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Quartier d'affaires, méthode de français professionnel et des affaires, s'adresse à des étudiants grands adolescents ou adultes ayant acquis le niveau A1 du Cadre européen de référence pour les langues (CECRL). Elle répond aux besoins des cours de français sur objectifs spécifiques (FOS) et aux objectifs de ceux qui souhaitent améliorer leur français en contexte professionnel ou de recherche d'emploi dans un environnement francophone.

Communicative, actionnelle, claire et structur...

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