Foreign Language assistant in France
Are you interested in sharing your knowledge, culture and language with young people in France? Getting to know France and the French? Improving your fluency in French? Acquiring hands-on experience of teaching and learning skills that will be useful to your future career?
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What is a foreign language assistant?
The job of an assistant aims at fulfilling the teaching of the foreign language teacher. The assistant works with small groups of pupils, between 12 to 14 hours a week. He/She tries to help pupils develop confidence in speaking and understanding. He/She can organise conversation-based activities, take part in school-exchange projects, provide personal tutoring for pupils.
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Who can be a foreign language assistant in France?
Eligible candidates should:
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Austria, Germany, Switzerland, for native speakers of German.
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Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom and United States for native speakers of English.
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Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Yemen and Palestinian Territories for Arabic.
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Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela for native speakers of Spanish.
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Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Taiwan for other languages.
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How to apply?
You will be eligible to apply to work as a language assistant in France if your country is a member of the language assistants exchange programme.For information on applications, you should contact the competent authorities in your home country. To find relevant addresses for your country, have a look at: