SMU Graduate Sanaz Talaifar Slated To Teach For French Government

DALLAS, TX (06/12/2012)(readMedia)-- SMU graduate, Sanaz Talaifar, has accepted a French government teaching assistant position to teach English in France this fall.

Talaifar applied directly to the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., for the assistantships offered annually to 1,500 Americans. Selected candidates teach in public schools across metropolitan areas of France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion.

Candidates are selected based on proficiency in the French language, teaching experience and skills to promote cultural understanding between France and the United States.

Talaifar is a native of Frisco and holds a bachelor's degree in international studies and French. She will teach in Rennes, located in northwestern France. "I look forward to full immersion in the French language and culture that this program offers," Talaifar said.

For more information on the Teaching Assistant Program in France and how to apply, please visit http://www.frenchculture.org/assistantshipprogram.