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French II and business communication (CEFR-B1+)26792/4114/1819/1/64
Study guide

French II and business communication (CEFR-B1+)

26792/4114/1819/1/64
Academic year 2018-19
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 2
In other study programme:
  • Bachelor of Office Management as French II and business communication
  • Bachelor of Office Management as French II and business communication
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 6 credits
Weight: 6,00
Total study time: 150,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture24,00 hours
Self-study90,00 hours
Seminar36,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: De Donder Nadine
Language course: Yes, French
Languages: French
Scheduled for: Semester 1

Objectives

- practical command in general and business related situations

- developing and extending receptive and productive skills

Contents

- in-depth study of grammatical structures

- extension of general and business related vocabulary

- spelling

- study of business related topics

- business communication

- introduction applying for a job (cv)


Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Final objectives

Core competence 1: understands announcements and simple argumentations about topics from his socio-economic and professional environment. (Listening and reading: B1) (DSL6, AC2, AC4)

Indicators:

  • completely understands oral texts concerning socio-economic and work related topics when they are formulated clearly and in standard language. (I)
  • completely understands texts with expressions frequently used in a socio-economic or work related context.

Core competence 2: communicates orally and written in more complex, professional related contexts. (spoken production, writing: B1) (DSL6, AC2, AC4, AC1)

Indicators:

  • elaborates simple, cohesive texts about familiar topics that are business-oriented, such as minutes, presentations and summaries. (A&S)
  • orally presents professional messages in a simple but correct language. (A&S)

Core competence 3: masters most linguistic competences that are required to have a simple work-oriented conversation in French. (spoken interaction: B1) (DSL6, AC2, AC4, AC1)

Indicators:

  • takes part in a conversation with topics concerning professional life or that have his personal interest, he does this with preparation. (A&S)
  • gives his critical opinion about the presentations of peers in non-complex terms. (E)

Organisation of education

Educational conversation, supervised learning, group work, digital learning platform

Study guidance

Coaching

Evaluation

  • First exam opportunity:
    • Non-period bound evaluation : 30%
    • Period bound evaluation : 70% written exam
  • Second exam opportunity :
    • 30% oral exam - 70% written exam

Study materials

1. Mandatory books
Mandatory
  • Author: Christiane Descotes-Genon, Marie-Hélène Morsel, Claude Richo
  • Edition: 2016-2017
  • ISBN-nr: 978-27-061-1586-8
Mandatory
  • Author: explio - team
  • Edition: 2016
  • ISBN-nr: 978-10-901-4236-8
Mandatory
  • Author: Isabelle Werbrouck
  • Edition: recente editie
  • ISBN-nr: 978-94-629-2706-3

Study costs

30 euros