VV073 French for IT Business

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Chytilová (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:50 A319
Prerequisites
The course French for IT Business was created for students of Masaryk University who are interested in improving their French language skills – especially in the field of IT. The level A2/B1 in general French is required: a placement test will be organized during the first session of the term. Results will be communicated to students the following week. Max. capacity: 20 students. Placement test: 1h, grammar test
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The main goal of the course is to make students discover a pragmatic French language applied to the IT area which is regularly used in IT companies to work with French clients. The course lasts during the autumn term of the academic year 2022/2023 (13 sessions, 90 minutes each). - Business French sessions applied to IT area moderated by a French teacher from Kyndryl (former IBM) CIC Brno (A placement test will be organized during the first session - Level A2/B1 is required to enroll the course).
Syllabus
  • The student will be able to: -resolve a problem, a mishap, a conflict in French -present/defend an opinion/decision -give and receive instructions in French -explain/understand a process written in French language The student will acquire new social and linguistic skills: -in IT field -about working conditions in a French speaking company
Teaching methods
Business French sessions: Students will prepare each session by learning the vocabulary shared by the teacher before each course. Grammar will be taught during each session. The courses will be action oriented and will focus on simulations of professional situations in French language. Exercises (on paper or online) will be proposed to students for training during the semester.
Assessment methods
Test de vocabulaire du français professionnel, quelques exercices de grammaire revisée pendant les cours et expression écrite (un écrit professionnel).
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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