English Teaching Assistant Programs

Metropolitan France

The program in France and its overseas departments runs from October to March each year.

Applications for the program in October 2024 are open now! Applications open around December for a contract beginning in October of the next calendar year.

Applications for the 2024-2025 round are closing on the 13th of March 2024, so get in now for a life changing experience in France!

For further information on the program in Metropolitan France and its overseas departments, including La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Guyane et Martinique, click here.

Pacific Islands

To be a language assistant in the Pacific Islands, applications are open for the 2025 program until 1 November.

Applications for these two programs generally open around July for a contract running from March to August/September of the next calendar year.

For further information on the program in New Caledonia visit the New Caledonia page.

For further information on the program in Wallis-et-Futuna, visit the Wallis-et-Futuna page. The Wallis-et-Futuna is not currently running, please keep an eye on our page for changes or updates.

The Language Teaching Assistants Programs are coordinated by France Education International in France and facilitated in Australia by the Embassy of France. This international youth mobility program is designed to give university students the opportunity to discover a new region and culture by working alongside an English teacher in a French school environment. The programs are not aimed at experienced teachers, and whether or not the participants intend to become a teacher, it is a fantastic opportunity to gain seven months of international professional experience. Participants gain work experience and professionalism, bringing undeniable added value to their career.

These programs are open to students of all disciplines who can demonstrate a competence in French, and who are seeking to increase their linguistic and cultural proficiency.

To be eligible to apply, candidates must be enrolled at an Australian university at the time of application, in at least the second year of studies. When applying, candidates are given the opportunity to express their preferred geographical location and level of teaching (primary or secondary).

Role of the Assistant

Tasks to be carried out by the assistant include:

• Participating in language training for students in and out of class. Leading study on themes of civilisation and, in general, aiming to interest students and teachers in the language and culture of Australia
• Providing help in the classroom with oral and written English for small groups of students. Working either with a teacher in their class, or leading a variety of exercises with a small group of students, or conducting a variety of activities outside of school hours, accompanying the teachers. The assistant will be expected to organise oral expression activities on their own with small groups of students or to work alongside the supervising teacher with the whole class. The assistant’s timetable may be shared across up to three schools
• Providing linguistic and cultural assistance to teachers. The assistant can help the teachers on many extra occasions : visits, exchanges, exhibitions, drama groups, publication of a newspaper, school correspondence, club activities, creation of didactic material
• Making recordings on tape for the audio-visual resources of the school’s library. The assistant is advised to bring supporting materials (newspaper articles, magazines, video, poetry, songs, tourist documents, printed matter related to everyday life)