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Professional French

Are you interested in more opportunities to use your French? In our globalizing and interdependent world, proficient French speakers are in demand. French is the language of the European Union, the United Nations, and the Olympic Games. French is also the second language of the Internet. And for tourism, France remains the world’s first choice.

Professional French is a noncredit course for lifelong French learners, people interested in combining the study of French with the workplace, and students interested in careers with a French component.

Learning about French business is helpful to any student or professional interested in French. Online learning further allows you to go at your own pace due to distance or time limitations. Although you can work independently, you are closely guided by the instructor.


This course's objectives are to:

• provide you with an overview of French economy
• introduce you to important aspects of business in France, such as banking, insurance, the stock market, and transportation
• teach you specialized terminology of a French-speaking workplace
• help you acquire and develop the language skills needed to understand and discuss topics that relate to professional activities
• give you an overview of cultural aspects of doing business in France
  
  

Textbook: R.J. Berg. Parlons affaires! Initiation au français économique et commercial. Deuxième Edition. Boston: Thomson Higher Education, 2006.

Prerequisite: Two years of French language study or instructor consent. Contact Sage Goellner, phone: (608) 262-4873, e-mail: sgoellner@dcs.wisc.edu

Schedule: You have a full year from your registration date to complete the course.

Cost: $115.00

CEUs (Continuing Education Units): 3


Your instructor: Dr. Sage Goellner is a Faculty Associate in the UW-Madison’s Liberal Studies and the Arts department. She has extensive experience teaching language and culture courses at UW-Madison, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Lawrence University. Contact Sage by e-mail at sgoellner@dcs.wisc.edu.

Also of interest:

Independent Learning French courses are another option for distance education through University of Wisconsin-Extension. Most courses are available for college or high-school credit.

How to register

Telephone: Call 608-262-2451 to register. Our phone is answered M-F, 7:00 am-4:30 pm Central Time. At other times please leave a message, and we will return your call. If you have other questions, call toll-free 1-877-336-7836.

Online: Register now online with our secure server.

E-mail: Send your name and contact information to LSAonline@dcs.wisc.edu and we will respond as soon as possible to assist you with registration.

Fax: Print and fax our registration form.

Mail: Print and mail our registration form.