Module Information

Module Identifier
FR30310
Module Title
THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
Academic Year
2012/2013
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Co-Requisite
FR30130
Pre-Requisite
(Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 3 French
Pre-Requisite
Intended mainly for MLBA or Single Honours students.

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 1 hour per week
Seminars / Tutorials 1 hour per week
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Exam 2 Hours   written examination  60%
Semester Assessment Continuous Assessment: Two written exercises plus one oral presentation  40%
Supplementary Exam 2 Hours   written examination  100%

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be well adapted to a career in the French commercial world.

Brief description

The examination consists of two translations done over two hours: one into French and one into English. Both translations are equally weighted [50% each]. The mark of the oral presentation is based on content and language which are equally weighted [50% each].
Students will be able to deal with translation, composition and comprehension of texts involving the use of the contemporary French language used in the world of business and current affairs.

Students will be set such tasks as reporting on the economic policies of one particular political party in France; or on a multinational company; or on the impact and importance of one company or a particular industry on a French region.

For the oral presentation element, students will be asked to research, in French, particular topics and then to present their findings, in French, in class. They will have to adhere to the following format:

1. Le sujet de la présentation orale (P.O) doit porter sur un aspect de la vie économique française. Exemples: les atouts économiques de la France, le marché de l’immobilier, le nucléaire, une entreprise, l’industrie de l’informatique, Internet et le monde des affaires, l’industrie automobile, l’industrie aéronautique, le système bancaire, la société de consommation française, la crise économique, les services, la publicité, la recherche dans les domaines industriel et commercial, l’actualité socio-économique, la place de l’économie française dans la mondialisation, la croissance économique française, etc.

2. Vous serez notés, principalement, sur le contenu [50%] et la langue [50%], la terminologie spécifique faisant partie de la langue.

3. Vous devez choisir un sujet que vous n'avez pas déjà traité. Votre sujet doit être original et intéressant.

4. Les P.O sont faites individuellement.

5. Chaque P.O durera 5 mn maximum. Si la P.O dépasse le temps imparti, on vous demandera de vous arrêter.

6. Les questions-réponses dureront 5mn maximum.

7. Vos notes ne doivent pas dépasser un quart d'une feuille A4 recto verso [back to back]. Elles vous serviront seulement d'aide-mémoire.


Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6