Minor in Teaching French as a Second Language (TFSL)

This Minor, a collaboration between the School of Education and Études françaises et québécoises, provides an opportunity for students to observe and study how second languages are learned and taught, with an introduction to linguistics, second language acquisition research, second language pedagogy and French grammar, including the nouvelle grammaire and the nouvelle orthographe.

Minor in the Teaching of French as a Second Language requires the completion of 24 credits. In order to obtain this Minor, the student must have completed at least two courses at French Level 4 or higher (advanced level); for more information, please consult the Études françaises et québécoises section in the Academic calendar.

Departmental prerequisites apply.
This Minor does not lead to teaching certification.
This Minor must be combined with a full or part time degree program.

Les prérequis départementaux s’appliquent.
Cette mineure ne mène pas à la certification d’enseignement.
Cette mineure doit être combinée avec un programme d’études à temps plein ou partiel.

Mandatory credits (3)

EDU 105 Introduction to Linguistics for Language Teaching

3 Courses (9 credits) from the courses below:

EDU 206 Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition
EDU 207 Teaching Young Second Language Learner
EDU 210 Critical Pedagogical Orientation to Second Language Teaching
EDU 220 Linguistic Diversity

4 Courses (12 credits) from the following list:

FRE 140 Grammatical Review (French V)
FRE 141 Grammatical Review (French VI)

Niveau 4 – Level 4

FRA 212 Le génie de la langue: Stylistique comparée du français et de l’anglais
FRA 309 Assistanat en enseignement du français langue seconde
FRA 310 Tutorat au Centre d’aide en français
Or any other Niveau 4 – Level 4 FRA course