SPÅ 2921 Business communication in French - Written

APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

SPÅ 2921 Business communication in French - Written

Responsible for the course
Terje Selmer

Department
Department of Communication - Culture and Languages

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
7,5

Language of instruction
Norwegian

Introduction
The course is an introduction to written French business communication, focusing on aspects of business in the French society to which Norwegians in particular must pay attention.

Learning outcome
Acquired knowledge
  • French economic terminology
  • Knowledge of the French society as basis for the economic organization of the country
  • French-Norwegian trade

Acquired skills
  • Students will be able to translate economic texts into French and write essays.

Reflection
  • Students will develop their awareness of differences between Frenchmen and Norwegians
  • Students will develop their ability to cooperate with Frenchmen by means of knowledge and information

Prerequisites
French from upper secondary school or equivalent

Compulsory reading

Collection of articles:
Georges Gaspard og Terje Selmer. 2010. Le français professionnel. Skriftlig og munltig kommunikasjon for næringslivet. Handelshøyskolen BI.
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- A la découverte de la France, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/france/geography, 2010
- Les institutions françaises, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/france/institutions, 2010
- Les symboles de la République, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/france/symboles, 2010
- 2000 ans d’histoire, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/france/history, 2010
- L’enseignement en France, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/france/education, 2010
- Comment peut-on être français ? LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR, 1er- 7 juin 2006, François Armanet et Gilles Anquetil
- L’Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) ESCP.COM, 2010
- Lobbying et corruption . Jean Quatremer, LIBERATION, 2006
- Lobbies : l’ère du soupçon. Christophe Doré, Gilles Denis, Charlotte Autier, FIGARO MAGAZINE, 2006
- La France, eldorado pour les entreprises et les capitaux étrangers. Caroline Mignon, 2006
- Négociations : attitude positionnelles, Roger Fisher + William Ury: Getting to Yes. Editor Bruce Patton, 1991
- Les Français récoltent la palme de l’inhospitalité, LE FIGARO, 2006
- Perception de la France et des Français, Pratiques du management en Europe. Editor: les éditions d’organisation 1992, Paris
- Le management français, Jean Simonet : Pratiques du management en Europe. Editor: les éditions d’organisation,Paris , 1992
- L'étrangère. Eva Joly, 2005
- Gestion et motivation du personnel: attitudes norvégienne et française. Cecilie Solberg, 1990
- La France vue d'ailleurs. Fritz Utzeri, Théodore Zeldin, 1985
- Les conceptions éthiques. J.-C. Usunier, 1985
- Savoir-vivre en affaires, Daniel Poirot : Savoir-vivre en affaires. Editor les éditions d’organisation , Paris, 1997
- Communication commerciale. T. Selmer (red), 2010
- Cases : Marcel, C. et Pastou, B. Annales, Paris 1985 : følgende cases :
- Faire connaissance / mieux se connaître
- Un déjeuner d’affaires infructueux
- Le syndicat rencontre la direction I
- Le syndicat rencontre la direction II
- Faire un voyage d’études
- Le tourisme
- Est-ce que la fin justifie les moyens ?

Recommended reading
Books:
2008. Le Robert Micro : dictionnaire d'apprentissage de la langue française. Dictionnaires Le Robert
Jacobsen, Tove. 2008. Fransk ordbok : fransk-norsk, norsk-fransk. Vega forlag
Selmer, Terje. 1993. Norsk-fransk økonomisk ordbok. Universitetsforlaget
Selmer, Terje. 1999. Fransk-norsk økonomisk-administrativ ordbok. Fagbokforlaget

Course outline
  • Economic terminology
  • French society and economics

Computer-based tools
Internet, It's learning, Power point

Learning process and workload
The course consists of 39 hours in the classroom. Parts of the curriculum will be reviewed (lectures), but most time will be applied to individual written exercises, focusing on terminology, text comprehension and text production. Students will have the opportunity to write, submit and receive comments on one translation each week during the teaching period.

Recommended workload in hours
Activity
Hours
Classroom learning
39
Preparation for class
50
Written work
50
Self-study and study groups
50
Preparation for the examination
6
Examination
5
Total recommended use of time
200


    Examination
    A five (5) hour individual written exam concludes the course.
    The exam consists of two main parts:
    Part 1: Translation into French of a Norwegian economic text (weighted 50% of the final grade in the course)
    Part 2: An essay on subjects related to the syllabus (weighted 50 %).

    Examination code(s)
    SPÅ 29211 Written examination accounts for 100 % of the final grade in the course SPÅ 2921 Intercultural Communication in French I

    Examination support materials
    Maximum two dictionaries; one French-French and one bilingual dictionary (between French and another language).

    Re-sit examination


    Additional information

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