FRENCH FOR BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING FRENCH FOR THE PROFESSIONS

Business French on the World Wide Web

 

DISCLAIMER!: As we all know, websites come and go, and change addresses.  All of the sites below are current as of June 2010.  Surf at your own risk!

 

Websites Specifically Dealing with Business French as a Discipline

 

 

www.fda.ccip.fr/                                                               

Website of the Direction des Relations Internationales de l’Enseignement of the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris.  Information on the CCIP exams, educational programs, as well as a link to pedagogical materials and resources for the teaching of business French.

 

http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/products.php?product_category=print       

Business language packets for high school.  French version has as title: “Le français des affaires, niveau secondaire: la vie économique du Michigan.”

 

http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/sourcebooks/pagebusfrench/busfrench.html

“French for Business and Economics: The Internet Sourcebook”: extensive information, much by links to other sites, about France and Francophone countries.

 

www.projetdafa.net

Website of the “Dictionnaire d’Apprentissage du Français des Affaires.”  Allows for translation searches.

 

www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/french/business/index.shtml

BBC “Make French Your Business”: online and audio business French program.

 

 

Websites Containing Extensive Material Relevant to Business French

 

http://ciberweb.msu.edu/                                      

Information about U.S. Department of Education funded Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) at various American universities. 

 

www.worldbiz.com/bizfrance.html         

Website from which reports on French business culture may be ordered (for a fee).

 

www.francparler.org/dossiers/fos.htm

Website of the Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie; publishes regular “dossiers”, including some devoted to business French.

 

www.lentreprise.com                             

L’Entreprise magazine site

 

www.lexpansion.com                            

             L'Expansion magazine site

 

Websites Featuring Extensive Links to Other Sites

 

http://globaledge.msu.edu                                                 

Global Edge: International business resources on the web.

 

www.toile.qc.ca                                    

Website featuring links to many Francophone sites.

 

www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html    

Tennessee Bob's French Links.  As name suggests, this website features links to literally thousands of websites of interest to the instructor of French.

 

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fle-sitographie/menu.html

FLE “sitographie” featuring extensive list of links to relevant sites; one section focused in particular on business French.

 

http://home.sandiego.edu/~mmagnin/affaires.html

“Le français des affaires”: page listed consists primarily of links to relevant sites.  Not updated since 2005.