Course Details

Professional Technical French

Academic Year 2025/26

VYF005 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

The subject is designed to help students to deal with professional French texts at the B1-B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. Students should master key phrases of academic French as well as elementary professional terminology so that they are able to effectively find out information in professional resources. Emphasis will also be put on the development of listening and active communication skills (obligatory PowerPoint presentations on the given technical topic).

Credits

2 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

winter

Course Guarantor

Institute

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Entry Knowledge

Knowledge of general French at B1-B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference.

Aims

Translating more demanding professional texts (working knowledge) / medium demanding professional texts (active knowledge)about building industries, discussion relating to these topics.
Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is: translating more demanding professional texts (working knowledge) / medium demanding professional texts (active knowledge)about building industries, discussion relating to these topics.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1st week – Presentation requirements
  • 2nd week – Residential buildings
  • 3rd week – Public buildings
  • 4th week – Upgrading of buildings
  • 5th week – Preservation of monuments
  • 6th week – Urbanism
  • 7th week – Landscaping
  • 8th week – Interior
  • 9th week – Exhibitions and tradefairs
  • 10th week – 13th week – Students´ presentations and project defences