Duration
Observational internships : 10h Internship
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad : 20h Internship
Reflective practices : 4h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a foreign language (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Certified upper secondary education teacher | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Observational internships : Jean-Marc Defays, Deborah Meunier
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad : Jean-Marc Defays, Deborah Meunier
Reflective practices : Jean-Marc Defays, Deborah Meunier
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The observation internship take place throughout the year in classes of French as a foreign language (or alpha-FLE). These observations are the subject of a brief written report by the trainee and discussed during reflective practice sessions.
The teaching periods take place in classes of French as a foreign language, second or alpha-FLE, mostly in secondary education in Belgium. Some practical hours can be realized in other contexts (asbl, social promotion, university, abroad...). These internships are the subject of a brief written report, of various exchanges with the supervisors, the members of the teaching department of the FLE, and the other trainees.
The reflective practice sessions consist of analyzing the observations of classes and the teaching stages in order to develop a critical view on the practices of class.
Observational internships
The observation internship take place throughout the year are the subject of a brief written report by the trainee and discussed during reflective practice sessions.
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
The teaching periods take place in classes of French as a foreign language, second or alpha-FLE, mostly in secondary education in Belgium. Some practical hours can be realized in other contexts (asbl, social promotion, university, abroad...). These internships are the subject of a brief written report, of various exchanges with the supervisors, the members of the teaching department of the FLE, and the other trainees.
Reflective practices
The reflective practice sessions consist of analyzing the observations of classes and the teaching stages in order to develop a critical view on the practices of class.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Students will learn :
- to develop professional knowledge in order to improve their own practice.
- Develop an accurate critical view of teaching practices associated with French as a foreign/second language
- Produce adequate lesson plans that are appropriate for a given teaching situation
- Adapt themselves to differing teaching conditions (public, in different kinds of spaces, institutional constraints, etc.)
- Use the tools offered in Special Didactics courses
- Analyze practices and propose improvements / alternatives.
Observational internships
Students will learn to develop professional knowledge in order to improve their own practice.
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Students will learn to :
- Develop an accurate critical view of teaching practices associated with French as a foreign/second language
- Produce adequate lesson plans that are appropriate for a given teaching situation
- Adapt themselves to differing teaching conditions (public, in different kinds of spaces, institutional constraints, etc.)
- Use the tools offered in Special Didactics courses.
Reflective practices
- develop a reflexive approach on teaching practice - analyze practices and propose improvements / alternatives
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Non-native French speakers must have achieved at least the C1 level in the French language in order to be admitted to internship programmes.
Observational internships
Non-native French speakers must have achieved at least the C1 level in the French language in order to be admitted to internship programmes.
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Non-native French speakers must have achieved at least the C1 level in the French language in order to be admitted to internship programmes.
Reflective practices
Completion of classroom observation workshops.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Initially interns must observe classes in French as a foreign language at the secondary school and at ISLV, and will be invited to discuss their observations at a meeting with other interns and the members of the Didactic Service for French as a foreign language.
Each practical course will include at least 5 hours of observation of the supervisor and the class in which the trainee will teach. These must imperatively take place before the teaching practices so that the trainee can adapt his preparations to the learners and to the particular context of the course.
The trainee will use the observation grid provided by the FLE Teaching Department (eCampus) and attach it to his training report.
These observation sessions will be exploited during reflective practice seminars.
After observing their supervisor and the class in which they will teach, the trainees must prepare lesson plans, in collaboration with their supervisor to whom they will submit their preparations at least 1 week before beginning to teach. The first preparations may also be submitted to a pedagogical instructor to assist in the development of the pedagogical sequences.
Each training course will consist of at least 12 hours of teachings in the presence of the supervisor, who will be responsible for evaluating the lessons learned and the trainee using the evaluation grid provided by the FLE Teaching Department.
The intern must write a brief reflexive report for each practicum.
The reflective practice sessions consist of analyzing the observations of classes and the teaching stages in order to develop a critical view on the practices of class.
Trainees must actively participate in exchanges and attendance at sessions is mandatory.
Observational internships
Initially interns must observe classes in French as a foreign language at the secondary school and ISLV and will be invited to discuss their observations at a meeting with other interns and the members of the Didactic Service for French as a foreign language.
Each practical course will include at least 5 hours of observation of the supervisor and the class in which the trainee will teach. These must imperatively take place before the teaching practices so that the trainee can adapt his preparations to the learners and to the particular context of the course.
