Specific objectives for business French classes in higher education

Abstract

The French language didactics in the field of economic sciences is based on the learners’ real linguistic needs, their actions and personal manner of using the language studied according to four areas: personal, public, educational and professional. A method of approaching the teaching/learning activities within the French language course is the one of specific objectives. From a European perspective, the foreign language course benefits from the theoretical support of the documents elaborated by the Council of Europe, as Romania is fully aligned with the objectives of the European linguistic policy: The European Common Framework of Reference for Languages and the European Portfolio of Languages. The new target of modern education is that of regarding the student as an explorer and, in the case of French language learning, of revealing and nourishing aptitudes and communication skills in specialized language, in this case, the field of economics.