French for business and economics 1

Academic year: 2010-2011 Course code module FTEBATA110 Semester: 1st and 2nd semester Credits: 3 Study load (hours) 84 Theory (hours): 15,00 Practice/Exercises(hours): 30,00 Other (hours): Part-time program: Instructor(s) Linda Coremans Language of instruction: French Semester exam information: exam in the 2nd semester Contract restriction information: 1. Prerequisites *Algemene competenties Level of French reached at the end of secondary education in Flanders. *Sequentiality None 2. Objectives (expected learning outcomes) Students will be able to conduct a conversation and write a text about a socio-economic subject in the broad sense of the word, including telephone conversations, business mails, meetings and presentation techniques. 3. Course content Grammar revision, basic vocabulary, business and economic vocabulary, and business communication: (telephone) conversations, reading exercises, oral presentations and discussions, writing texts (business mails, professional documents). 4. Teaching method Direct contact: Exercise sessions Skills training Personal work: Assignments - individual Assignments - in group Supervised self-study Portfolio 5. Assessment method Exam: Written, without oral presentation Oral, with written preparation Closed book Continuous assessment: Exercises Assignments Portfolio: Without oral presentation Presentation 6. Compulsory reading – study material Y. Delatour, D. Jennepin, e.a. ; Nouvelle grammaire du français (Sorbonne), Paris, Hachette, 2004, ISBN 2-01-155271-0 M. P. Caquineau-Gündüz, Y. Delatour, e.a., Les 500 exercices de grammaire Niveau B2 (avec corrigé), Paris, Hachette, 2007, ISBN 978-01-155438-3 Pascale Dumont, Paul Sambre e.a., Lexique didactique du français des affaires, Leuven, ACCO, 2001 Isabelle Werbrouck, Comme convenu, Leuven, ACCO, 2006 (+ Corrigé, eveneens bij ACCO) Syllabus Zakelijk en economisch Frans I, Leuven, ACCO, 2010 (nieuwe uitgave) 7. Recommended reading - study material Electronical exercises: Blackboard and www.ua.ac.be/tewfrans A French dictionary (Petit Robert, Micro Robert, Petit Larousse, etc.) 8. Tutoring Blackboard: extra information and material available Grammar and vocabulary: auto-corrective exercises during practice sessions laatste aanpassing: last update: 23/09/2010 16:08 ilke.franquet