The French as a Foreign Language (FLE) track of the LLCER Bachelor's degree, offered entirely and exclusively online (including exams), allows students to acquire an initial approach (which can be further developed).
(in Master's level) on the specificities related to teaching/learning, particularly in multilingual contexts, especially those related to French as a Foreign Language (FLE) and French as a Second Language (FLS). It is based on a co-construction of knowledge and skills: teamwork, use of shared documents and instant messaging software that allow for real-time remote work with other students, with individualized support from teachers and guidance from a tutor.

Educational objectives of the training:

At the end of their training, teachers or future teachers must be able to:
● analyze teaching/learning situations of French in varied sociolinguistic, cultural and cognitive contexts;
● define objectives in terms of skills to be acquired (in terms of communication, language and cognitive operations in particular) taking into account the objectives set by the institutions or the curriculum program in which they will be integrated;
● mastering the French system from the point of view of the foreign student (identifying systemic irregularities, ability to analyze and use learners' errors…);
● compare, adapt existing manuals and develop teaching sequences adapted to the target audiences;
● design assessments in written and oral reception and production;
● to open and manage collaborative online applications for educational purposes.

Training opportunities

The French as a Foreign Language (FLE) track within the LLCER Bachelor's degree provides initial training in language teaching methodology for those interested in teaching French and/or other languages, particularly in multilingual environments. It is also a prerequisite for any application to a Master's program focused on FLE.
This offer addresses significant training needs at the following levels:
● Local: Reunion Island is characterized by a pluralistic linguistic context, where French, Reunion Creole and other immigrant languages ​​coexist. This sociolinguistic specificity has impacts in terms of inclusion and academic success for non-native French-speaking students, which requires special support and training adapted to this need;
● regional: The countries/territories surrounding Reunion Island (Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros, etc.) are characterized by a situation of French as a second language, with major challenges in terms of mastery of French, often the only medium of instruction, and therefore of academic success;
● international: the offer is part of an international dynamic of promoting and disseminating French.

The French as a Foreign Language (FLE) track of the LLCER Bachelor's degree is unique in that it is the only specialized program in this field offered entirely online in the Indian Ocean region, and more broadly in the Southern Hemisphere. This advantage gives the program greater visibility and accessibility, allowing it to reach geographically distant students or those unable to travel.

Total hours worked: 494 hours

The French as a Foreign Language (FLE) track within the LLCER Bachelor's degree offers general training in the didactics of French as a foreign and second language, enabling students to acquire the theoretical and practical foundations (which can then be further developed in a Master's program in FLE) necessary for teaching and analyzing learning. It comprises the following 15 course units (8 in the first semester, 7 in the second):

1 semester

• English
  Development of oral and written communication skills in the target language, through a project based on a virtual trip to English-speaking countries.
• Linguistic functions
  This course aims to (re)discover French grammar from the perspective of a non-native French speaker learning the language. It encourages critical analysis of rules found in textbooks and reference works.
• Foundations of French as a Foreign Language Didactics
  Introduction to the foundations of language teaching / French as a Foreign Language (FLE), definition of what language teaching is and related concepts (communication and action skills, task-based approaches, etc.)
• French as a Second Language
  Reflections on teaching and learning situations in contexts where French is a second language and the language of schooling.
• History of methodologies
  A study of the main currents of language methodologies since the 19th century: continuities, ruptures and invariants in these approaches.
• Languages, cultures and learning
  This course explores the relationship between language, culture and communication, through various concepts (including elements with shared cultural weight, intercultural misunderstandings, verbal and non-verbal dimensions of interpersonal relationships).
• Didactics of Assessment
  General elements on the challenges of assessment, typologies of exercises for the different skills, design of oral comprehension assessments from an authentic audio source (excerpt from a podcasted radio program).
• Digital tools for language teaching
  Critical and practical reflection on the integration of technology in language learning. Participants will explore collaborative tools such as Padlets and analyze the contributions and limitations of artificial intelligence in designing educational activities.

