Gannon University

TEACHING ASSISTANT in France.  Teach English in France and share your language and culture with French students.  The Teaching Assistant Program in France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 to 9 months, teaching English to French students of all ages. Each year, nearly 1,500 American citizens and permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion.  Assistants are assigned a 12-hour per week teaching schedule that may be divided among up to three establishments.  Classes are conducted in English.  The teaching assistant may conduct all or part of a class, typically leading conversations in English.  Duties may include serving as a resource person in conversation groups, providing small group tutorials, and giving talks related to American studies in English classes.  Assignments vary depending on the school’s needs, the assistant’s abilities, and the educational level to which he or she is assigned (elementary or secondary).  Must have U.S citizenship or permanent residency (with valid green card).  French permanent residents of the United States are not eligible to apply; must be between 20 and 29 years old at the time of application; must have completed at least two years of higher education by October 1, 2010; must have completed the majority of your elementary, secondary and university studies in the United States; and must be proficient in French.  French majors and minors are encouraged to apply.  Applicants who do not have a major or minor in French may apply if they have at least a basic proficiency (~3 semesters) in French and/or have lived abroad in a Francophone country.  The application for the 2010-2011 program is available online at: https://www.tapif.org.  Application deadline: January 15, 2010.  For questions, send an email to: assistant.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr.