SMU Graduate Slated To Teach For French Government

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

Campos 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.

Campos is a native of San Antonio with a bachelor's degree in political science and economics. He is fluent in French and has extensive experience working with children from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. Campos will teach in Grenoble, a city in southeastern France. "I am delighted to have been selected for this competitive opportunity to immerse myself once again in French culture, language, food and way of life while teaching English to French students in Grenoble," Campos said.

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