How To Change Your TAPIF Placement
Though Jalen and I had a wonderful time participating in the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), the process wasn’t all fun and games. We encountered our first TAPIF roadblock in the summer of 2019 when we received our original…
What is Teaching in France Really Like? TAPIF Diary #2
December 2019 This month, Jalen and I continued our work as English Language Assistants with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). We’ve been busy teaching English classes, feeling the effects of France’s latest grève (strike), and planning for our…
Complete Application Guide for the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
Note: This information is accurate as of December 18th, 2019. So, you’ve decided to apply to the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) – Congratulations! When Jalen and I applied to TAPIF in the fall of 2018, we found ourselves…
Everything You Need to Know about Teaching in France with TAPIF
The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), is an opportunity for Americans to teach English in France for an academic year. Each year, France Éducation International hires approximately 1,500 Americans to teach English to French students in up to 3…
What is Teaching in France Really Like? TAPIF Diary #1
September, October, & November 2019 September, October, and November flew by as Jalen and I got settled in France and began working as English Language Assistants with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). The last few months have been…
Why You Don’t Need Immersion to Become Fluent
Learning a language to fluency is truly a challenge. Quite often, I hear people suggest that in order to achieve fluency, you must go abroad and live amongst native speakers. While this can be helpful for some people given the…
