Business French Courses:
Develop your professional French skills

A language training program tailored to the workplace

Business French courses are designed for professionals, management students, or candidates for international careers who wish to acquire French adapted to the professional world. They combine in-depth language instruction, targeted oral practice, and acquisition of the communication codes used in the French-speaking business world.

Ideal for strengthening employability, integrating a company in France or a French-speaking country, or simply professionalizing communication in French.

Educational objectives of Business French

● Master vocabulary specific to the economic, administrative, and commercial world.
● Improve professional oral communication: presentations, meetings, phone calls, interviews.
● Produce quality professional writing: CVs, cover letters, emails, reports, summaries.
● Strengthen pronunciation, fluency, and clarity in oral communication through phonetics courses.
● Develop an understanding of economic press and business documents.
● (optional) Discover the cultural and economic issues of France through thematic conferences.

A structured, practical, and real-world training program.

● 12-week semester format for rapid and targeted skills development.
● Courses focused on concrete situations: role-playing, interview simulations, writing professional emails.
● Analysis of authentic documents: economic press articles, HR documents, correspondence models.
● Courses taught by experienced FOS (French for Specific Purposes) teachers.
● Certificate of language from Cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne awarded at the end of the session.

Who are these specialized courses for?

Business French courses are mainly intended for:
● Foreign professionals currently employed or transitioning to a French-speaking environment.
● International students enrolled in business or management schools.
● Executives or entrepreneurs who need to negotiate, present, or collaborate in French.
● Anyone wishing to enhance their profile in an internationalized job market.

Required level: Minimum B1 recommended for full effectiveness.

The advantages of Business French courses

● Training focused on real professional needs.
● Alternation of oral, written, and practical case study analysis.
● Enhanced value in the international market and with French-speaking employers.
● Possibility of integration into a professional or academic mobility project.
● Facilitated networking: training often followed by diverse profiles (students, executives, expatriates…).