OVERVIEW

The course aims to provide appropriate linguistic and cultural competence in the context of Francophone culture in relation to economic issues, through the analysis of authentic documents and study of the most current economic issues. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide students with the tools to deepen their written and oral knowledge of the French language and, in addition, to enable them to acquire solid skills in the field of business and economic French through listening, reading, understanding and commenting on authentic specialised documents.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the teaching, the student will be able to explain the main notions in the field of economic language and business, be able to recognize the terminology specific to the field and the characteristics of economic texts and speeches in French. 

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: upon completion of the teaching, students will be able to put the knowledge shared into practice through written and oral productions as well as solving practical cases from the business world. 

Autonomy of judgment: students will be able to use on conceptual and operational levels the acquired knowledge with autonomous evaluation skills and good ability in different application contexts. 

Communication skills: students will acquire the technical language typical of business French to communicate clearly, convincingly and unambiguously in differentiated, more or less specialized contexts. 

PREREQUISITES

Students can also choose this teaching as beginners, aware that they need to provide a greater commitment to the study of grammar and vocabulary, intensively in the first semester and continuously in the second semester, in order to be able to adequately deal with the specialty language and reach the final B1+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 

TEACHING METHODS

The Teaching is conducted in a face-to-face, presential mode through Lezioni ufficiali (24 hours of Lectureship for each semester, i.e. 48 hours in total) and bi-weekly Lettorato (40 hours of Lectureship for each semester, i.e. 80 hours per year), from the end of September to the end of May, according to the Teaching Calendar of the current A.Y. 

The content of the lectures and tutorials along with all details about the Teaching are given in the AulaWeb. 

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities  and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Serena Scotto (scotto@economia.unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

 The official lecture programme includes:

   - fundamentals of specialised languages

    - elements of economic and financial terminology in French

    - basics in the world of economics and business in the French language

    - elements of français des affaires et de l'entreprise

The lettorato programme includes the main components of the French language at B1+ level and notions of economic terminology.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

For Lettorato: Grammaire progressive du français des affaires, A2>B1,
Jean-Luc Penfornis, CLE INTERNATIONAL, 2018.

Materials will be provided for the Lezioni ufficiali.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 2025.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Lezioni ufficiali: written exam at the end of the module, graded out of 30. The exam will include a portion of closed-ended tests and the writing of a short written text including the specialized terminology covered in the course. 

Lettorato: Oral test of grammar and business knowledge at B1+ level Pro (economic-business language).

The final grade is composed of the arithmetic average between the grade of the Lezioni ufficiali and the grade of the Lettorato.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Lezioni ufficiali: the examination aims to test knowledge of specialized terminology and skills on economic notions and texts acquired during lectures. The ability to organize and communicate effectively in French the knowledge acquired will also be assessed.

Lettorato: French language grammar and economy terminology.