2 semester

• Language activities
  This course unit is a continuation of the course on the foundations of French as a Foreign Language (FLE) teaching methodology. Firmly focused on the development of professional skills, it will address language activities and strategies that help learners develop their skills in these activities.
• Didactics of inter/plurculturality
  Offered as a complement to the course “Languages, cultures and learning”, this course unit proposes to implement approaches and activities which would be developed within a didactics of inter/pluriculturality, itself part of the didactics of plurilingualism.
• Introduction to an unknown language
  Discovering the basics of an unknown and non-transparent language aims to place participants in the position of beginner learners in order to better understand the challenges related to learning a foreign language.
• Methodology of language learning
  Offered as a complement to the course “Introduction to an unknown language”, this course unit will provide an opportunity to examine the various ways of learning languages, the strategies used personally, their effectiveness or lack of effectiveness.
• French phonology: the fundamentals
  Introduction to the phonological system of French and its organization (classification and function of vowel and consonant phonemes, stress and rhythmic groups, transcription of an audio excerpt in alphabet phonetic international  (API)).
• Pre-professional training: observation internship
  Raising awareness of the professional realities of language(s) teachers, which will notably take the form of an observation internship in a structure welcoming children, adolescents or adults.
• Sociolinguistics
  Introduction to sociolinguistics (including norm and variation, mother tongues/national/official languages, vernacular/vehicular languages, language planning/policy).

The skills acquired during this training are in line with those of the  RNCP record 

A pre-professional training module is offered in the second semester. It includes a minimum 10-hour observation placement in an organization that works with school children, students, or adults (particularly those involved in literacy programs). This initial introduction to the professional world of teaching and training aims to:
● to familiarize students with real educational contexts, by allowing them to observe teaching practices and interactions between teachers/trainers and learners;
● develop a critical reflection on the approaches and tools of teaching and learning French, in connection with the theoretical contributions of the training;
● identify the specific needs of diverse audiences (schoolchildren, university students, adults in training, people in literacy situations);
● encourage the gradual development of a professional stance, by raising students' awareness of the requirements, responsibilities and ethical issues of the profession;
● to promote the link between academic knowledge and field practices, by introducing an initial experience of relating theory/practice.
This course unit thus constitutes a springboard towards the longer internships offered in terms of responsibility within the Master's program in French as a Foreign Language (FLE).
Students who already have extensive teaching and learning experience are exempt from the internship.

Registration fees are set annually by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space and are available on our institution's website: Register at the University of Reunion Island (link: https://www.univ-reunion.fr/choisir-sa-formation/inscriptions/)

Baccalaureate + 2 or equivalent

• Quality of prior academic results
• Motivation to take the training
• Career prospects

Baccalaureate + 2 or equivalent

Admission to the third year of the French as a Foreign Language (FLE) degree takes place on the platform admission.univ-reunion.frFor more information, you can consult the university's student services page: https://www.univ-reunion.fr/choisir-sa-formation/inscriptions/etudiants-en-reinscription/

Baccalaureate + 2 or equivalent

The 100% online offering allows us to target an audience from Réunion Island, as well as people living in mainland France and abroad. A balance between these target audiences is desired.

Capacity is not limited

For admission to the third year of the Bachelor's degree (L3), the schedule is set by the institution. It is available on the student services page of the university website: Re-enrolling students (link: https://www.univ-reunion.fr/choisir-sa-formation/inscriptions/etudiants-en-reinscription/ )

● Success rate of registered participants: 62,5%
● Success rate of those present: 94,2%

Opportunities for further studies, particularly in Master FLE or in INSPEs as part of preparation for teaching competitions.

Industry sectors

• Field of education and training

Services

• Trainer in Alliance Française branches, French institutes and cultural centers, or in language schools/centers
• Teacher of UPE2A classes welcoming non-French-speaking "new arrivals"