English Teaching Assistant Opportunity in France

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, nearly 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.

In the last 3 years 30 UMD students were offered a teaching assistantship!INFORMATION SESSION: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 2 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.RSVP for this event: Click here.  If unable to attend, please contact Leslie Brice in the National Scholarships Office at lbrice@umd.edu for more information about the TAPIF program.

FRENCH ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANT PROGRAM 

http://highereducation.frenchculture.org/teach-in-france 

Who can apply:  Applicants must be U.S. 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 program: The French Ministry of Education is offering nearly 1,500 teaching assistantship positions in French primary and secondary schools to U.S. 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 a privileged insight into contemporary France; master the French language through linguistic immersion; and gain valuable teaching experience. 

Application deadline: January 15, 2014