Face-to-face , second term, 52 hours of theory.

French

a. Course rationale
In the global economy, the more languages you speak, the more opportunities you get for business. French is an important language in Western Europe and it also opens doors in many African countries. Moreover, by learning the language you get to know another culture, which is also very important for professional negotiations.
The course provides basic French vocabulary (identity, nationalities, work, physical appearance, daily activities, family, hobbies, weather, etc.) and elementary grammar. You'll learn how to communicate in the most frequent everyday situations (such as asking the way, shopping, using the telephone...) and discover some aspects of the French culture.
In this course, the following key objectives are (partially or fully) realized:

8.g Shows interest in current affairs and broadens his background knowledge.

10.b As far as the foreign languages are concerned, knows the general vocabulary, specific (business) economic vocabulary and grammar and uses all this accurately in written and oral communication.

For the Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering :

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Starting French II

Révision
talking about your studies
general revision

Unité 1
describing your house or flat
the direct and indirect object pronouns me, te, nous, vous and se
conjugation of the verbs s'assoir, croire, écrire, recevoir

Unité 2
expressing your feelings for the place where you live
the direct and indirect object pronouns le, la, les and lui, leur
conjugation of verbs like finir

Unité 3
giving instructions
the imperative forms and the object pronouns
conjugation of the verbs conduire, construire, plaire, se taire

Unité 4
talking about the past
the present perfect tense
conjugation : the past participle of regular verbs

Unité 5
understanding accounts of past events
the present perfect tense with être
conjugation : the past participle of irregular verbs

Unité 6
talking about your health
parts of the body
reflexive verbs and the perfect tense
conjugation of the verbs mordre, tordre

Unité 7
making arrangements
talking about the weather
the future tense
conjugation of the verbs atteindre, plaindre, joindre and pleuvoir

Unité 8
talking about the past
the imperfect tense

Classes are counselling sessions. Students practise by holding short conversations with the lecturer and fellow students.

We expect students to prepare exercises and participate actively in class.

Type : Exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Oral, Written
Type of questions : Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : None

Written exam (2 hours, 10/20)
This exam mainly consists of:
exercises on verb forms
fill-in exercises (grammar and vocabulary)

Oral exam (10 minutes, 10/20)
Pronunciation and reading : students read a part of a dialogue from the book correctly. Starting from this text the lecturer will ask understanding questions.

Finally the professor assesses the students' communicative skills by asking questions about the topics which are dealt with in the course.

Second exam opportunity: The evaluation methods during the first and second exam opportunities are identical.

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