French 4

Brief description

Exemplary for A2+/B1 French:
Communicative focus:
General French:
Describe premises, trends, and developments
List advantages and disadvantages, describe leisure activities
Extending and deepening basic vocabulary
French in the working environment:
Preparing and organising company events, reporting on a
business trip, write simple minutes of a meeting.
Language focus (including grammar):
Future and past negated verbs, irregular verbs, object pronouns
Office equipment; phrases and vocabulary for meetings, timetable, and diary

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Exemplary for A2+/B1 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 Unit 9
  • Dubois, Anne-Lyse, Tauzin, Béatrice : Objectif Express 1, le monde professionnel en français A1/A2 nouvelle édition / cahier d’activités, Hueber Verlag, 2020 Unit 9
Dupleix, Dorothée, Houssa Catherine, Rabin, Marie Le Delf 100% réussite, Didier, 2. Edition, 2021

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Individual and group work; blended learning (Open Educational Resources in Moodle, online exercises, online quizzes, etc.); creation of videos.

Assessment methods and criteria

Choice between:

  • Internationally recognised language certificate
  • French: total score of maximum 100 points
    • Minimum number of points for passing the exam: 50 /100
    • Minimum number of points per exam: 5 / 25
  • Internal exam: oral part 40% (oral production and interaction 20 points, oral reception 20 points), written part 50% (reading comprehension 20 points, written production and interaction 30 points)
Exam questions /written and oral) are based on the competences of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages / oral and written production and reception activities

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Successful completion of semester 3

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy & Business Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

4 SS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

Exemplary for A2+/B1 French:
After successful completion of the course, students can

  • identify significant points in clear newspaper articles on familiar topics.
  • distinguish the main conclusions of clearly written argumentative texts.
  • write short reports which give an account of current factual information and justify action.
  • explain und judge the main ideas of clear standard input on familiar and routine matters.
  • express opinions on abstract or cultural topics within limits or give opinions in a known area and understand instructions and public announcements

Course code

0389-20-01-VZ-DE-42a