French 3

Brief description

Exemplary for A2/A2+ French:
Communicative focus:
General French:
Recount decisions and time sequences, characterise people and their strengths and weaknesses, place things and events in time, give instructions.
Expanding basic vocabulary
French in the work environment:
Describing company structures, responding to job offers, preparing and conducting job interviews, talk about working conditions, etc.
Language focus (e.g. grammar):
Consolidation and extension in the areas of verb tenses, imparfait, relative pronouns,
active vs. passive constructions, nominalisation, preferences, forms of negation, etc.
Curriculum vitae, letters of application, job offers, company structure

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Exemplary for A2/A2+ French:

  • Dubois, Anne-Lyse, Tauzin, Béatrice Objectif Express 1, le monde professionnel en français A1/A2 - nouvelle édition / livre de l’élève, Hueber Verlag, 2020, Units (6), 7, 8
  • Dubois, Anne-Lyse, Tauzin, Béatrice Objectif Express 1, le monde professionnel en français A1/A2 - nouvelle édition / cahier d’activités, Hueber Verlag, 2020, Units (6), 7, 8

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Individual and group work, blended learning (open educational resources on Moodle, exercises, online quizzes, etc.), creating videos.

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation & performance 10%, oral part 40% (oral production and interaction, presentation 20 points, listening comprehension 20 points), written part 50% (reading comprehension 10 points, written production and interaction, 20 points, grammar and vocabulary 20 points)
For more details cf. curriculum matrix of elective languages.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Successful completion of semester 2

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy & Business Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

Exemplary for A2/A2+ French:
After successful completion of the course, students can:
find and choose the general information in writing such as letters, leaflets and short official documents
describe projects and make written arrangements
summarise the content of spoken or recorded information on familiar topics if expressed relatively clearly and slowly.

  • speak in simple terms about a company (including history, products and their manufacture, market presence, organisation chart, safety and hygiene regulations, etc.)
  • compare and analyse job offers, write a simple CV and conduct simple simulated job interviews.

Course code

0389-20-01-VZ-DE-33a