Fren
2012:
Explorations culturelles: Business French
Printemps, 2017
Course description:
This course will give you the opportunity to work on a specific point of the French language: business and professional situations. We will work on such things as applying for a job, how a job interview goes, work environments, business structures and organizations, etc. This course will give you insight into the ways that the world of work functions in a French community.
Course objectives: We will learn vocabulary related to the field of work and how to apply it in life-like situations. To do so we will also learn some cultural aspects, behaviors and habits to develop when working in a French environment.
UMM Student Learning Outcomes: Fren 2012 is designed to help you meet the following UMM Student Learning Outcomes:
- Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World, through language and culture study;
- Intellectual and Practical Skills, including inquiry and analysis, critical thinking, and written and oral communication;
- An Understanding of the Roles of Individuals in Society, through active involvement with diverse communities and challenges. We will especially hone our civic knowledge and engagement—local and global, and our intercultural knowledge and competence;
- Capacity for Integrative Learning, including skills (in the French language) for sustained learning and personal development
Required text:
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Rosillo, M. P., Maccotta, P. et Demaret, M. Quartier d'Affaires, Français professionnel et des affaires niveau A2, CLE International, 2016.
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Code d’honneur : For all work in this class, you may use: 1) our class textbooks; 2) a hard copy French-English dictionary; 3) a verb conjugation book and 4) your brain. Nothing else is allowed.
You are encouraged to work with other students in Fren 2014 on daily assignments and in study groups, but all work turned in must be entirely your own. Group answers are not acceptable. You are welcome to consult with more advanced students, including tutors and native speakers on campus for study tips, explanations, additional exercises and drills, but all work turned in must be entirely your own. Work edited by someone else is not acceptable. You may consult hardcopy French-English dictionaries (available in the reference section of Brigg’s Library and for sale in the bookstore), but you must not ask anyone to correct your work, borrow material from the internet or turn in any work that has been completed with the help of any type of translator.
***The following are considered cheating*** : plagiarizing; using translators of any kind (including the translator your word processor may have) or any other on-line source; turning in work someone else did; having a native speaker edit your work; using another person’s answers on a test; and any other activities that result in work that you have not done yourself. Engaging in these or other dishonest behaviors will result in a 0 on the assignment in question and in your being reported to the Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs.
N.B.: See the video, “A Wicked Deception” on for an example of how automatic translators are not conducive to good language use. Using them in this class is considered academic dishonesty.
******The Office of Academic Success can help you with study habits******
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Assignments and Requirements: All homework must be completed, printed, and stapled by the beginning of class on the date it is due.
Répartition de la note: |
Distribution des notes: |
Participation: |
20% |
Entraînement aux examens: |
30% |
CV et Lettre de motivation |
20% |
Bilans |
30% |
TOTAL: |
100% |
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94-100% = A |
77-79% = C+ |
90-93% = A- |
74-76% = C |
87-89% = B+ |
70-73% = C- |
84-86% = B |
67-69% = D+ |
80-83% = B- |
64-66% = D |
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0-63% = F |
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Participation: This is a language course which means you will need to participate and interact with others in order to keep the lesson going! This course will be discussion-based, so don’t be afraid to share your experiences with the class and compare them to what we will learn in the textbook!
Entraînement aux examens: There will be exercises do to for each Monday, so you must always come prepared with the exercises done, printed, and ready to hand in at the beginning of class.
CV et Lettre de motivation: You will write your own C.V. and job application letter in French.
Bilans: After every other unité, there is a bilan (review section) to fill out. You will prepare this at home, but in class, the bilan will be given to you as a test.
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Programme du cours
Date |
A lire / à faire |
Le lundi 20 mars 2017 |
- En classe:
- Introduction au cours : présentations
- Unité 1 : “Je cherche un travail,” pp. 8-11
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Le mercredi 22 mars 2017 |
- En classe:
- Suite Unité 1, pp. 12-15.
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Le lundi 27 mars 2017 |
- A rendre:
- “Entraînement aux examens,” p. 16
- Préparer aussi le jeu de rôles no 5, p. 16
- En classe:
- Jeux de rôles, no. 5, p. 16.
- Unité 2 : “Je passe un entretien”, pp. 18- 21
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Le mercredi 29 mars 2017 |
- A rendre:
- En classe:
- Suite Unité 2, pp. 22-25
- Bilan Unités 1 & 2, pp. 26-27
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Le lundi 3 avril 2017 |
- A rendre:
- “Entraînement aux examens”, p. 28
- Préparer le jeu de rôles n°. 5, p. 28
- En classe:
- Jeux de rôles, n°. 5, p. 28
- Unité 4 : “Mon premier jour dans l’entreprise”, pp. 40-43
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Le mercredi 5 avril 2017 |
- A rendre:
- Ecrire votre propre Lettre de motivation
- En classe:
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Le lundi 10 avril 2017 |
- A rendre:
- “Entraînement aux examens”, p.50
- Préparer le jeu de rôles, n°. 5, p. 50
- En classe:
- Jeux de rôles, n°. 5, p. 50
- Unité 5 : “Je travaille”, pp. 52-55
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Le mercredi 12 avril 2017 |
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Le lundi 17 avril 2017 |
- A rendre:
- “Entraînement aux examens”, p. 60
- Préparer le jeu de rôles, n°. 5, p. 60
- En classe:
- Jeux de rôles, n°. 5, p. 60
- Unité 6 : “Ma vie dans mon entreprise”, pp. 62-65
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Le mercredi 19 avril 2017 |
- En classe:
- Suite Unité 6, pp. 66-69
- Bilan Unités 5 & 6, pp. 70-71
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Le lundi 24 avril 2017 |
- A rendre:
- “Entraînement aux examens”, p. 72
- Préparer le jeu de rôles, n°. 5, p. 72
- En classe:
- Jeux de rôles, n°. 5, p. 72
- Unité 7 : “Je participe à une formation”, pp. 74-77
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Le mercredi 26 avril 2017 |
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Le lundi 1 mai 2017 |
- A rendre:
- “Entraînement aux examens”, p. 82
- Préparer jeu de rôles, n°. 5, p. 82
- En classe:
- Jeux de rôles, n°. 5, p. 82
- Unité 8 : “Un an déjà !”, pp. 84-87
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Le mercredi 3 mai 2017 |
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Le mercredi 10 mai 2017 |
- Examen final:
- Rendre Bilan pp. 92-94 au bureau des Humanités avant 16h30
- Ecrire les deux rôles pour le jeu de rôles n°. 5, p. 94
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