Teaching Assistant Program in France - Info Session

Attention Graduating Seniors and Recent Grads - Teach English in France!

 Are you ready to expand your cultural horizons and share your language and culture with French students? The Teaching Assistant Program in France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 months teaching English to French students of all ages. Each year, 1,500 American citizens and permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion.  

INFORMATION SESSION: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 4 pm - Language House, Multipurpose Room, St. Mary's Hall

Carolyn Collins, Educational Affairs Program Officer, French Embassy, Washington DC, will give a presentation about the French Teaching Assistant Program on campus.

http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique424&tout=ok

 

Who can apply: Applicants must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents who are graduating seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students between the ages of 20-30. Proficiency in French (at least 3 semesters) or experience living in a Francophone country is required. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is highly recommended. 

 

Description of the program: The French Ministry of Education is offering nearly 1,500 teaching assistantship positions in French primary and secondary schools to US citizens and permanent residents with a bachelor's degree between 20 and 30 years of age. This is a unique opportunity to spend 7 months in France with a monthly stipend. Teaching Assistants are eligible for French Health Insurance (after a brief application period), have privileged insight into contemporary France, master the French language through linguistic immersion and gain valuable teaching experience.  

Application deadline: January 15, 2013

Please RSVP to scholarships@umd.edu if you plan to attend. If you cannot attend this session but would like to learn more, please contact the National Scholarships Office at the same email address.

Francis DuVinage, Director – Leslie Brice, Coordinator – www.scholarships.umd.edu