Business Language Certificate Program: Business French

Prepare for the global market.

 

Earn a Business French Certificate by successfully completing our fall course, "Business French for Professionals," or our "Business French" course offered in Winter-Spring.

This program provides practical language instruction and cross-cultural training to improve your ability to conduct business with international counterparts. A unique opportunity to learn functional business French language skills.

Program objectives:

• Learn to communicate in French business situations.
  
• Become familiar with ways of overcoming the cultural barriers sometimes encountered by US business personnel doing business around the globe.
  
• Benefit from an informal setting which provides many opportunities for interaction with your instructor, business colleagues, and other participants.

Who should attend:

• Business people who wish to expand their career opportunities by understanding and speaking another language.
  
• MBA students who are considering careers in international business.
  
• Others, including teachers, who wish to gain the practical skills and cultural awareness required in a variety of business-related situations.

Presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Division of Continuing Studies, and the School of Business Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).

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Contact information:

For more information about French classes or the Business French Certificate program, Sage Goellne, sgoellner@dcs.wisc.edu, 608/262-4873

 

Upcoming courses:

Business French for Professionals, Directed Study: levels 1 and 2

These directed study courses are for people who want to begin to learn professional language skills and practices of French-speaking countries. Students work at their own pace. Prerequisite: one year of French or instructor's consent.

Instructor: Britt Zeidler
Dates: Fall dates to be announced
Credits: 9.0 CEU
Fee: $185/level; $350 for both levels

Business French Certificate

This course presents business language and cultural issues in an informal setting. We focus on oral and written communication in French business situations, and business practices and institutions in French-speaking countries. Prerequisite: two semesters of French or equivalent, or consent of the instructor.

Instructor: Britt Zeidler
Dates: 2007 dates to be announced
Location: Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, Madison, WI
Credits: 9.0 CEU
Fee: $340 plus instructional materials
Program #4719
To register: Register online or see other registration options below.

 

About your instructor:

Britt Zeidler (MA in French literature, University of Calgary), a native speaker of French, is a lecturer in French in the Division of Continuing Studies. An experienced French instructor, she has studied and worked abroad. Contact her by phone at 608-262-4872, or e-mail bzeidler@dcs.wisc.edu.

 

Student comments:

"The French program taught me some of the most important French I will ever need to know for my business. The material provided was current and immediately useful in a business setting..."
--(Xynta Svoboda, International Marketing, ABS Global)

 

How to register:

You may take any of the individual courses without enrolling for the certificate program.

It is possible to start the certificate program with Level II, if you have some previous experience. Please contact the instructor to see if you qualify.

To register now:

1) Telephone 608-262-2451 (TDD 608-265-2370). Note: Must pay via credit card or purchase order.

2) Print, complete, and mail the UW-Madison Continuing Studies registration form.

3) You may also FAX the form to 608-265-3163 or toll-free 800-741-7416. Note: Must pay via credit card or purchase order.

4) Online registration is available for these programs. See the individual class descriptions for links to online registration forms.

 

Cancellation/withdrawal policy:

If a program is cancelled, we will notify you by phone. You will receive a full refund. If you must withdraw from a program, please notify us in writing at least 7 days prior to the start of the program. A $20 administrative fee will be assessed. No refund will be issued if you withdraw less than 7 days before the program begins. You may substitute another person for your registration up to the first night of class.