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Master's specialising in Teaching French as a Foreign Language (coursework and dissertation) at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The MA in Teaching French as a Foreign Language is a 192-credit master's at HEQSF level 9 convened by K Schmid, offered online via the university learning platform. It equips present and future educators to teach French as a foreign language, design curricula and train teachers of French.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Languages and Literatures: French Language and Literature Section  |  Duration: Minimum of one year of registration; candidates are expected to complete within two years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses: a 96-credit Minor Dissertation, French for Special Purposes, The French-Speaking Wor(l)d, Training Conception and Management, and Language Teaching and Technologies (24 credits each; the four taught courses are not offered in 2026).

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Application information

Entry requirements

BA Honours in Teaching French as a Foreign Language or the equivalent, and a pass at C1 or above in the DELF/DALF examinations, or at the discretion of the Head of Department.

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

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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