CJV_F_Econ Economic French self-study

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D.
Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Master the business French language skills at level A2-B2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive material for self-study of Business French at levels A2, B1, and B2 of the CEFR, with emphasis on the development of professional vocabulary in all four basic language competencies.
Learning outcomes
Taking part in the course will enable students to understand economic texts and audio recordings. After finishing the course, students will be able to explain basic economic concepts, communicate in everyday work situations and express themselves on economic issues.
Syllabus
  • The e-learning course takes the form of an interactive curriculum incorporating the tools of the University Information System. It is divided into three main chapters according to levels (A2, B1, B2) and for each there is a set of theoretical chapters, interactive exercises on grammar (A2: verb conjugation, futur simple, imparfait, passé composé, conditionnel présent, impératif, male and female gender of nouns and adjectives, pronouns, expressing negation and quantity, prepositions of time and place, basic conjunctions; B1: pronouns, pronominal adverbs, passive, plus-que-parfait, subjonctif présent, agreement in the past participle, indirect questions, sequence of tenses, expressing conditions and hypotheses; B2: conditionnel passé, subjonctif passé, futur antérieur, gérondif and present participle, compound relative pronouns, indirect speech, sequence of tenses, expressing a result, cause, purpose, conditions, assumptions), vocabulary, reading, listening and tasks to practice speaking and writing, for which a formative feedback will eventually be provided. There are two videos available: Vivre et travailler en France for B1 and a commented oral exam for B2.
Teaching methods
self-study
Assessment methods
Autoevaluating online exercises, assignment vault for task submission, teacher's feedback on the tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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