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FR 255Business French 1

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
French Studies

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

The main objective of the course is to develop effective French language skills for professional communication, both oral and written. This course will offer students a theoretical and practical foundation to improve their French language skills in a professional setting. Through authentic activities and assignments, students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in real-world communication situations.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 2 of the following:
    • FR192A - French Language 1: Module 1 (0.50)
    • FR192B - French Language 1: Module 2 (0.50)
    • FR296 - French Culture and Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 081788117 / 40Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

60% liked it60% easy60% useful

From 5 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • The course is useful for vocabulary, but I felt ill-prepared for it. The assignments were hard - it's not a bird course for the French department. Make sure you have strong speaking abilities.

    Mar 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Not bad for a French course but the content just wasn't applicable for me. Learning how to write resumes and CVs was done in high school, not university. Overall, not a bad course though. Has an exam which has a lot of specific business french vocab.

    Dec 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • the formatting of the course is rather disorganized compared to fr 192ab. has some readings and practice, tests discussions and devoir. do the readings and practice well before the exam. easy to do okay in hard to exel in. this course is mostly for people with a stronger grasp on the french language

    Dec 2020 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention FR 255, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2022

FR 255 vs FR 303 1 point, 0 comments

u/chickripot: “Has anyone taken either FR 255 (Business French) or FR 303 (French linguistics), and how were they? Would you recommend I take them? Was 303 more speaking and studying different sounds of words, or studying the actual process and form behind the linguistics of words?”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… FINE 690 FINE 694 FINE 695 FR 101 FR 151 FR 152 FR 192A FR 192B FR 203 FR 250 FR 251 FR 252 FR 255 FR 276 FR 291 FR 296 FR 297 FR 303 FR 351 FR 353 FR 363A FR 392A FR 393A FR 395A FR 424 FR 484 FR 600 FR 605 FR 606 FR 611 FR 681 FR 687 GBDA 101 GBDA 103 GBDA 201 GBDA 203 GBDA …”

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