Formation des enseignants (BÉd) – spécialisation en français
Bonjour! Share your passion for speaking and teaching French. French teachers are in demand in BC schools. Why teach French?
Enseignez le français! Il y a un grand besoin en Colombie-Britannique d’enseignants qualifiés et dynamiques pour enseigner en français.
Elementary French Specialists
This cohort is designed for teacher candidates who wish to specialize in teaching French as a second language (French immersion or intensive French) or French as a first language (in a Francophone school) at the elementary level. Most courses are delivered and assignments are completed in French. This allows teacher candidates to continue to develop their proficiency while in the program.
Practicum placements are in Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, or West Vancouver.
Elementary French specialists may teach French in elementary schools in the following ways:
- French immersion (early and late): Teach subject content in French starting in Kindergarten or Grade 1 (early), or Grade 6 (late).
- Intensive French: Teach French in an intensive immersion-like semester in Grade 6 and daily instruction in Grade 7.
- Francophone schools: Teach subject content in French within the Conseil Scolaire Francophone.
- Dual track schools: Teach a combination of core French and French immersion.
For more information on these programs, please consult this link.
Secondary French Specialists
When enrolled in the Secondary French specialist option, most of the classes are taught in French; as well, practica occur in French immersion, in regular schools offering core French, or in Francophone schools.
Learning content in French allows teacher candidates to continue to develop their French proficiency during the year. Teacher candidates may combine French with another teaching subject concentration (e.g., Spanish or Biology).
Secondary French specialists may teach French in secondary schools in the following ways:
- French immersion: Teach subject content in French.
- Core French: Teach French as a subject among general subjects in the regular English program.
- Francophone schools: Teach subject content in French within the Conseil Scolaire Francophone.
For more information on these programs, please consult this link.
Core French Requirements
To teach French as a subject among others in an English program (Grades 8 to 12), you need:
- Specific secondary academic courses and experience with children (13 to 17 years old)
- Successful completion of a French proficiency assessment
French Immersion Requirements
To teach in a French immersion context (Grades 8 to 12), you need:
- French immersion option is available for the following teachable subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, History, Geography, Social Science, Mathematics, and French language and literature.
- In all teachable subjects, students must complete a minimum of 6 credits of French or English Literature and Composition.
- Applicants wishing to teach French language and literature are required to satisfy academic requirements for French as a teachable subject.
- Specific secondary academic courses and experience with youth (13 to 17 years old).
- Successful completion of a French proficiency assessment
Core French Option for Non-specialists
Learning and Teaching Core French as a Non-specialist
The Core French Option for Non-Specialists is open to all students admitted to the Bachelor of Education program provided they are not French specialists (not enrolled in the French Specialization/Cohort).
It is a flexible, additional, and concurrent option: it can be undertaken by all B.Ed students, Elementary & Middles Years or Secondary and completed concurrently with any other secondary option (Dual Degree, IB, EDID, Digital Pedagogy & AI Pilot) or Elementary & Middle Years Cohort.
The Core French Option for Non-Specialists is suitable for teacher candidates who have some prior French language knowledge, are interested in improving their French Oral Communication skills, and want to gain basic pedagogical skills required for teaching French as a second language (FSL).
Attention:
The Core French Option does not replace the French specialization and does not certify you as a French specialist.
For more information on admission requirements to the French Specializations, leading to a recognized BC French Teacher Certification, visit the links below:
The Core French Option for Non-Specialists is a collaboration between the Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED) and the Teacher Education Office (TEO), with the participation of the Government of Canada and the Ministry of Education and Child Care of British Columbia.
Language & Professional Development
An important feature of our teacher education program is the support we have put in place, funded by the BC Ministry of Education, to support French teacher candidates during their program with additional coursework, weekend workshops, and summer institutes.
Professional Development Courses for French Teacher Candidates
Professional Oral Communication Skills for French Teachers
This optional course focuses on French language communication in the classroom and responds to the specific language needs teacher candidates encounter during their courses and practicum. Winter Term 1 (TBA). Learn more
LLED 421 – Gramligne: Learning and Teaching Grammar in Text for the Second Language Classroom (3 credits)
This optional course focuses on written French and offers teacher candidates an opportunity to enhance their linguistic and metalinguistic knowledge in French as well as acquire pedagogical strategies in French grammar teaching. Summer Term 2 (TBA). Learn more
LLED 423 – Teaching French Adolescent Literature (3 credits)
Summer Term 2
UBC Extended Learning – French Courses
Various dates. Explore courses
Workshops for French Teacher Candidates
Séjour
A bi-annual event that brings together French teacher candidates and educators for a fun-filled weekend of activities all in French. Learn more
Professional Development Courses for In-service Teachers
LLED 421 Gramligne: Apprendre et enseigner la grammaire communicative en langue seconde (3 credits)
Ce cours basé sur des textes communicatifs dans différents discours (narratif, argumentatif, descriptif, etc.) permet d’observer et de comprendre le fonctionnement des structures linguistiques au service de la communication. Il vous permettra de comprendre les mécanismes de la langue, d’améliorer vos connaissances linguistiques et métalinguistiques et vous montrera comment enseigner la grammaire de façon communicative. Learn more
LLED 423 – Enseigner la littérature francophone aux adolescents (3 credits)
Ce cours a pour but de permettre aux enseignants et futurs enseignants d’élargir et d’approfondir leurs connaissances de la littérature destinée à un jeune public, de manière à susciter chez eux une prise de conscience des multiples possibilités que leur offre la littérature jeunesse dans l’élaboration d’activités d’enseignement en français langue seconde.
Workshops & Institutes
L’institut de français, UBC à Québec
French language immersion in the heart of Quebec City. This is a three-week immersion program for teachers.
Séjour
A bi-annual event that brings together French teacher candidates and educators for a fun-filled weekend of activities all in French.
UBC Extended Learning French Summer Institutes
These lively and interactive summer institutes focus on the practical application of French through conversation and cultural experiences in a supportive, small group environment.
Master’s Programs
MEd in Modern Languages Education
Pour les enseignants des programmes d’immersion ou francophones, de français de base ou intensif.
Professional Language Portfolio
Resources
Bursaries for French Teacher Candidates
Avec la participation du gouvernement du Canada et du ministère de l’Éducation de la Colombie-Britannique/With the participation of the Government of Canada and the Ministry of Education of British Columbia
BC Ministry of Education Bursary for Pre-service French Teachers
The BC Ministry of Education offers a bursary for teacher candidates who complete more than 55% of their coursework in French. The bursary amount is up to $1,600 and depends on allocation guidelines set out by the BC Ministry of Education.
Bursaries are dispersed by UBC Enrolment Services when course registration information is received and language of instruction percentages are calculated. Bursaries will be distributed in Winter Term 2.
ACUFC bursary for Postsecondary Studies in French as a Second Language
English-speaking Canadians enrolled in the BEd program with at least 50% of their courses and related activities in French, have an opportunity to receive a $3,000 bursary to perfect their bilingualism while studying in a field of interest. This bursary has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada and is administered by the Association des collèges et université de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC). Students will have an opportunity to apply in the fall after the start of their program.
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