Attention Graduating Seniors and Recent Grads - Teach English in France!
Are you ready to expand your cultural horizons 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 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. INFORMATION SESSION:Thursday, October
11, 2012 at 4 pm - Language House, Multipurpose Room, St. Mary's Hall
Carolyn Collins, Educational
 Affairs Program Officer, French Embassy, Washington DC, will give a
presentation about the French Teaching Assistant Program on campus.

Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] if you plan to attend. If you cannot
attend this session but would like to learn more, please contact the
National Scholarships Officeat the <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
same email address.

FRENCH ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANT PROGRAM
http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique424&tout=ok
<http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article396> Who can apply:
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents who are graduating
seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students between the ages of 20-30.
Proficiency in French (at least 3 semesters) or experience living in a
Francophone country is required. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is highly
recommended. Description of program: The French Ministry of Education is
offering nearly 1,500 teaching assistantship positions in French primary
and secondary schools to U.S. citizens and permanent residents with a
bachelor¹s degree between 20 and 30 years of age. This is a unique
opportunity to spend 7 months in France with a monthly stipend; Teaching
Assistants are eligible for French Health Insurance (after a brief
application period); have a privileged insight into contemporary France;
master the French language through linguistic immersion; and gain valuable
teaching experience.

Application deadline: January 15, 2013
Leslie Brice, Ph.D.
Coordinator
National Scholarships Office
2403 Marie Mount Hall
College Park, MD 20742
(T) 301.314.1289
(F) 301.314.0085
www.scholarships.umd.edu <http://www.scholarships.umd.edu>