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Foreign Language: French IV

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Foreign Language: French IV
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2007
Module code: WIBAS-430F
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P450-0045
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2U (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
French
Assessment:
Written exam

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

WIBAS-430F (P450-0045) Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2007 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld
Lecturer:
Lehrbeauftragte (exercise)


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will have mastered the basic grammatical structures of the French language. They will display strong speaking skills when answering questions about a given regional or general economic topic, as well as in simulated conversational dialogues such as telephone calls, team discussions, conferences, and meetings.
They will be able to translate common and difficult French business and cultural texts into German, both orally and in writing. They will be able to understand and analyze challenging professional and general texts.
They will be able to respond to precise questions in the appropriate tone in written form. They will be proficient in common French commercial correspondence, both written and oral. They will be able to write a curriculum vitae (CV) and a cover letter (lettre de motivation), as well as understand moderately difficult to challenging French news broadcasts on radio and television.


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Module content:
1.        Selected exercises on grammatical structures reviewed in semesters 1-3.
2.        Common and difficult version texts (in oral and written form).
3.        Challenging texts on regional studies (questions et analyse)
4.        L’entreprise: créer son entreprise :
•        le créateur d’entreprise
•        étude de marché et financement
•        l’entreprise et son nom
•        statuts et formalités
•        la franchise
•        créer un site internet
•        le bilan
•        les clés de la réussite
5.        French news broadcasts from radio and television
6.        Intermediate to difficult reports on regional studies and economics from radio and television


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Teaching methods/Media:
This module takes place in the language lab. Computer, TV, slides, radio and the blackboard will be used in this module.

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Recommended or required reading:
•        Germann: Grammaire française (with exercises).
•        Intermediate to difficult texts about regions, economics from French newspapers (Le Figaro), as well as from didactic magazines, such as „Revue de la presse“ and „Ecoute“.
•        Margaret Mitchell: Pour parler affaires (with audio tapes and CD).
•        Margaret Mitchell: Pour parler affaires (workbook).
•        Mots et contexte: Vokabeltraining.
•        Training französische Grammatik, Sek 2.


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