Management and Functional French

This course is designed in French as a tool for communication for management/business students who are mostly beginners in the Department of Management Studies Education. It is specially designed to enable them acquire the basic rudiments of the language with emphasis on communication, vocabulary and expressions. Emphasis will also be placed on correct pronunciation of sound patterns, intonation and stress when students are engaged in basic conversation such as greetings, introducing oneself or someone, making request, expressing regret, making telephone calls etc. The use of variety of recorded audio-oral and video Teaching Learning Material will be encouraged to help students build their listening and speaking skills in French. The communicative approach is used to enable students express themselves in different life situations. Class activities will be based on oral comprehension, role plays and guided discussion. Students will have the opportunity to listen to specific recorded French documents which will serve as a basis for further oral discussion in French. This will be supplemented with written exercises aimed at giving students ample opportunity to maximize their use of the language.