Take Your Career Further As a French Teacher

Take your Career Further as a French Teacher in Nova Scotia 

Find Enhanced Career Opportunities

French second language teachers are in demand in Nova Scotia, the Atlantic Provinces and across Canada.  If you chose to continue your education by taking a Bachelor of Education with French as a teachable, you will be choosing a path to a career with many opportunities!

Strengthen French Language and Culture in Nova Scotia.

Did you know that in Nova Scotia, over 90,000 people speak French*?  There are many vibrant communities representing the Francophonie: Acadians, Quebecois, Lebanese, French-speaking Africans, Europeans, the Caribbean and Francophiles.

Nova Scotia has been offering French immersion programs for over 40 years.  Many students now in French immersion and core French are the children of French second language graduates. Help keep the language and culture alive!

Is this rewarding career path right for you?

Are you a student in a STEM or an Arts program? 

• You don’t need a background in French language studies; in fact, students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Economics, Sociology, and Psychology are in demand for the Bachelor of Education program. French teachers do more than just teach French.  They teach math, science, social studies and many other subjects!

Have you studied core French or French immersion?

• Did you study core French or were you in a French immersion program? Was French one of your stronger subjects at high school?  Then you would be a great candidate for a Bachelor in Education with French teachable!
• You can also improve your French by:
  • taking advantage of the Explore program. It offers 5-week intensive summer French courses across the country and is funded by the Federal government;
  • vacationing in Quebec, New Brunswick or French areas in Nova Scotia;
  • volunteering with French organizations and communities;
  • joining a conversation group; and
  • taking French classes.
• There are many ways to get your French university-ready!

Are you passionate about your field of study? 

• Are you a math whiz?  Can you talk for hours on end about science?  Do you love to discuss and debate current affairs?  Teaching could be the opportunity to share your passion and expertise!
• As a teacher, you will have a significant impact on your students. The more passionate you are about the subjects you are teaching the more you will foster academic success and confidence in your students.

Do you want to take your career one step further?

• There are many opportunities to teach French as a second language in Nova Scotia. Each Regional Centre for Education offers programs in core French (grades 4-12), intensive French (grade 6), integrated French (grades 7-12), early immersion (grades 1-12) and late immersion (grades 7-12). NS Education and Early Childhood Development.
• In Nova Scotia, there are four accredited Faculties of Education with French as a teachable: Université Sainte-Anne, Mount Saint Vincent University, St Francis Xavier University and Acadia University. Upon graduating from the Bachelor of Education program, you will start the process for your Teacher Certification. You will be tested on your French proficiency at that time.

*Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada, 2016 Census/recensement 2016.