Welcome to the JMSB French Coach!
French Coach offers subsidized introductory and business French courses for JMSB students and alumni. Classes for Winter 2010 begin Saturday, January 23rd, last for 8 weeks, and cost just $65. Three levels are offered this semester:
- Beginner -- 10am-11:45am
- Intermediate -- 12pm-1:45pm
- Advanced -- 2pm-3:45pm
In the great city of Montreal, students have access to a myriad of services designed to provide a basis for acquiring the fundamentals of the French language. However, what students previously lacked at JMSB was a space to adapt and improve their language skills in a professional environment. Le Coach looks to fill this gap as a professional development program to complement the JMSB undergraduate and graduate curriculum and Career Management Services.
Language coaching classes, our core program, utilize business materials and industry jargon to engage students in conversation to improve their communication skills at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Classes are taught in French by qualified instructors from Concordia’s Department of French Studies, and discuss current business trends, nuts and bolts of working in French (presentations, emailing, informal meetings, on-the-phone) and job seeking techniques (networking, interviewing).
The instructors infuse vocabulary and grammar lessons into the class, but the focus is on the practice of communication. Each class uses current events, news and magazine articles, hone formal presentation skills through PowerPoint assignments, and use audio/video/online and multimedia tools to interact with the language in many different ways.
Get competitive: Improve Your French!
Class: Winter 2010 - Advanced
Level: Advanced
Day: Saturday
Time: 2pm-3:45pm
Cost: $65 CAD (JMSB Students)
Cost: $100 CAD (Other Students)
Description:
The advanced level is specifically oriented towards students who have strong basics in French comprehension, oral and writing. Although we will briefly review grammar and syntax concepts from both the beginner and intermediate levels, the main idea is to concentrate on learning to write short professional business texts that will cover current, important business topics. Moreover, we will push the conversation aspect to the course to small debate sessions, so that students can integrate the concepts of accordingly analyzing, expressing and arguing an idea in French. Finally, we will work on simulating professional job interviews.
Space is limited, sign up today!
To secure your spot, please drop off your payment (in cash) at the CMS reception desk, located at MB 4.301, or pay online.
Class: Winter 2010 - Intermediate
Level: Intermediate
Day: Saturday
Time: 12pm-1:45pm
Cost: $65 CAD (JMSB Students)
Cost: $100 CAD (Other Students)
Description:
The intermediate level is designed for students who already have a basic proficiency in French grammar and vocabulary and, preferably, have taken courses in the past. While we will continue to explore more complex verb tenses and practice adopting a proper sentence syntax, a new focus will me made on integrating beginner level notions to business contexts such as learning how to write a professional, business cover letter, translating your CV from English to French. Furthermore, we will contextualize the conversational aspect on the course towards practicing for phone as well as in-person interviews and covering current business topics in the form of small presentations.
Space is limited, sign up today!
To secure your spot, please drop off your payment (in cash) at the CMS reception desk, located at MB 4.301, or pay online.
Class: Winter 2010 - Beginner
Level: Beginner
Day: Saturday
Time:10am-11:45am
Cost: $65 CAD (JMSB Students)
Cost: $100 CAD (Other Students)
Description:
The beginner level is an introductory level that focuses on the basics of French grammar, syntax and vocabulary. It is specifically designed for those students who have no previous knowledge of French and have not taken previous courses. While we will emphasize giving you the necessary tools to be able to write simple forms of sentences and uphold a basic conversation, an additional focus will be put on integrating business current topics to in-class conversations.
Space is limited, sign up today!
To secure your spot, please drop off your payment (in cash) at the CMS reception desk, located at MB 4.301, or pay online.
