FORUM: FRENCH LANGUAGE IN PROFESSIONAL DOMAINS

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1 Programme partners: FORUM: FRENCH LANGUAGE IN PROFESSIONAL DOMAINS Towards French language teaching adapted to the needs of the professional world. ST. XAVIER S COLLEGE, MUMBAI NOV Companies recruit employees with communication skills in French for various reasons, notably increasing economic exchanges between India & France, the strong presence of French companies or Joint venture companies in India as also the increasing investment in France & in other francophone countries. Indian higher education institutions preparing future leaders for Indian economic scene mostly include French in their foreign language programs. Additionally, the Indian universities and the Alliance française institutes develop French language courses catering to the professional needs of students enrolled in various specializations. This forum thus seeks to provide an overview of these developments, by bringing together companies, universities and language training centres, resulting in development of French language course content that meets the need of the corporate world.

2 FORUM: FRENCH LANGUAGE IN PROFESSIONAL DOMAINS ST. XAVIER S COLLEGE, MUMBAI NOV Day 1: Thursday 26 November 2015 Need of French language in companies and business 9.15 Official opening ceremony and Welcome address by - Dr. Agnelo Menezes, Principal, Saint Xavier s College, Mumbai - Mr François Vandeville, Director, Institut Français en Inde (IFI),Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of France in India - Mr. Pierre Behnam, President, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (to be confirmed) 9.45 Presentation of the programme 9.55 Why professional French? What is Professional French? What interest the companies have in the development of skills in French? How is the teaching of languages for professional use developing in other countries? Few examples Industry of Paris Ile de France (CCIP) - Mr. Christophe Chaillot, Head of Educational Cooperation, Institut Français, Paris Tea break Do we need professional French in India? With the help of IFCCI and Alliance française and Malika Belghazi, IFI has made a survey of French language teaching aimed at professional usage in India, which brings out the needs and the possibilities of development. - Mrs. Laura Prasad, Secretary General, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce, India (IFCCI) - Mr. Christophe Legris, Attaché for Cooperation in French Language, Institut Français en Inde (IFI) - Mr Laurent Elisio Bordier, Academic Director, Alliance Française de Bombay Round Table discussion: French language an asset in a professional career Several personalities share how the knowledge of French has positively added to their professional life Lunch - Ms Jui Dabir, Head of Human Resources, Serdia Pharmaceuticals (India) Pvt. Ltd. - Ms Neisha Machado Fernandes, Country Manager, Promod India - Ms. Anjuli Pandit, Public Affairs Manager - Mr. Nadeem Panjetan, Chief General Manager, Export-Import Bank of India - Ms. Varsha Nair, Marketing Executive, Sofitel Mumbai BKC - Mr. Rohit Shinkre, Architect 1

3 Day 1: Thursday 26 November 2015 (contd.) Round Table discussion: Development of language skills in the Human Resource Policies of a company. Companies in India share their experiences - Mr Rozario A. Fernando, Assistant Manager Learning & Development, Michelin India - Ms. Dolon Gupta, Head, Culture & Language Initiatives, Corporate Talent Development, Tata Consultancy Services - Ms. Varsha Nair, Marketing Executive, Sofitel Mumbai BKC - Mr. Matthieu Pasquier, Head of operations, Société générale - Mr. Thomas Veitshans, Principal - Head of the "ERP Business Application" Skill, Capgemini - Other representatives of several companies (to be completed) Round Table discussion: Encounter of cultures or cultural clash in the world of business? Cultural interactions in a professional multinational environment Tea break - Mrs. Malika Belghazi, Corporate Trainer for Cross-cultural & Professional French - Ms. Sunita Nichani, Head of Corporate Training, Alliance française de Madras - Mr. Thierry Hébraud, Senior Country Officer, Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Agricole Bank Communicating with companies: How do the experts of professional French work with companies, from analysing the requirement to the creation of a training program. Industry of Paris-Ile de France (CCIP) - Ms. Malika Belghazi, Corporate Trainer for Cross-cultural & Professional French Presentation of the IFCCI projects for language training programmes - Ms. Laura Prasad, Secretary General, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce, India (IFCCI) Comments on the day s discussions to Mr. François Vandeville, Director, Institut Français en Inde (IFI) Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of France in India Workshops for French language teachers Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Presentations: ifos & NumériFos French in tourism - Mr. Alexandre Holle, Head of - Ms. Malika Belghazi, Corporate Trainer for educational design & innovation, Cross-cultural & Professional French Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Paris-Ile de France 2

4 Day 2: Friday 27 November 2015 French language in higher education for managers and professional experts 9.15 Presentation of the programme of the day 9.30 Round Table discussion: How French language departments in universities can teach French for professional use? The Heads of French Language Departments in universities share their experiences while offering specialised French language courses adapted to the professional requirements. - Prof. (Ms.) Anjali Lokur, Former Faculty, St. Xavier s College, Mumbai - Prof. (Ms.) Alpana Palkhiwale, Professor in-charge, St Xavier's College, Mumbai - Prof. Dr. (Ms.) Jyothi Venkatesh, Head, Centre for Global Languages, Bangalore University - Prof. Dr. (Ms.) Ujjwala Joglekar, Chairperson of the Foreign Languages coordinators council and Coordinator, French Section, University of Pune Round Table discussion: French language as part of technical or scientific higher education: Testimonies of institutions preparing engineers, managers, scientists and proposing them French language training. What is the place of French language and other foreign languages in the training of engineers, scientists, managers? Tea break - Mr. Marc Genuyt, ICAM Program Director, Industry Relationship Officer, Loyola ICAM College of Engineering and Technology - Prof. Rajiv Dusane, Dean, International Relations Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai - Dr. (Ms.) Pooja Sancheti, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Pune French language in the framework of a professional training: Case study of French language in institutes of fashion studies in India - Ms. Malika Belghazi, Corporate Trainer for Cross-cultural & Professional French Professional French courses in Alliance française network in India Lunch - Mrs. Sonya Gole, Academic Director, Alliance française de Pune - Mrs. Rupasree Rajendran, Academic Director, Alliance française de Trivandrum - Mr. Laurent Elisio Bordier, Academic Director, Alliance française de Bombay - Mr. Mikaël de La Fuente, Director, Alliance Française de Bangalore - Mr. Pierre-Yves Meunier, Academic Director, Alliance française de Delhi - Mr. Alain Zayan, Director, Alliance française de Bombay 3

5 Day 2: Friday 27 November 2015 (Contd.) Projects of Institut Français en Inde towards training of specialists of French for professional use Industry of Paris-Ile de France (CCIP) - Ms. Sabrina Royer, In-charge website development professional french Concluding remarks and question-answer session Vote of thanks to the participants Closing of the forum Tea break - Ms. Laura Prasad, Secretary General, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce, India (IFCCI) - Mr. François Vandeville, Director, Institut Français en Inde (IFI) Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of France in India - Dr. Agnelo Menezes, Principal, Saint Xavier s College, Mumbai to Workshops for French language teachers (list of workshops to be completed) Workshop 1 Certifications in Professional French - Mr. Alexandre Holle, Head of educational design & innovation, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Paris Workshop 2 French and fashion - Ms. Malika Belghazi, Corporate Trainer for Cross-cultural & Professional French 4