Skip to main content
Home / Majors, Degrees & Programs / French Education

French Education Major

A major in French Education at Grace College will explore the ins and outs to become a French Teacher for grades K-12. As you consider an array of colleges with French Education majors near you in the Midwest, be assured that when you find your way to Winona Lake, Indiana, you will discover a top college for French Education taught with a Christian worldview. A Grace College French Education degree will help you make workable connections between linguistic and cultural skills, preparing you to weigh questions and create conversation in a Christian college context.

This program is for you if you are serious about creating an impact in French major jobs. With a bachelor’s degree in French Education, you will be required to get real-world experience ensuring you are equipped for jobs to teach French language in middle-school, abroad, and countless other areas.

Future French Teacher, the way forward is Grace.

In a required Study-Abroad, you will have the opportunity to solidify your language skills and to discover French civilization first-hand. French education majors develop a dynamic Christian worldview as they encounter differing cultural values and beliefs, and learn to live intentionally as a global citizen. This training, along with a strong core of professional education courses and the experience of student teaching, will become the basis for an excellent teaching career in French.

Educational Focus

  • Advanced French Conversation
  • French and Francophone Culture and Civilization
  • Topics in French Literature
  • Methods of Teaching Foreign Language
  • Teaching in Pluralistic Society

Career Opportunities

  • Teaching Middle School or High School
  • Teaching Abroad

Teacher Technology Training

  • Learn about Teacher Technology Training
  • SAMR Framework
  • MimioStudio software
  • STEM applications
  • iPad Technology
  • Google Fundamentals Training
  • Google Educator Level 1 Certification
  • Vevox
  • Kahoot
  • Loom & more

French Education is a Good Fit for Those Who Are:

  • Learners
  • Passionate Communicators
  • Relational
  • Patient
  • Reflective
Students working together in class

Featured Staff

Lindsey Richter Modern Languages Program Director

Lindsey Richter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Languages (French); Director, Modern Languages Program; Director of the Institute for Global Studies
lindsey.richter@grace.edu
Laurinda A. Owen, Ph.D. Vice President of Academic Affairs

Laurie A. Owen, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Education; Chair, Secondary Education; Director of Student Teaching
owenla@grace.edu
A

the grade received from Niche.com for our top-rated Winona Lake community

265

hands-on learning opportunities on campus and in the community

100+

Programs

Become a French Teacher. A French Education Major at Grace College prepares students in a Christian Community to teach French language.

Experienced Faculty & Staff

Our faculty and staff are expertly skilled in their fields and they care about your goals, future, and well being.

Meet Our School of Arts & Sciences Faculty
A Music Arts Minor from Grace College equips students through the study of music to lead worship. Learn about our music arts school.

Education with a Biblical Worldview

At the heart of a Grace education are academically challenging courses that are specifically designed to foster a thirst for character, competence, and service within the hearts and minds of our students.

Learn More About Our Values
Student headshot in MOCC

Being a transfer student, I felt God leading me to Grace because of its great academic programs, amazing professors, and its ever-present integration of faith and learning.

Grant Lawrence, Current Grace College Student

Learn More

Loading...