Baccalauréat en éducation française secondaire

Program Overview

The Baccalauréat en éducation française secondaire program prepares pre-service teachers to teach in French Immersion or Francophone schools in Saskatchewan. The program emphasizes culturally responsive and anti-oppressive teaching practices, and offers various in-school experiences including a practicum in Québec City and a 16-week internship. Graduates are well-equipped to be specialists in French Immersion or Francophone high school contexts, and there is a high demand for French teachers across Canada.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Baccalauréat en éducation française secondaire program is designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach in French Immersion or Francophone schools in Saskatchewan. The program aims to:

• Develop a deep understanding of the complexities of life in schools.
• Support the development of critically engaged citizens in society.
• Equip students with the professional attitudes, knowledge, French language proficiency, and skills necessary to teach in a diverse and complex environment.
• Foster adaptability to address the challenges of today's French Immersion or Francophone schools.
• Provide experience with innovative and responsive pedagogies, including equitable assessment and evaluation, teaching, learning, and participating in the digital world, teaching for multiple literacies, and responding to learning, behavioral, and health challenges in schools.
The degree is approved by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Professional Regulatory Board and meets the requirements for Teacher Certification in the province of Saskatchewan.

Values:

The program emphasizes:

• Culturally responsive and anti-oppressive teaching practices.
• Development of culturally appropriate curricula.
• Leadership in treaty education.
The program strives to attract teacher candidates from diverse backgrounds and representative of Saskatchewan demographics.

Outline:

Major and Minors:

• Secondary Education students require both a Major and Minor teaching area.

• Secondary Teacher Education Major:
• French
• Core French
• Secondary Teacher Education Minors:
• Éducation en Anglais
• Éducation en Mathématiques
• Éducation en Sciences Humaines
• Éducation en Sciences Générales
• Éducation en Biologie
• Éducation en Chimie
• Éducation Physique
• Éducation en Beaux-arts

In School Experience:

• First-year practicum: Introduction to schools and exploration of various roles in education.
• Second-year practicum: Takes place in Québec City.
• Pre-internship year (year 3): Links theory and practice through coordinated education courses and practicum.
• Intensive 16-week internship: Under the daily supervision of a cooperating teacher, considered the "flagship" of the Faculty of Education.

Sample Courses:

• Développement et enrichissement langagiers en français
• Fondements historiques et approches contemporaines de l'immersion française au Canada
• Didactique en langue et littérature
• Le je et l'autre en éducation
• Constructions de la personne comme apprenant
• Théories et pratique de l'enseignement au secondaire

Careers:

• Career Opportunities:
• Secondary and elementary school teachers.
• Outcomes:
• Graduates are well respected and highly sought after by school divisions across Saskatchewan and beyond.
• There is a shortage of French teachers across Canada, leading to immediate employment opportunities for graduates.
• Many graduates receive job offers during their internship.

Other:

• The program is one of the few dedicated French teacher education programs in Western Canada.
• Graduates with a Major in French are well-equipped to be specialists and leaders in French Immersion or Francophone high school contexts.
• The program is rooted in anti-racist and social justice orientations to teaching and learning.
• Students are encouraged to stretch their thinking, examine their own positionality, and develop a critical consciousness around the lives of those marginalized by systemic inequities.