Anyone a French teacher?

[la petite moi]

The TFP is a HUGE place- I just hope someone will read this and help me out.

I was wondering if any of you are French teachers...and if you are, what steps did you take in order to get there? I would love to become a French teacher, as I love the language and culture. I don't want this beautiful language to die out.

Thanks.

[Nisses]

wtf??

how would french die out?

try moving to quebec or, of all places: France!

as to what steps you take depend on what level you want to teach. If it's serious, in-depth, I suggest roman languages at univ followed by a simple course for teaching.

If it's just regular beginners-level, then I guess if you first take the course yourself, and then study up and take the course for teaching, you are certified to teach too.

Expect to do alot of temp work at first though

[maleficent]

Also think about what level do you want to teach French?

Grade school
High school
Public school or private school
Adult Education (the requirements there are much less stringent than in education system)

This link tells you what you'd need to do to become any teacher in your home state. (if that's where you want to stay)
Becoming a Teacher in California

[la petite moi]

Originally posted by Nisses
wtf??

how would french die out?

English is taking over...everywhere. Where I live, French is never used. It's Spanish or English.

[la petite moi]

I don't know many grade schools in CA where they teach French.

I think I might want to teach it in high school or to adults.

[maleficent]

For adult education, one of the first places that pops into my head is The Learning Annex, which is low cost, short term classes for adults.

The people who teach those courses, really have no special skills at all other than they percieve themselves to be an expert in the field they are teaching. YOu could even design your own course and submit it to them for something for you to teach.

There are also online courses that you could look into teaching.- and even some offered thru community colleges (Years back, I had sumitted my resume to a community college in Queens, NY, to teach a computer course, and was offered a position site unseen, no interview needed either. (I declined) Adult Ed programs you could do without any real extensive training.

There are also places like Berlitz which are language centers, where business folks would go to get instruction on a foreign language.

[sailor]

My cousin spent four years in France teaching English to children in a small town outside of Paris. She now teaches French at a local high school.

Seriously, if its what you want to do, go over there. Teach english or something for a while (wont pay much, but will be a good experience, and will teach you better French, as well as how to teach).

[Nisses]

I think you expect too much from French

It's a language that is used in alot of african countries still, canada, france, and a number of other countries with french-speaking parts or communities.

Don't expect it to rise to the level of English, but don't think it's gonna die out at all

But like I said earlier: regular french, nothing beats hands-on experience by actually going to one of those parts of the world. In-depth, you're going to have to take courses at a univ, but that should come after you have a decent grasp of it.

Like maleficent said, it really depends on the level of french you are willing to teach

[la petite moi]

I lived in France and spoke only French for three months. It doesn't seem like a long time, but crap, I learned so much. That was two years ago, and now I'm losing my French. I'm thinking about moving to France and teaching English there after four years of college. I'll hopefully be married then, so if I'm totally struggling to meet ends, I'll have a husband in the states to help me a bit.

Does anyone know if I can get a teaching degree and a French major in two years at a university? For my first two years, I'm getting an AA in business at a local junior college.

[maleficent]

You need a bachelor's degree, and a little bit more:
\What you need to teach in California

This site offered some Sample french tests, I beleive (I didnt have thepatience to wait for the PDF Files)

Subject Matter Tests