This is a programme of study that trains students to teach French as a Foreign Language. The qualification awarded is the ‘Diplôme d’Aptitude à l’Enseignement du Français Étrangère’ (DAEFLE). One of the advantages of this qualification, which can be earned in just one year, lies in the opportunities that participants have to shadow teachers and to lead French as a Foreign Language (FLE) classes. Participants thus gain a real training in teaching a foreign language.
This programme of study is primarily aimed at classroom teachers working for French National Education, particularly those teachers receiving children in their classes who have recently arrived in France. As a minimum requirement, candidates must hold an undergraduate degree, or French ‘licence’.
This programme of study is open to: teachers, language teaching assistants, former DEFLE students with level DUEFF 6, Erasmus students with a strong level of French language (DALF certification level C1 or equivalent).
This programme of study starts at the beginning of September and ends in mid-June (approximately 220 teaching hours).
There are no classes during school holidays.
Attendance is compulsory: this is not a distance-learning programme.
Further information about the programme and programme content.
The trainees are assessed by continuous assessment.
From 3 October 2022, the conditions of reimbursement change, they are at the discretion of the DEFLE management and at the following management fees:
For a registration amount less than or equal to 70€: no fee
For a registration fee less than or equal to 950€: 60 euros
For a registration amount of more than 950€: 80 euros
The DEFLE team
The applications for the acamedic year 2023-2024 have to be done online directly.
If the application meets these initial requirements, the candidate will then be invited by email to an interview. This interview will take place on June 7 or 14 2023. Theses date are definitives and the candidate cannot choose.
During this interview in front of a panel of judges, the candidates will present their professional experience as well as their motivation for undertaking this programme of study.
The recruitment results will be communicated by email in mid-July.
Once the results have been announced, successful candidates must confirm the acceptance of their place and pay.
See : Fees for the DAEFLE training
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The applications are open from March 15 to May 21st 2023. They have to be done online. If you wish that the admissibility of your application is studied,