The trainee will use the observation grid provided by the FLE Teaching Department (eCampus) and attach it to his training report.
These observation sessions will be exploited during reflective practice seminars.
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
After observing their supervisor and the class in which they will teach, the trainees must prepare lesson plans, in collaboration with their supervisor to whom they will submit their preparations at least 1 week before beginning to teach. The first preparations may also be submitted to a pedagogical instructor to assist in the development of the pedagogical sequences.
Each training course will consist of at least 12 hours of teachings in the presence of the supervisor, who will be responsible for evaluating the lessons learned and the trainee using the evaluation grid provided by the FLE Teaching Department.
The intern must write a brief reflexive report for each practicum.
Reflective practices
The reflective practice sessions consist of analyzing the observations of classes and the teaching stages in order to develop a critical view on the practices of class.
Trainees must actively participate in exchanges and attendance at sessions is mandatory.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The trainee must choose the place of internship from the list proposed by the special didactic service. He must carry out at least two internship in Belgium throughout his training, and diversify the types of establishments and publics in order to benefit from a rich and varied experience.
In addition, the organisation of a work placement abroad is conditional on the successful completion of a first work placement in Belgium.
If the intern is already teaching, his current workplace can be acceptable as a location for internship work, provided that the student is being supervised by an internship director (fellow teacher, pedagogical director) and a member of the Didactics Service for French as a foreign language is able to visit the intern and observe him at that workplace.
Participation in reflective practice sessions is mandatory.
Observational internships
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The trainee must choose the place of internship from the list proposed by the special didactic service. He must carry out at least two internships in Belgium throughout his training, and diversify the types of establishments and publics in order to benefit from a rich and varied experience.
In addition, the organisation of a work placement abroad is conditional on the successful completion of a first work placement in Belgium.
If the intern is already teaching, his current workplace can be acceptable as a location for internship work, provided that the student is being supervised by an internship director (fellow teacher, pedagogical director) and a member of the Didactics Service for French as a foreign language is able to visit the intern and observe him at that workplace.
Reflective practices
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The trainee completes the observation grid for each internship and appends it to his internship report. These observation sessions are not the subject of a quantified evaluation but of a "YES / NO" in the final evaluation grid. The "NO" leading to the adjournment.
Each training course is evaluated by the supervisor and a member of the FLE teaching department and by a self-assessment by the trainee.
The final mark obtained for each internship is an average of the marks awarded by the trainee, the member of the didactic department who visited the trainee, and the score resulting from the evaluation of the reports.
The reflexive practices sessions are not the subject of a quantified evaluation but of a "YES / NO" in the final evaluation grid. The "NO" leading to the adjournment.
Observational internships
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The trainee completes the observation grid for each internship and appends it to his internship report. These observation sessions are not the subject of a quantified evaluation but of a "YES / NO" in the final evaluation grid. The "NO" leading to the adjournment.
No 2nd session organized.
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Each training course is evaluated by the supervisor and a member of the FLE teaching department and by a self-assessment by the trainee.
The final mark obtained for each internship is an average of the marks awarded by the trainee, the member of the didactic department who visited the trainee, and the score resulting from the evaluation of the reports.
Reflective practices
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The reflexive practices sessions are not the subject of a quantified evaluation but of a "YES / NO" in the final evaluation grid. The "NO" leading to the adjournment.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Information meeting on October 4th at 4 pm.
All documents related to the internships will be downloaded or deposited on eCampus.
The trainee will have to encode all the information about his place of internship (dates, trainee, schedules, contact details etc.) via the online forms (CIFEN and FLE Teaching Department).
Trainees must submit the completed CIFEN "internship authorization" documents to Sylvie Romancide (sromancide@uliege.be) at least one week before the start of the internship.
Participation in reflective practice sessions is mandatory.
No 2nd session organized.
Reflective practices
Participation in reflective practice sessions is mandatory.
No 2nd session organized.
Contacts
Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS jmdefays@uliege.be
Prof. Deborah MEUNIER dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7, Bat. A2, 4/47
B-4000 Liège
Secrétariat : Ariane Nüsgens Ariane.Nusgens@uliege.be
Observational internships
Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS jmdefays@uliege.be
Prof. Deborah MEUNIER dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
+32 (0)4 366 55 17
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS jmdefays@uliege.be
Prof. Deborah MEUNIER dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
+32 (0)4 366 55 17
Reflective practices
Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS jmdefays@uliege.be
Prof. Deborah MEUNIER dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
+32 (0)4 366 55 17