FRE2016 : French for Business
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Mr Laurent Binet
- Owning School: Modern Languages
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
- Capacity limit: 20 student places
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in SML, this module will:
- build on language skills gained at Stage 1,
- introduce students to specialised business French language,
- provide students with an ability to develop a level of spoken and written proficiency in professional
and academic environments,
- introduce students to basic key concepts in business and to the francophone business environment.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module, taught in the target language, will introduce students to the francophone business environment and to basic key concepts in business.
The key concepts studied will include the organisation of a company and its main business strategies with a particular focus on internationalisation, marketing, communication, human resources and crisis management.
The francophone business environment will be studied.
A practical approach will be favoured based on authentic case studies of important multinational companies such as L’Oréal, LVMH, EDF, TotalEnergies, Renault…
Specific topics and materials will be provided by the lecturer.
Written and spoken exercises, analysis and commentaries of authentic francophone business materials will be practised throughout, preparing students for specialised communication in the target language.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Lectures will be given in the target language. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 40 | 1:00 | 40:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 30 | 1:00 | 30:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 22 | 2:00 | 44:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | Workshops will mostly take place in the target language. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 53 | 1:00 | 53:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures will be given in the target language and will provide students with the key knowledge on the francophone business environment and basic key concepts in business.
The workshops will provide students with the opportunity to discuss the knowledge presented in the lectures. They will introduce, model and offer guidance on the skills that students are required to practice during the course (commentary writing of business materials, preparation of poster presentation…)
Group work will offer students an opportunity to work in small groups (in the target language) under close supervision of the lecturer and will focus on the skills listed in the outline syllabus.
Teaching will be mostly in the target language.
Work requirements:
- researching materials for the poster presentation and discussion
- writing critical analysis of business materials in the target language
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 50 | The written exam will take place in the target language and will consist of a commentary of business materials. |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poster | 2 | M | 50 | Half of the mark will be based on poster, the other half on a 10 min presentation of poster to be given in class in target language. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | This exercise will help students to prepare for the final written exam |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The students abilities are assessed by means of a written examination in order to ensure that the students’ output is produced in identical conditions and is their own work.
The poster presentation will be completed in pairs and will test the students’ ability to present their work orally in the target language.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- FRE2016's Timetable