationally relevant areas are added and basic skills are further diversified. At the end of the course, students should be able to:;
- apply gained specialized terminology to role-playing, simulations of negotiations and business meetings;
- express themselves with accuracy as for the style and a degree of formality
- read and understand authentic professional texts at upper-intermediate and advanced level
- translate authentic professional texts at upper-intermediate and advanced level to their mother tongue with the help of a dictionary
Syllabus
  • Import, Export
  • Methods of Payment: Cheque, Bill of Exchange, Bank Transfer, Documentary Letter of Credit
  • Customer Care
  • Outsourcing, Stock, Stock Control
  • Intellectual and Industrial Property
  • Corporate Crime
  • Business Correspondence: Orders, Online Orders, Letter of Acknowledgement
Literature
  • BLOOMFIELD, Anatole and Béatrice TAUZIN. Affaires a suivre :cours de français professionnel de niveau intermédiaire. Paris: Hachette, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 2-01-155164-1. info
  • HABERT, Laurent and Jean-Luc PENFORNIS. Affaires.com : [méthode de français des affaires]. Paris: Cle International, 2007, 63 s. ISBN 9782090354300. info
  • SACHS, Rudolf and Renata POHORSKÁ. Francouzská obchodní korespondence : Correspondance commerciale (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999, 224 s. ISBN 80-85784-84-X. info
Assessment methods
This course is taught only in the form of seminar sessions and it is completed with conferring a credit. Credit requirements include the following:
- 80% active participation in seminars (systematic continuous preparation and fulfilling assigned tasks)
- 60 % success rate in the final credit test
seminar presentation on a economic topic delivered in the course of the semester
Language of instruction
French
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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