Overview
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; and • 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).