FL401 webpage
WELCOME! YOOKOSO! WILLKOMMEN! BIENVENUS! BIENVENIDOS!
Dear students,
Welcome to the webpage of World Languages and Cross-Cultural Training!
During this semester and thanks to your FL 401 class, you will experience other languages of the world. You may at this moment wonder why this class is a requirement. Many of you may not see the use of learning another language but as you know more about Japanese, German, French and Spanish, you will realize that learning a language is much more than just communicating. A language is the reflection of the way of living, the beliefs, the culture of the people who speak it.
Business is conducted by the people and the future of any country in a global economy will lie with the people who can effectively think and act across ethnic, cultural and language barriers. We need to understand that the differences between nations and cultures is profound. The European-based culture of the United States has very different values and behaviors than other cultures in the world. Accepting and adapting to those differences is imperative to succeed. We will only be successful when we recognize that the key is operating with sensitivity toward the culture and communication of the other country.
Come and get an insight to Japanese, German, French and Hispanic cultures!
During the semester, you will have to memorize four dialogues for your Oral Proficiency Test. For each language, the four dialogues are exactly the same. We highly recommend that you print out these dialogues in order to follow us as you listen to the tapes (see your instructor for details). Here are the English versions of these dialogues:
GREETINGS:
A: Hello.
B: Good Afternoon.
A: How are you?
B: I am fine, thank you. And you?
A: I am fine. My name is ______________. What is your name?
B: My name is _______________. Where are you from?
A: I am from __________________. Nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you too.
A: Bye.
B: Bye.
SHOPPING:
A: Good morning. May I help you?
B: Yes. I am looking for a gift.
A: We have nice ___________________ for women and nice __________________ for men.
B: Good. I am looking for something for my _____________ (mother/fater/wife/husband/etc...). How much does it cost?
A: It costs _______________.
B: Do you take credit cards or travelers' checks?
A: We only accept cash.
B: Oh, is there a bank/ATM near here?
A: On the corner.
B: Thank you. I will be back.
RESTAURANT:
A: Good evening. How are you?
B: I am fine and you?
A: Fine, thank you. Here is the menu.
B: Thank you. What are you drinking?
A: I am having ___________________.
B: I am having ________________, too.
A: _________________ is very good here.
B: Okay, I will have that.
A: The check, please.
B: It was very good, thank you.
HOTEL:
A: Good afternoon. Welcome.
B: Hello. I have a reservation.
A: What is your name?
B: My name is ___________. I work for ________________.
A: You have a single room, correct?
B: Yes, and I'd like a non-smoking room, please.
A: How many days are you staying?
B: For three days, please.
A: Here's your key. Enjoy your stay.
B: Thank you.
FRENCH
Here are your dialogues in French:
Greetings:
A: Bonjour.
B: Bonjour.
A: Comment allez-vous?
B: Je vais tres bien, merci. Et vous?
A: Tres bien. Je m'appelle ________________. Comment vous appelez-vous?
B: Je m'appelle _____________. D'ou etes vous?
A: Je suis de _______________. Enchante(e).
B: C'est un plaisir.
A: Au revoir.
B: Au revoir.
SHOPPING:
A: Bonjour. Je peux vous aider?
B: Oui. Je cherche un cadeau.
A: Nous avons de joli(e)s _________ pour les femmes et de joli(e)s _________ pour les hommes.
B: Bien. Je chercher quelque chose pour ma/mon _______________ (mere/pere, femme/mari). Combien ca coute?
A: Ca coute ____________ euro.
B: Vous acceptez les cartes de credit ou les travelers' cheques?
A: Nous acceptons seulement du liquide.
B: Oh! Il y a-t-il une banque/un distributeur automatique pres d'ici?
A: A l'angle de la rue.
B: Merci. Je reviens.
RESTAURANT:
A: Bonsoir. Comment allez-vous?
B: Je vais bien. Et vous?
