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 literature : French as a foreign language, teaching focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Certified upper secondary education teacher | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Observational internships : Deborah Meunier
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad : Deborah Meunier
Reflective practices : 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...).
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 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 observations 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.
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 be evaluated by the supervisor, using the evaluation grid provided by the FLE Teaching Department.
Each lesson given will be the subject of detailed preparation (see teaching sheet available on eCampus).
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 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.
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.
Each lesson given will be the subject of preparation and a written summary report of one page maximum (see assessment methods).
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
Further information:
The trainee must choose the place of internship from the list proposed by the special didactic service. He must carry out an internship in Belgium throughout his training.
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
Further information:
The trainee must choose the place of internship from the list proposed by the special didactic service. He must carry out internship in Belgium.
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
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Observation sessions and reflective practice sessions are mandatory. They are not subject to a numerical evaluation but a "YES/NO" in the final evaluation grid. The "NO" leads to postponement.
Each teaching internship is subject to an evaluation by the internship supervisor and a self-assessment by the trainee.
Each lesson given will be the subject of detailed preparation (see teaching sheet available on eCampus) and a summary written report of one page maximum.
Trainees write an individual professional development portfolio, with a reflective purpose, in which they mobilize the knowledge and know-how developed through the training, in connection with their professional practice.
The intern will have to orally defend his/her portfolio in front of the members of the Department during the June session.
The final grade obtained for each internship is an average of the grade awarded by the internship supervisor and those awarded by the members of the didactics department following the visits and the portfolio assessment.
Observational internships
Continuous assessment
Further information:
The intern reports these observations during the reflective practice sessions (mandatory).
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further 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.
Trainees write an individual professional development portfolio, with a reflective purpose, in which they mobilize the knowledge and know-how developed through the training, in connection with their professional practice.
The intern will have to orally defend his/her portfolio in front of the members of the Department during the June session.
The final grade obtained for each internship is an average of the grade awarded by the internship supervisor and those awarded by the members of the didactics department following the visits and the portfolio assessment.
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 September 25th at 4pm, room 5/16 (Cockerill).
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).
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. 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. Deborah MEUNIER dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Teaching internships in Belgium and abroad
Prof. Deborah MEUNIER
dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Reflective practices
Prof. Deborah MEUNIER dmeunier@uliege.be
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège