Course code:  SFBF50606
Course title:  Business Communication I (French)
ECTS credits: 10
Category:  The course is part of the programme Bachelor in International Communication. It is a mandatory course when French has been chosen as main language.

Prerequisites
Norwegian upper secondary school or equivalent qualifications in French.

Semester
Autumn semester (1st semester of the bachelor programme if French is the main language, 5th semester if French is studied as a second foreign language).

Objective
The course aims to make students familiar with different departments and functions in a business enterprise or an organisation, as well as with how to communicate aptly in written and spoken French. Further, it aims to enhance understanding of French culture.

Content
Students give presentations of a business or organisation and its functions, human resources and products. This entails customer relations, purchases and orders, meetings, agendas, etc. Adequate terminology and language use are important aspects.

Organisation and teaching
The course is given as lectures, group work, oral and written exercises, and independent student work. ICT is used as a tool. The course is taught in French.

Mandatory assignments / exam requirements
An attendance of at least 80 per cent is required for the oral parts of the course, and each student is required to give two oral presentations. Further, each student submits two written assignments for approval.

Assessment
An oral presentation of approx. 20 minutes on a given topic. Evaluation is given on a scale from A to F.

Required reading
- Frandsen, F., Halkier H. & Johansen, W.  (2002). Netværk. Introduktion til international erhvervskommunkation. Aarhus: Systime.
- Mitchell, Margaret (2001). Pour parler affaires. London: Çhancerel International Publishers.
- Calmy, Anne-Marie, Le français du tourisme.FLE Hachette, latest edition.
- Compendium, local print 2006.
- Handouts.

Course code:  SFBF50706
Course title:  Business Communication II (French)
ECTS credits: 10
Category:  The course is part of the programme Bachelor in International Communication. It is a mandatory course when French has been chosen as main language.

Prerequisites
Business Communication I (French) or equivalent qualifications in French.

Semester
Spring semester (2nd semester of the bachelor programme if French is the main language, 6th semester if French is studied as a second foreign language).

Objective
The course aims to make students familiar with various documents used in the business enterprise, as well as teaching effective communication directed at internal and external stakeholders. Students will learn to write job applications with CV, organising travels, planning events, and writing reports and minutes of meetings. They are further expected to develop a professional attitude towards customers and partners.

Content
An introduction is given to the external and internal business communication in contexts such as buying and selling, contact with service institutions, dealing with personnel, participating in meetings, dealing with requests, etc, and documents such as applications, contracts, memos, messages, reports, prospectuses, and telephone messages. Grammar is practiced both in oral and written contexts, and digital media are used actively.

Organisation and teaching
The course is given as lectures, group work, telephoning practice, written and oral exercises, and independent work. ICT is used as a tool. The course is taught in French.

Mandatory assignments / exam requirements
Four submitted and approved written assignments and two oral presentations are obligatory, as is also an attendance of a least 80 per cent at the oral parts of the course.

Assessment
A 4-hour written examination. Evaluation is given on a scale from A to F.

Required reading
- Benoit, S., Lefeuvre, T., Martinho, L. & Saidj, N. (latest ed.). Information et communication. Fouchet, latest ed.
- Fayat, Michelle & Aline Nishimata (2000). Savoir rédiger le courier d'entreprise. Editions d'Organisation.
- Mitchell, M (2001). Pour parler affaires. London: Chancerel.
- Soignet, M, Le français juridique. FLE-Hachette, latest ed.
- Compendium, local print, 2006.
- Handouts.

Course code:  SFBF50806
Course title: Business Communication III (French)
ECTS credits: 10
Category: The course is part of the programme Bachelor in International Communication. It is a mandatory course when French has been chosen as main language.

Prerequisites
Business Communication I and II (French), or equivalent qualifications in French.

Semester
Autumn semester (3rd semester of the bachelor programme).

