Business French

Abstract

Welcome to the Business French OER project. This course is designed for French language learners at the B1/B2 proficiency level who wish to explore the world of business and entrepreneurship in a francophone context.

Conceived as a global simulation, this course encourages students to envision their own company and to workshop their entrepreneurial idea in various steps leading to their final project: the reveal of their company’s website. Throughout the course, students will draw inspiration from creative and socially responsible projects of young francophone entrepreneurs and will develop key competencies that will help them become responsible citizens and leaders in a diverse and globally interconnected world.

Since the beginning of this project, I have only had the opportunity to teach it twice. So, while this second iteration (V.2) builds and improves on the previous one with additional materials and resources, it remains, in many regards, a work in progress. As I will keep teaching this class, I will keep updating it. All of the updates will be posted here.

At the University of Virginia where I teach this course has been approved for the General Business Minor.