Course aims:

Economics with French aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in different areas of Economics.
Accurate knowledge acquisition and efficient using of concepts and contexts specific to Economics.
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Course Entry Requirements:

European B2 Level

Course contents:

1. - 5. Jobs market. Searching for a job. Working. Jobs and professions 6. – 11.Translations from various fields of Economy: Marketing, Tourism, Finances, etc. 12. – 14. Parallel corpora

Teaching methods:

The main method: Communicative language teaching (CLT) The focus of this method is to enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in the various situations in the field of Economy he would be likely to find himself in.

Learning outcomes:

• match a good knowledge of economic principles to an awareness of their uses and limitations; • establish identities, similarities and differences between French and Romanian economic contexts; and • integrate their own ideas with those of others; • identify their own strengths and challenges as writers and speakers.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Students will be examined on theoretical aspects (50% of the final grade) and practical aspects acquisition (50% of the final grade) at the end of the semester.

Recommended reading:

Bourachot, Henri, Initiation économique et sociale, Paris, Pierre Bordas et fils, 1989.
Cilianu-Lascu, Corina, Culegere de exerciţii lexico-gramaticale cu profil economic, Meteor Press, Bucureşti, 2004.
Danilo, Michel et Penfornis, Jean-Luc, Lincoln, M, Le français de la communication professionnelle, International, Paris, 1993.
Danilo, Michel, Tauzin, Béatrice, Le français de l’entreprise, CLE International Paris, 1990.
Dollat, Patrick, L’espace économique et social européen face aux défis de l’élargissement, Paris, La Documentation Française, 2000.