Objective
The course aims to give insight into different written genres and communication types. Students will learn how to write a placement report. They will further develop practical skills to be used in situations requiring oral, written and cultural skills, and they are expected to be able to communicate aptly about contemporary cultural and social issues and to argue their views.

Content
Written text production (product descriptions, reports, minutes).  Meetings (chairing meetings and writing minutes). Role-play (simulation globale): practising complex issues that require oral, written and cultural communicative competence. Use of TV and the Internet to follow topical issues in contemporary French public opinion with the aim of practising vocabulary, argumentation and cultural and social knowledge, thus preparing for the semester of placement or study in France.

Organisation and teaching
The course is given as lectures, group work, role-play, seminars and independent work. The course is taught in French.

Mandatory assignments / exam requirements
Two written assignments must be submitted for approval, and each student must participate at a minimum of one simulation (role-play).

Assessment
A 4-hour written examination. Evaluation is given on a scale from A to F.

Required reading
- Yaiche, F (latest ed.). Les simulations globales mode d'emploi. Paris: Hachette.
- Caré, J-M, Le projet, inventer et apprendre. Expérimentation d'une simulation globale pour debutants: le village Paris Belc 1990 (multigraphié).
- Jouve, M (2000). Communication. Publicité et communication d'entreprise: theories et pratiques. Bréal (3rd ed.).

Course code: SFBF50906
Course title:  Business Communication IV (French)
ECTS credits: 10
Category:  The course is part of the programme Bachelor in International Communication. It is a mandatory course when French has been chosen as main language.

Prerequisites
Business Communication I, II and III (French), or equivalent qualifications in French.

Semester
Autumn semester (5th semester of the bachelor programme).

Objective
The course aims to give theoretical and practical skills in translating LSP texts, and to enhance students' insight in text production and text comprehension. Students will further learn to solve cases, interpret various documents, and develop negotiating techniques.

Content
Negotiations, case studies, and text production and translation of business-related texts from French into Norwegian and from Norwegian into French.

Organisation and teaching
The course is given as lectures, exercises, independent work, practical negotiations, and case studies. The course is taught in French.

Mandatory assignments / exam requirements
An attendance of at least 80 per cent is required for negotiations. Four written assignments must be submitted for approval.

Assessment
A 4-hour written examination requiring students to translate texts from Norwegian into French and from French into Norwegian, plus a 3-hour negotiation session based on a case. The two tests are arranged on different days. A joint evaluation is given for both tests, on a scale from A to F.

Required reading
- Dupont, Christophe (latest ed.). La négociation. Conduite, théorie, applications. Dalloz.
- Lederer, M (latest ed.). La traduction aujourd'hui. Hachette.
- Lomheim, Sylfest (1998). Omsetjingsteori. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
- Delisle, J (2003). L'analyse du discours comme méthode de traduction. Théorie et pratique. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
- Groupe HEC Jouy-en Josas, Strategor, Dunod, Paris, latest ed.

Course code:  SFBF51006
Course title:  French Civilisation
ECTS credits: 10
Category:  The course is part of the programme Bachelor in International Communication. It is a mandatory course when French has been chosen as main language.

Prerequisites
The first two semesters of the Bachelor in International Communication Programme, or equivalent qualifications.

Semester
Autumn semester (3rd semester of the bachelor programme).

Objective
The course aims to give students good knowledge of the historical, social and economic development of France in modern times, also seen from a European perspective.

Content
The following topics are dealt with: institutions, culture, economy, social development, regional policy and foreign policy. Emphasis is on the development after World War II including the European construction.

Organisation and teaching
The course is given as lectures and seminars, the latter based on Inter- and Intranet applications. The course is taught in French.

Mandatory assignments / exam requirements
Two oral presentations using ICT are obligatory.

Assessment
An oral examination of approx. 20 minutes. Evaluation is given on a scale from A to F.

Required reading
- Découvrir la France M.A.E  www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr
- Labrune,m Gérard (latest ed.). La géographie de la France. Nathan.