Innovative Technologies of Teaching Business French

Elena K Kuzmina,Gulnara I Nazarova,Liliya R Nizamieva,Cécile Leblanc

doi:10.14419/ijet.v7i4.7.20390

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The article deals with the peculiarities of modern technologies in teaching professional French, taking into account the requirements of international examinations, specific language-learning needs of students and level of their language proficiency. Pedagogical technologies are demonstrated by the example of teaching business French in the sphere of tourism, hotel business, as well as the guide-interpreters training. The educational courses are aimed at the development of basic speaking skills and skills necessary for business communication in French. The developed pedagogical technology is based on French for specific purposes (FOS) methodology and cognitive-practical activity methods that allow to develop trainees’ communicative competence and their cognitive independence effectively. One of the conditions for successful development of communicative competence in the field of business communication in a foreign language is to ensure that students do the necessary number of training exercises, in particular, connected with the use of business vocabulary, as well as with speaking exercises aimed at solving communication problems in real life situations of business communication. Similarity to the real life business environment is achieved through the use of information technologies and simulation games, which ultimately enhances the individual's ability to interact with others and adapt in the social and professional spheres of life. Successful completion of the end-of-course assessment is indicative of the fact that the students have reached high business communication competency.

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At the current stage of social development the process of international integration contributes to the expansion of economic ties between countries, the emergence of various types of cooperation in business, the growth of population mobility in the sphere of personal and business contacts, which requires a certain level of linguistic competence, both at the day-to-day and professional levels of communication
Having adapted the FOS methodology to courses ofbusiness French in the sphere of tourism and hotel business, in the process of training technologies development we seek to: 1. assess language level of each group of students; 2. analyze the requirements that applicants need to meet in the exam; 3. determine the necessary number hours and the optimal course intensity; 4. determine the level of speaking competency that the students should reach; 5. develop training technologies which determine the selection of necessary didactic material and teaching aids
We believe that in order to carry out professional activities in the aforementioned field, the business French proficiency level should not be lower than Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, students should initially have Level A2 or higher

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At the current stage of social development the process of international integration contributes to the expansion of economic ties between countries, the emergence of various types of cooperation in business, the growth of population mobility in the sphere of personal and business contacts, which requires a certain level of linguistic competence, both at the day-to-day and professional levels of communication. Good basic foreign language skills are often not enough for business communication, and specialists in various fields need this kind of communication to be effective. The course "Business French" is aimed, in particular, at teaching students how to conduct business correspondence, participate in negotiations and interviews, talk business, etc. These skills and general knowledge in business communication are not enough if there is a necessity for regular communication in a foreign language in a certain professional field. In this regard, specialized professional language courses are offered for people who want to master business French

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