BPJ_JFJR Foreign Language French

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Foreign Language BKJ_JFJR Jazyk French (previosly marked with a code KJAZ)
At the beginning of the course students should:
- have lower-intermediate knowledge of the general language
Main objectives of the course:
- to acquire and deepen the knowledge of grammatical structures;
- to expand vocabulary, placing special emphasis on professional economic and business terminology as the basis for successful professional communication;
- to develop the techniques of business correspondence in a foreign language;
- to achieve the B2 level of CEFR.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- use adequate grammar structures;
- express themselves on a wide range of topics;
- write a business letter;
- explain their opinion
Syllabus
  • Making contact - (a new job, at an airport, phone calls);
  • Daily programme, a day at work (fixing and cancelling an appointment, putting off an appointment; daily routine; basics of business correspondence);
  • Travelling (asking and giving directions, itinerary, city traffic, turism);
  • Hotel (booking, stay, complaints);
  • Restaurant (ordering meals, recepies, gastronomy);
  • Company (economic sectors, analysis and comparison of results, trends and selling techniques, company hierarchy);
  • Work (assigning tasks, office equipment, working relationships, work abroad);
  • Recruitment - Looking for a job (job opportunities, covering letter, CV, a job interview);
  • The Art of Communication (giving a speech, prezentation, active listening, how to ask questions, interview);
  • The Art of Discussion (giving opinions, disagreement, point of view, comparison);
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Français.com : méthode de français professionnel et des affaires. Paris: Cle International, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 2090331712. info
  • SACHS, Rudolf and Renata POHORSKÁ. Francouzská obchodní korespondence : Correspondance commerciale (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999, 224 s. ISBN 80-85784-84-X. info
  • PRAVDOVÁ, Marie and Miroslav PRAVDA. Francouzština nejen pro samouky. Třetí vydání. Voznice: Leda, 2021, 568 stran. ISBN 9788073357559. info
  • BOULARES, Michèle and Jean-Louis FRÉROT. Grammaire progressive du français. 3ᵉ édition. [Paris]: CLE International, 2019, 207 stran. ISBN 9782090381979. info
Teaching methods
Emphasis put on self-study.
Assessment methods
Course completed with an exam (written and oral).
Final mark awarded after the following criteria have been met:
- 60% pass mark for the written exam;
- 60% pass mark for the oral part involving reading comprehension of a didactised specialist text and subsequent discussion over the selected topic.
Students going on Erasmus should contact the lecturer for information about completing the course.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Zkoušku z jazyka může student absolvovat kdykoli v průběhu studia, nejpozději však do termínu státní závěrečné zkoušky.
Credit evaluation note: bez kreditového ohodnocení.
Teacher's information
If a student commits a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools (e.g. cheatsheets), cribbing, taking out any part of the credit test or any other form of cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the test and to grade the student with F, FF or even FFF, according to the seriousness of the offence. The described procedure applies to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, 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, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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