HOW TO BECOME A FRENCH TEACHER?
I wish to go to university as well as get a grade in linguistics as well as we additionally wish to learn french in a joined states. What track can i take for that? Should we get a stand in vital in french as well as linguistics as well as afterwards take training courses? The reason we wish a grade in linguistics is since it would assistance me learn english as a unfamiliar denunciation overseas. we additionally unequivocally adore french as well as being means to learn french here would give me knowledge for when i go abroad to france to learn english. The linguistics grade is a definite, though what would we have to get to go along with it in sequence to learn French in a US?
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You have a couple of options here. You can double major in linguistics and French or you can major in linguistics and minor in French. Both options solidify your degree in linguistics in addition to enhancing your knowledge of the French language.
If you’re looking to teach French in the United States, you should look into teacher preparation programs in college. Some colleges allow you to take additional courses which fulfill teacher credential requirements. If you plan on teaching at the high school level, you will have to complete a credential program after you get your degree. It usually takes about one year to complete. If you want to teach at the college level, you will need a master’s degree or a doctorate in French. That will take a little more time and energy to complete.
Good luck.
In order to get my certification in French teaching, I had to take my French courses (conversation, literature, phonetics, history, etc.) as well as some courses in language teaching. Since French was my minor, I didn’t do any student teaching in French, and just had to pass an OPI with the head of our University’s French department. Different universities have different requirements, but that was all I had to do.
Because I received a minor in French teaching from my university, French is one of the endorsements on my teaching license. Under the “No Child Left Behind” law, I had to show that I was “Highly Qualified” to teach French, which I was able to do by showing the total number of hours of French courses I had on my university transcripts. There are other ways to reach “Highly Qualified” status, as well.
However, French is one of the languages that is on the chopping block as public education evolves in the US. Our school no longer offers it, and many other schools are moving away from it, and moving towards Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and other languages that are viewed as more valuable in World business and economy. I love French, and wish it weren’t being pushed aside, but it’s a harsh reality we francophiles have to face. C’est triste, mais c’est la vie.