In collaboration with its partners at the Hautes Écoles, UCLouvain offers a dynamic program designed to train committed, competent teachers of French who are open to the world.
The training includes various types of courses (theory courses, seminars in small intra- or interdisciplinary groups) as well as progressive immersion in the profession through internships: observation of teaching practices in the classroom, immersion for a few days in a school, co-teaching with the internship supervisor, active teaching practices in different levels and streams (transition and qualification). These activities are organized and supported by a pedagogical team that includes French teachers working in the field.
In the field of French, the training program pays particular attention to the link between language, culture and academic learning, to the positive management of heterogeneity, to assessment in the service of learning, and to the development of reception skills (reading and listening to understand, interpret or appreciate) and production skills (writing and speaking to express one's interpretation, to inform or convince, to express oneself or construct meaning...). In addition, it combines a focus on teaching practices that are most conducive to learning, with an introduction to innovative approaches to developing pupils' language and (inter)cultural skills
Throughout the program, students are actively involved in their training, building their knowledge through experience, reflection and exchange. Internships, seminars and assignments (individual and group) are designed to foster autonomy, critical thinking and collaboration, as well as lifelong learning.