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French Teacher Certification
Program type:
Teaching Certification
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
2-3 years
Credit Hours:
66
Master French language skills and learn educational techniques to help students at
any level succeed.
The French Teacher Certification helps you develop the language skills and educational
tools necessary to teach French at all levels.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a French Teacher Certification?
The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures works with the College of Education to offer French majors the opportunity to earn a French Teacher Certification for a career as an educator. This program will prepare you to understand how to teach students a foreign language and help you master your own communication skills.
French Teacher Certification Highlights
We work closely with the Study Abroad office to provide multiple opportunities for
international work and study. These opportunities allow you to immerse yourself in
the language and experience the culture first hand.
We offer a variety of opportunities to practice French and learn more about the cultures,
including conversation groups and film series.
Our World Language Learning Center provides 80 computer workstations, more than 30
software programs for self-study and assignments, multi-language audio and video media
and presentation equipment.
The Career Center, Learning Center and professional academic advisors are among the
many valuable resources that are available to you at UNT. The Career Center can provide
advice about internships, future employment opportunities and getting hands-on experience
in your major.
Studying a world language allows you to acquaint yourself with another culture and
develop a global perspective. It also can strengthen your analytic and interpretive
skills, leading to high scores in math and English courses and on entrance exams.
French Teacher Certification Courses You Could Take
France Today (3 hrs)
Selected readings and video sequences in contemporary French culture with emphasis
on communication skills.
Advanced French Grammar and Composition (3 hrs)
Focus on French grammar and intensive practice through various composition assignments
and grammar exercises.
Professional Issues in Teaching (3 hrs)
Overview of American education, including history, purposes, legal bases, school organization,
education as a profession and analysis of characteristics required for professional
success.
Teaching/Learning Process and Evaluation (3 hrs)
Examines the processes of human learning and development as they relate to teaching
in diverse EC–12 classroom settings. Understanding of these processes is applied to
lesson design, instructional strategies and assessment.
Teaching Diverse Populations (3 hrs)
Provides knowledge and skills required for developing and implementing challenging
instruction for students who are culturally different, students who receive special
education services and students who are identified as gifted and talented.
Advanced French Conversation (3 hrs)
Study of themes related to contemporary French experience and heavily oriented toward
conversation on topics of interest to contemporary youth.
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