M2 FESup is a highly selective graduate program preparing students to take the "agrégation externe d'anglais," a national competitive examination to become a teacher in English studies administered by the French Ministère de l'éducation nationale. It also includes training in instructional design for the Lansad sector. Being perfectly fluent in both French & English is a requirement.
The year is divided into two parts: * 20 weeks of courses and written tasks before the writing exams; * 8 weeks of classes and oral tasks before the oral exams.
Information
Skills
English specialists entering the 2nd year Master's FESup must have the competencies traditionally developed in Anglophone studies: * mastery of written and spoken English; * in-depth competencies in English/French and French/English literary translation; * in-depth competencies in linguistics and phonology; * in-depth knowledge of English-speaking civilisations; * capacity to analyse major literary texts from the English-speaking world.
Objectives
Main disciplinary objectives of the curriculum: * Be able to translate complex literary texts from English to French and from French to English in a limited time and without a dictionary; * Have a thorough command of English grammar, including its phonetic and phonological aspects, and be familiar with its various theoretical approaches; * Develop in-depth literary analysis competencies in major historical and contemporary works from the English-speaking world; * Deepen knowledge of the various civilisations in the English-speaking world; * Deepen knowledge of the didactics of English of your Major; * Develop competencies in pedagogical engineering in the Lansad sector (languages for specialists in other disciplines). The cross-disciplinary objectives of the curriculum: * Ability to structure reasoning and apply in-depth knowledge to the analysis of texts and discourses produced in the English-speaking world; * Have a perfect command of oral and written expression in English and French; * Fluency in teaching techniques specific to the Lansad sector.
Career Opportunities
Further Study Opportunities
Associate professor in the 2-year preparatory course for a competitive exam, or at a university or a scientific institute
Associate professor in secondary schools and colleges
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Target audience: students with a 1st year Master's LLCER in English studies. 1. Prerequisites for English and French: upon starting the curriculum, excellent competencies in oral expression and comprehension, and written comprehension and expression. 2. Prerequisites regarding the previous course: the student must have completed a high-level course in English-language studies (LLCER), including outstanding ability in literary theme, literary version, English linguistics, English civilisation and literary analysis.
Application Period(s)
From 11/05/2026 to 03/07/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Additional supporting documents
Letter of recommendation (compulsory for candidates who have already been enrolled in higher education in France before).
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spécialisation disciplinaire (civilisation ou linguistique) | 6 | Semestre 1 | 60 | ||||||||
| Grammaire anglaise : linguistique et phonologie | 8 | Semestre 1 | 60 | ||||||||
| Cultures et civilisations anglophones | 8 | Semestre 1 | 35 | ||||||||
| Analyse des discours littéraires anglophones | 8 | Semestre 1 | 70 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expression orale en langue anglaise | 6 | Semestre 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Traduction | 6 | Semestre 2 | 60 | ||||||||
| Soutenance de projet LANSAD | 6 | Semestre 2 | 22 | ||||||||
| Didactique générale de l'anglais et contextes LANSAD | 6 | Semestre 2 | 25 | ||||||||
| Compréhension-restitution de documents audiovisuels en langue anglaise | 6 | Semestre 2 | 50 | ||||||||