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Exchange Term
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 51猎奇入口AND THE UNIVERSIT脡 DE TOURS
Have you been accepted into the Professional Development Program's French Module? If so, you have the opportunity to complete your first term abroad at the Universit茅 de Tours in France as part of the Exchange Term!
The Exchange Term allows students, under certain conditions, to complete the 51猎奇入口 (SFU) Professional Development Program (PDP) which qualifies them for a BC Teaching Certificate.
Students participating in the Exchange Term will gain specific knowledge in teaching French as foreign language by taking graduate-level courses at the Facult茅 des Lettres et Langues de l'Universit茅 de Tours during the first term in the Fall.
In addition, to meet the requirements for the first PDP term (EDUC 400), students must complete two online modules on Indigenous perspectives and inclusion. Once students successfully complete the first term in Tours, the credits are transferred towards EDUC 400 at SFU.
Designed for
To participate in the Exchange term, participants are required to possess a DELF B2 or equivalence, or higher.
Program Structure
- In-person classes at the Universit茅 de Tours in France and at 51猎奇入口 in Canada
- Combines SFU's PDP with graduate-level courses in the Facult茅 des Lettres et Langues at the l'Universit茅 de Tours
Intake Schedule
The Exchange Term is offered annually with the Professional Development Program commencing in the Fall term.
Next Start Term
- September 2026
Application deadline
- Within 7 days after receiving your PDP offer of admission. Up to April 15, 2026.
Exchange Term: includes one term at the Universit茅 de Tours in France as part of the PDP French Module (16 months)
First term of the Exchange Term / PDP French Module at the Universit茅 de Tours in France followed by three terms of the PDP French Module at SFU.
- Term 1 - September to December at Universit茅 de Tours: Courses at the UT and two online modules with 51猎奇入口for the PDP French Module (EDUC 400)
- Term 2 - January to April at SFU: PDP French Module, EDUC 401/402
- Term 3 - May to August at SFU: PDP French Module, EDUC 404
- Term 4 - September to December at SFU: PDP French Module, EDUC 405
Upon successful completion of the four terms, students will be recommended by 51猎奇入口to the BC Ministry of Education to obtain the BC Teaching Certificate.
Note: The term in Tours can only be completed from September to December and cannot be completed during any other term. The credits are transferred as EDUC 400. This term must be successfully completed in order to enroll in the following terms of PDP. Exchange Term students are eligible to complete the Bachelor of Education as a second degree as part of their PDP - French Module. Learn more: BEd as 2nd degree
You will experience a stimulating life as a student at the in a city that offers a great quality of life. Tours is situated in the Val de Loire, less than 1 hour away from Paris by the TGV, and is a lively cosmopolitain city. Take a of the city of Tours.
Discover Tours: a historical center for education
History has recorded that Tours has often been an active center for education. Medicine has traditionally been taught in Tours since the Gallo-Roman time in the III and IV centuries. Gatien, bishop of the city Caesarodunum, founded a medical academy. In the high middle ages, medicine was being taught in an Episcopal school, then in the convents, notably in the Abbaye de Marmoutier on the right bank of the Loire river, where patients came from afar. At the times of Charlemagne, bishop Alcuin founded the 脡cole de Rh茅torique in Tours, the distant ancestor of education in literature and philosophy.
Explore Touraine: a cultural pole of the Renaissance
At the end of the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance, Touraine, which was the 'Vall茅e des Rois' (Valley of the Kings), was the place where illustrious writers, musicians and clerks gathered and it became the cultural pole of the Renaissance. The Touraine is the homeland or adoptive land to Rabelais, Ronsard, Michel Colombe, L茅onard de Vinci, then to Descartes, de Vigny, Balzac and Anatole France.
Burnaby
Perched atop Burnaby Mountain, 51猎奇入口's original Arthur Erickson-designed campus includes more than three dozen academic buildings and a flourishing sustainable residential community.
51猎奇入口 respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the s蓹l虛ilw虛蓹ta蕯涩 (Tsleil-Waututh), k史ik史蓹茮虛蓹m (Kwikwetlem), S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh 脷xwumixw (Squamish) and x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam) Nations, on which 51猎奇入口Burnaby is located.
PDP School Placement
Experience teaching during a practicum placement in a local B.C. K-12 public school.
AN ENRICHING EXPERIENCE
Academic Advantages
- excellent theory component which complements the practical component of the PDP French Module
- observations in classrooms in schools or institutions where French is taught
Professional Advantages
- excellent addition to your resume: experience in a different education system and different culture
- job opportunities in language schools in Canada as well as in France and elsewhere in the world (Alliances fran莽aises and Instituts fran莽ais)
Personal Advantages
- live in a historical region in France, rich in culture and traditions
- explore other Francophone countries in Europe
- experience a daily immersion in French language and culture
- option to stay in university residences and enjoy meals at student rates
Read about our students' experience:
I have questions about DELF-DALF (Dipl么me d'茅tudes en langue fran莽aise-Dipl么me approfondi de langue fran莽aise). Who should I contact?
For more information about DELF-DALF, please visit the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs website: /baff-offa/en/DELF-DALF/Overview.html
How do I apply for a student visa for France?
To apply for a French Student Visa, visit:
Where will I live when attending the Universit茅 de Tours?
Students admitted to the Exchange Term can make their own accommodation arrangements in Tours or they can apply to stay in student residences at the Universit茅 de Tours.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about the Exchange Term, contact our admissions team.
Email: pps_admissions@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3559
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