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French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy - Assistantship Program

Deadline: 
January 31, 2010
Eligibilty: 
Senior
Disciplines: 
Arts and Humanities
Disciplines: 
Social Science
Location: 
France
Duration: 
Full Year

The French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy offer approximately 1,500 teaching assistant positions in French primary and secondary schools as well as in various French teaching colleges – otherwise known as the “Instituts universitaires de formation des maîtres (IUFM) – in all regions of France and the DOM-TOMS. Students must be proficient in French, but do not need to be Majors or Minors. You will be expected to teach 12 hours of English conversation classes per week and will be paid a stipend so that they can have enough money to live the lifestyle of a typicl French student.

This is a unique opportunity to:

- spend between 6-9 months in France with a monthly stipend,

- have a privileged insight into contemporary France,

- master the French language through linguistic immersion,

- gain valuable teaching experience



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