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2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

FREN3730 French as a Professional Language

20 creditsClass Size: 24

Module manager: Catherine Kaiserman
Email: c.a.kaiserman@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of Level 2 French or equivalent

This module is mutually exclusive with

FREN3070	Bilingual Liaison Interpreting
FREN3770	Theory and Practice in French-English Translation

Module replaces

FREN 3161/2 , a 10 credit module running over one semester and repeated in both semesters

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Many finalists come to feel that they could be graduating in a few months and entering the job market with plenty of language-handling practice and ability in the areas of literature, journalism, biography etc., and yet not much at all in the areas which their career may well involve - that relating to business and professional activity. This module works with authentic materials from different sources (written and audio-visual), involves the use of interactive skills and aims to familiarise you with French business practice. It will deal with such documents as curriculum vitae, lettres de motivation, advertisements, report wrting and business letters. Topics around which these documents will be arranged could be la publicité, le marketing, le tourisme etc. This module is taught in French and will be assessed by a closed exam in the January exam period and a take-home piece in June based on a dossier of documents available to students a week prior to submission. The final mark will be combination of content and linguistics ability. In addition, each student will make two oral presentations on current business news.

Objectives

To refine linguistic and communication skills in order to attain a high level of proficiency in a professional context, by developing a French Business vocabulary and by handling complex grammatical structures and stylistic and formal conventions in business-related communication, both oral and written.

Learning outcomes
- communicate effectively in a French professional environment
- research a specific topic
- carry out professional presentations
- read and synthesise the information conveyed in a variety of authentic texts and documents on business-related topics
- work actively and effectively as a member of a team
- fluent and accurate expression in French and English in the professional context

Skills outcomes
Enhanced communication in French in professional settings

Syllabus

This module is aimed at introducing students to French professional life, building on awareness and skills acquired during the Year Abroad. It will focus on two major themes:
1. Working in France: (applying for a job - CV, lettre de motivation, interview practice, human resources - business correspondence, telephone communication, report-writing, French companies.
2. Marketing: advertising, launching a new product, packaging, market research, market trends, consumer habits, promotion strategies.

The course will use authentic materials from different sources (written and audio-visual) and will involve inter-active skills. Students will be encouraged to do some independent research, and to present their findings in individual or group presentations and in writing.

Regular homework (in the form of short, concrete tasks) will be set and marked for feedback and evaluation purposes, and the module will be formally assessed in both exam periods (with a closed exam in January and a take-home exam in June).

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	20	1.00	20.00
Private study hours			180.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Listening and reading French business news weekly to prepare for a class presentation.
Preparation for seminars, including reading online material and completing assessed and non-assessed exercises.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Non-assessed group presentations and/or role plays.
Regular short, non-assessed class tasks.
Practice of the written assessed tasks with feedback.
Two individual, oral presentations, one in each semester.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	2 x 5 mins oral presentation	10.00
Portfolio	Take-home exam consisting of a report based on a variety of documents on a single topic (1500 words)	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 20 mins	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/11/2018 09:25:41

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