Advanced Business French
Did you know that France is one of the four largest industrial economies in the world and is the world’s second largest agricultural producer? This course invites you to make French your business! You’ll explore traditional topics such as start-ups, types of corporations and partnerships, French banking and financial services, the stock market, product development and marketing, and shipping and international commerce, all the while acquiring a substantial vocabulary base in Business French. Other practical topics include interviewing and working in France, preparing a cover letter and CV, and drafting a variety of business correspondence. A course with wide appeal, this class is particularly helpful to students thinking about a career either at home or abroad in Accounting, Economics, International Business Studies, International Relations, Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, Marketing, and Foreign Language Studies. May be taken for Honors credit.