French Courses
Business French courses are intended for HEC Montréal students.
Business French Courses
Before registering for a course, you must take an online placement test. Your registration will be automatically cancelled if you do not take the test or if you register for a course that does not correspond to the level obtained on the test. See the Registration section for more information.
Take the right course for your level to build your general knowledge of French and learn some of the language skills you will need in business settings in Quebec and elsewhere in the French-speaking world.
Business French Courses
- Worth three credits (students are responsible for making sure that a language course can be part of their program structure)
- May be recognized as an elective in certain programs, such as several certificates.
- Develop all language skills: reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking skills, grammar, and business vocabulary.
REGISTRATION
Step 1
Before registering for a course, you must take an online placement test (not to be confused with the HECFRAN test). This is a free test. It lasts 100 minutes and evaluates your level of written and spoken French.
- To register, email us and make sure to include your name, your student number and your study program (BBA, certificate, MSc, or PhD).
- Your results will be available at ZoneCours > Gradebook within two weeks of your test date.
You are not required to take the placement test if you have:
- taken a business French course at HEC Montréal within the past two years
- taken the placement test within the past year
- a compulsory course to take to meet the language requirements for your program.
Step 2
MSc and PhD programs
You must ask your administrative office to register you for the course corresponding to your level.
Check our Frequently Asked Questions page for everything you need to know about French courses (costs, registration, course descriptions, grades, etc.).
Other programs
You must register for the course corresponding to you level, on HEC en ligne. Important note! Your registration will be cancelled if you do not select the recommended business French course.
Read this article to learn how to search for your course in HEC en ligne and register.
To learn how to check your class schedule in HEC en ligne, read this article.
Academic and professional writing course
Master the essential skills for academic and professional writing in French: summarizing, structured reorganization of articles, rephrasing, reports, professional emails, reading strategies, revising, etc.
The course Techniques de rédaction universitaire et professionnelle:
- Worth three credits (students are responsible for making sure that a language course can be part of their program structure)
- May be recognized as an elective in certain programs, such as several certificates
- Focuses on both substance (content and structure of the introduction, development and conclusion, arguments, and consistency) and on writing rules (spelling, vocabulary, syntax and punctuation).
SCHEDULE
To check the course schedule, enter the term and course number 91506 in the search tool.
REGISTRATION
Register for this course on HEC en ligne. You are not required to take a placement test for this course, but we recommend having an intermediate-advanced level of French before registering for it. Otherwise, register for a business French course (beginner to advanced).
EXEMPTION
If you pass the course Techniques de rédaction universitaire et professionnelle, you can be exempted from taking the HECFRAN test. Simply send a written request to your program’s administrative office.
Business French Summer School
Looking to learn the basics or fine-tune your French speaking and writing skills? Register for our Business French Summer School. This four-week program includes intensive courses in business French, speaking workshops, seminars and conferences in marketing and management, company visits as well as a number of French sociocultural activities to discover Montréal.
To learn more, go to the School’s Business French Summer School webpage.