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Honours specialising in Teaching French as a Foreign Language at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The BA Honours in Teaching French as a Foreign Language (144 NQF credits, HEQSF level 8) equips future and present educators, curriculum developers and educational consultants to teach French as a foreign language, specifically to adult learners, and to engage with curriculum design and methods of evaluation.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Languages and Literatures  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses are French Literature for Teaching French as a Foreign Language (24), Learning and Teaching (30), French Linguistics for Teaching French as a Foreign Language (30), Research Essay/Project (30) and Didactics (30). Students also attend seminars and complete a first-year-level intensive language course in a language new to them, plus teaching observation, in the first semester; these are compulsory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree with French as a major from UCT or another recognised tertiary institution, and a pass at B2 or above in the DELF/DALF examinations, or at the discretion of the Head of Department. Students whose first degree was taught in French must show sufficient English to follow lectures and write examinations in English.

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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