A: Bien, merci. Voila le menu.
B: Merci. Qu'est-ce que vous buvez?
A: Je prend ______________.
B: Je prend _______________ aussi.
A: _____________ est tres bon ici.
B: Okay, Je vais en prendre.
A: L'addition, s'il vous plait.
B: C'etait tres bon, merci.
HOTEL:
A: Bonjour.Bienvenu(e).
B: Bonjour. J'ai une reservation.
A: Comment vous appelez-vous?
B: Je m'appelle ______________. Je travaille pour ________.
A: Vous avez une chambre simple, n'est-ce pas?
B: Oui, et je voudrais une chambre non-fumeur, s'il vous plait.
A: Pour combien de jours?
B: Pour trois jours, s'il vous plait.
A: Voila votre clef. Bon sejour.
B: Merci
Those are some sites that you could look at to give you a first idea for your oral presentations:
http://www.immigration-usa.com/flags/france_flags.html
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9702/22/france.immigrants/
http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/western_europe12.htm
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/actualite.gb/actu.asp?cat=5&th=166
http://www.business-in-europe.com/gb/index.htm
http://www.business-in-europe.com/fr/index.htm
http://www.ambafrance-ng.org/emb/voicifraa/vfra.html
http://www.ambafrance-il.org/english/politics.htm
http://www.business-in-europe.com/gb/sect20/
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/index.gb.html
http://www.education.gouv.fr/
http://www.finances.gouv.fr/
http://www.majbill.vt.edu/fll/french/whyfrench.html
http://www.euro.ecb.int/
http://us.franceguide.com/outside.asp?url=http://www.ambafrance-us.org/euro/index.html
http://www.elok.com/Catalogue?category=med-mag,lang-fr
http://myweb.worldnet.net/~patrocle/namibiefle/beginner.html
GERMAN
Here are your dialogues in German:
GREETINGS:
A:Hallo.
B:Gutten Tag.
A:Wie geht es Ihnen?
B:Ich bin gut, danke. Und Ihnen?
A:Gut. Ich heisse __________.Wie heissen Sie?
B: Ich heisse _______________. Woher kommen Sie?
A: Ich komme aus ________________. Sehr erfreut.
B: Es freut mich.
A: Auf Wiedersehen.
B: Auf Wiedersehen.
SHOPPING:
A: Gutten Morgan. Sie wünschen?
B: Ich suche ein Geschenk.
A: Wir haben sehr schön Schals für frauen und schön Uhren für männer.
B: Gut. Ich suche etwas für meine/mein __________( Mutter, Vater, Frau, Mann.) Wieviel kostet das?
A: Das kostet _____________ EURO.
B: Kann ich mit Kreditkarte oder Reisescheck zahlen?
A: Nein, nür Bargeld.
B: Ah, wo ist ein Bank bei hier?
A: Um die Ecke.
B: Danke. Ich komme gleich.
RESTAURANT:
A: Gutten Abend. Wie geht es Ihnen?
B: Ich bin gut, und Ihnen?
A: Gut, danke. Hier ist das Speisekarte.
B: Danke. Was trinken Sie?
A: Ich habe ein Bier.
B: Ich will ein Bier auch.
A: Das Schnitzel ist sehr gut hier.
B: O.k. Ich nehme das.
A: Die Rechnung, bitte.
B: Es war sehr gut, danke.
HOTEL:
A: Gutten Tag. Wilkommen.
B: Hallo. Ich habe eine Reservierung.
A: Wie heissen Sie?
B: Ich heisse ______________. Ich arbeite für _____________.
A: Sie nehmen ein Einzelzimmer, ja?
B: Ja, und ich möchte ein Rauchen verboten Zimmer.
A: Wieviel Tage bleiben Sie?
B: Drei Tage, bitte.
A: Hier ist sein Schlüssel. Ich wünsche einen angenehmen Aufenthalt.
B: Danke.
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