ROM2B102 Professional French

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stéphanie Maria O. Dufond (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The option course « French as professional language » was created for students in bachelor and master degree (all specialties). B2 level in current French is required.
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This option « French as professional language » is implemented by the Masaryk University in partnership with IBM Delivery Center Brno and the French Institute of Prague.
Its main goal is to make students discover a pragmatic French language used in the everyday life in a French environment.
Learning outcomes
• Being able to call or speak in a professional context (job interviews, discussions with colleagues…) • Being able to take part in a debate about a professional topic after reading/watching/listening to a specific document
• Developing skills in redaction of professional emails, professional letters, meeting reviews or texts about a professional topic
• Developing technics for the redaction of CV and covering letter in French
• Getting sociocultural knowledge about the professional environment
• Getting knowledge and developing skills in three specific fields: corporate culture, processes in service environment, customer relation
Syllabus
  • The course lasts during the semester of the academic year (12 sessions, 90 minutes each).
  • Two types of courses are proposed:
  • -language courses specialized in “Professional French”. In total 9 workshops during the semester.
  • -practical courses about the three topics indicated above. In total 3 sessions during the semester.
Literature
    required literature
  • PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Affaires.com : méthode de français des affaires. Paris: Cle International, 2003, 128 s. ISBN 9782090331776. info
    recommended literature
  • PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Grammaires progressive du français des affaires : niveau intermédiaire : avec 350 exercices : corrigés. Paris: CLE international, 2014, 63 stran. ISBN 9782090381597. info
  • HABERT, Laurent and Jean-Luc PENFORNIS. Affaires.com : [méthode de français des affaires]. Paris: Cle International, 2007, 63 s. ISBN 9782090354300. info
  • PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Vocabulaire progressif du français des affaires : avec 200 exercices. [Paris]: Cle International, 2004, 159 s. ISBN 2090338032. info
  • BINON, Jean. Dictionnaire d´apprentissage du français des affaires : dictionnaire de compréhension et de production de la langue des affaires. Paris: Didier, 2000, xxxvii, 71. ISBN 2278043560. info
  • CORADO, Lydie and Marie-Odile SANCHEZ-MACAGNO. Français des Affaires : 350 exercices, textes, documents. 3. ed. Paris: Hachette, 1990, 127 s. ISBN 2010162641. info
  • CORADO, Lydie and Marie-Odile SANCHEZ-MACAGNO. Français des Affaires : 350 exercices, textes, documents : corrigés. 2. ed. Vanves: Hachette, 1990, 31 s. ISBN 2010162633. info
Teaching methods
French courses:
Students should prepare each session with the handbook Affaires.com (provided by IBM). They should be able to use their knowledge during the workshop through simulations of professional situations.
Other courses:
Each session will start with an active presentation about the three topics indicated above (around 20 minutes of presentation). The topics will be discussed and played (simulation of professional situations) by students.
Assessment methods
French courses :
Two written exams during the semester.
One oral exam at the end of the semester (job interview). This examination has to be successfully passed to be enrolled in the second semester of this option.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Vzhledem k vysokému zájmu o tento kurz budou studenti během 1. hodiny rozděleni do dvou sem. skupin po 18 studentech maximálně. Rozvrh. sem. sk.: 01) Út 14:10–15:45 posl. G25; 02) Út 15:50–17:25 posl. G02.
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