Second Language Education Centre
Program Description
Candidates in a Bachelor of Education degree program who wish to have official recognition of their proficiency in teaching in an immersion program may apply for the CFIT which is administered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Interested students should select their courses and seek the approval of the Second Language unit in the Department as early as possible. Full-time students may work toward the CFIT as part of their undergraduate program. Persons having completed the BEd degree may work towards the CFIT as part-time students.
Requirements
All candidates to the certificate program will be required to satisfy the usual requirements for a French education or other concentration or major, and include in their program a minimum of 12 credits related to teaching in immersion with no grade below 'C' as follows:
Required Courses:
- ED 3560 (6 credit hours) - Introduction à la didactique du FLS
- ED 4569 (3 credit hours) - L'enseignement en Immersion (recommended for
Elementary French immersion students)
Optional Courses:
- ED 4568 (3 credit hours) - Le développement langagier en classe de langue seconde
- ED 4075 (3 credit hours) - Bilingualism and Education
- Other Approved Course
*Students must take both required courses plus one optional course.
Furthermore, candidates will have a satisfactory teaching experience in an
immersion class and a high level of oral and written
French (see "exigences linguistiques").
Admission to the program
Students will be admitted to the program as per regulations governing general admission to the Bachelor of Education degree programs. Candidates must have sufficient mastery of the French language to be able to teach in French. This will be determined by faculty in the SL unit of the Faculty of Education.
The Certificate will be awarded by the University through the Registrar's office. The student's transcript will have a separate entry showing that the CFIT has been awarded and recording the grades obtained in the required courses.
For an application contact:
The Second Language Education Centre
Faculty of Education
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
E3B 6E3
Telephone: 506-453-5136
Fax: 506-453-7444
Email: slec@unb.ca