Overview
Lecturer
Aura Celestina Cibian
Seminar tutor
Aura Celestina Cibian
Type of course
Elective (1 of 2)
Language of instruction
French
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Finance
Field of study
Finance and Banks
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Informed learning. Active learning. Peer-led discussions. Small-group work/discussion
The main method: Communicative language teaching (CLT)
Entry requirements
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Aims
Accurate knowledge acquisition and efficient using of concepts and contextual communication specific to formal relationships.
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Course contents
1. – 7. Formal letters. Informed learning
Examples of layouts, conventions, overall structures. Contents.
Letter of request, letter of enquiry, letter of complaint, business letter etc.
8. – 12. Formal letters writing. Active learning. Small-group work/discussion
13. – 14. Learning verification
Learning outcomes
Students will
• match a good knowledge of the formal communication principles to an awareness of their uses and limitations;
• establish identities, similarities and differences between French and Romanian formal contexts;
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• integrate their own ideas with those of others;
• identify their own strengths and challenges as writers and speakers.
Assessment
Students will be examined at the end of the semester, on practical aspects acquisition (75% of the final grade) and active participation in seminar (25% of the final grade).
Recommended reading
• CILIANU-LASCU, Corina (2004), Culegere de exerciţii lexico-gramaticale cu profil economic, Meteor Press, Bucureşti;
• CORADO, L, SANCHEZ-MACAGNO, M-O, (1990), Français des affaires (350 exercices, textes et documents), Hachette, Paris;
• DANILO, M et PENFORNIS, J, LINCOLN, M, (1993), Le français de la communication professionnelle, CLE International, Paris;