French and Education (Post Baccalaureate Diploma) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The French and education post baccalaureate diploma is jointly offered by the Department of French and the Faculty of Education for practising or future French teachers. It combines courses in the pedagogy of French as a second language with courses that strengthen language competence or knowledge of French literature or linguistics.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Department: Department of French | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students complete at least 30 upper division units, normally 15 in French (including two of courses such as The Right Word: Advanced Vocabulary and Translation and Acquisition of French as a Second Language, plus 300 and 400 division French courses) and 15 in education. A minimum 2.5 CGPA is required and the diploma must be completed within five years of program admission.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must seek University admission or readmission and, once admitted, must separately apply to the Department of French advisor for diploma program admission. Qualifications for application to the program include the following. The completion of a recognized bachelor’s degree with a minimum graduation 2.0 GPA from British Columbia institutions and 2.4 from institutions outside the province. University course work undertaken subsequent to the bachelor’s degree will also be considered for admissibility to this program. A demonstrated knowledge of spoken and written French e.g. competence equivalent to successful completion of FREN 222.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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