BPJ_JI1F Foreign Language I/1 - French

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPJ_JI1F/01: Mon 8:00–9:50 P302b, Wed 8:00–9:50 S402, except Mon 12. 9., except Wed 14. 9., except Mon 31. 10., except Wed 2. 11., M. Červenková
Prerequisites
Knowledge of general language at the school - leaving examination.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 7/40, only registered: 1/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
French as Foreign Language I (PJI) is designed for students who have reached the school-leaving examination level proficiency in this language. In the first stage of this four-semester course, students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts, which represents:
- enhancing their general and business vocabulary,
- activation of grammatical structures typical for business language,
- application of principles of business correspondence, respecting specific features of the language. The stress is put not only on the development of communication skills, exploration of the structures of the language, but also on studying the culture of appropriate countries where the language is spoken.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand a general economic text of intermediate difficulty level,
- discuss covered economic topics and
- orientate themselves in French economic terminology relating to the covered topics.
Syllabus
  • Company - definition, Business Entity Types, Line of Business
  • Company Profile, Business Environment
  • Economically Active Population Division
  • Communication Skills: Customer Contact, Effective Telephoning, Appointment Arrangement, Assistant Position, Meetings
  • Human Resources: Labour Market, Job Search, CV and Covering Letters, Job Interview, Labour Relations, Contract of Employment, Dismissal; Employee Rights, Trade Unions and Strikes in France
Literature
    required 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
  • SACHS, Rudolf and Renata POHORSKÁ. Francouzská obchodní korespondence : Correspondance commerciale (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999, 224 s. ISBN 80-85784-84-X. info
    recommended literature
  • PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Affaires.com : [méthode de français des affaires : niveau avancé]. Paris: Cle International, 2003, 127 s. ISBN 2090331763. info
  • PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Vocabulaire progressif du français des affaires : avec 200 exercices. [Paris]: Cle International, 2004, 159 s. ISBN 2090338032. info
  • BOULARES, Michèle and Jean-Louis FRÉROT. Grammaire progressive du français : avec 400 excercices. Paris: CLE International, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 2090338625. info
Teaching methods
This course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
This course 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,
- elaborating a seminar paper (summary of an economic article; the summary should be written up according to an instructor’s guidelines and handed in by a deadline set by an instructor).
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
French
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PJI1F.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/econ/podzim2020/BPJ_JI1F/seminar_03.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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