French Teacher Education

Step 1: Meet program requirements
Prospective students must meet the program requirements for the Elementary PDP program or B.Ed Elementary program.

Step 2: Meet additional language requirements
Prospective students for the Elementary PDP or B.Ed Elementary French module will need to have the DELF B2 or permission of the department (for more information, please see the language proficiency requirements below). 

Step 3: Indicate interest on your application
When submitting your program application, please select the option that says: "Are you interested in teaching in a French Immersion or Francophone context?  If admitted to this program, would you be interested in being part of a French module and completing some of your coursework in French?"

Questions? Please contact Madeleine Challies at frenched@uvic.ca

Candidates who have graduated high school from a French Immersion program, or have done their schooling in French (e.g. dual dogwood, or Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires en Colombie-Britannique), are often those who decide they are interested in pursuing a practicum in a French Immersion setting.

Depending on your language ability and comfort, there are two typical pathways for someone who is entering the 4-year B.Ed Elementary and preparing for the DELF and a french immersion practicum:

There are two slightly different pathways in the Elementary PDPP, for those interested in pursuing a French Immersion practicum:

• write the DELF the summer in advance of program entry, would result in the ability complete both program practicum placements in French Immersion.
• write the DELF after Year 1, which would mean your first practicum would be in English, and your second practicum could be in French Immersion. 

In addition, some Elementary PDPP graduates will return after program completion to participate in EDCI 476: Organization and Instruction in French Immersion.

There are two slightly different pathways in the Secondary PDPP, for those interested in pursuing a French Immersion practicum:

• write the DELF the summer in advance of program entry, would would result in the ability to participate in EDCI 476: Organization and Instruction in French Immersion and complete both program practicum placements in French Immersion.
• write the DELF after Year 1, which would mean your first practicum would be in English, and your second practicum could be in French Immersion.

In addition, some Secondary PDPP graduates would return after program completion to participate in EDCI 476 if they wrote the DELF at the end of Year 1 and were still interested in learning the methodology content.

The Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française (DELF) and the Diplôme Approfondi en Langue Française (DALF) are six separate diplomas issued by the French Ministry for National Education to certify French language proficiency. The DELF/DALF examinations evaluate language skills in four areas:

• oral comprehension,
• oral expression,
• written comprehension,
• written expression.

UVic teacher education uses the DELF as the required evidence for French language proficiency to complete a French immersion practicum.

• Delf-Dalf
• Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL)

Normally there are DELF-DALF examinations three to four times a year, hosted in person and on campus by the Department of French and Francophone studies.

Generally, there are sittings in:

• March and/or November (Tout Public, B1-B2)
• May (Junior, A1 to B2)
• June (Tout Public, A1 to C2)

Cost of DELF and DALF

See DELF/DALF prices.

For the complete schedule of testing options, please visit the UVic Department of French and Francophone Studies. To indicate your interest, please email delfdalf@uvic.ca.