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Quel bonheur de trouver, enfin, une communauté virtuelle avec laquelle partager, échanger... A vrai dire, j'ai pendant des mois bien profité de l'existence de cette communauté, à travers ce site de Jean, et de l'énorme boulot qu'il y a mis.
Un grand MERCI, Jean, c'est une partie grace à ce site que j'ai franchi des étapes !!!
Ni française mais simple "citoyenne de l'UE", ni anglophone, ni angliciste (mon parcours universitaire, à la base scientifique, est alambiqué... cohérent probablement que pour moi-même), travaillant à temps plein dans le privé, j'ai été guidée par la "page d'agrég" dans mes lectures, j'ai trouvl'encouragement nécessaire pour ne pas laisser tomber, j'ai
Pour forcer le cheminement professionnel vers les "humanities" et l'enseignement, j'avais donc eu l'idée folle de tenter le CAPES externe d'anglais cette année.
Et par miracle, n'y croyant plus, je me trouve admissible,
Après un "commentaire" largement raté et des problèmes de gestion du temps à chaque épreuve... -Chris Z. - admise au CAPES 2002.
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- M. Claude Rivière, professeur de linguistique à Jussieu.> SUITE >
RAMBLINGS
> In these slow times, when the 'externals' agreg candidate
are probably allparalyzed by the prospect of waiting for the verdict -
except for those who are on the road to or from their orals, and for
whom all my fingers and toes are crossed -, I find myself
thinking about what this year's competitive exam business
has meant for me and where to go from there.
These are rather personal ramblings, so if you don't care about
this sort of stuff better hit the delete key now. I'm also aware
that I'm bracing myself for the possible/probable announcement
that I've flunked it in the end. Not that I'd be shocked at all,
I'm just pondering how to go on.
This list is an essential resource for the often neglected
atypical candidates. It will naturally draw oddballs like me.
I've never formally studied English (the degree I'm "using" to
fulfil the requirements is in theoretical physics -- no
questions, please), and I'm here after two unsuccessful attempts
to continue postgraduate studies, first in my original field,
then in the history of the sciences.
These failures, for which there were various reasons, had a
pretty devastating effect on my self-esteem.
Well, a year ago I was wondering how to get my act together
and turned to the possibility of earning a certification as a
teacher, to qualify in France, where I'd decided to live, for a
kind of work I'd be able to do and find worthwhile.
I quickly eliminated the subject I'd have preferred, history, as
undoable for someone of my background and embarked on the crazy
plan to make a stab at English.
A year ago, I'd never heard of "grammaire énonciative" and was
discovering that "they" did translations here in France - and
pretty serious ones, too.
I knew that the word "dissertation" sends shivers down my French
friends' spines and that I'd have to overcome a serious case of
writer's block.
I doubted my written French and my ability to wrap my mind around
the French concept of a dissertation.
And my stultifying more-than-full-time job didn't leave me with
enough energy to work anywhere close to sufficiently hard for the
exam.
Luckily I got sick with bad back and arm muscles a month before
the written part... I'm still haggling with my ex-employer about
money, but at least I had time for intense last-minute studying.
And found myself "admissible" for the external CAPES.
So whatever the final outcome, the experience is already a
positive one. I'm at least not too far off the mark, have made
much progress in methodology and most importanly, am ready to
make my peace with university-type studying for a goal and the
recognition achieved if one reaches it.
I've spent a good part of last weekend browsing the concours-anglais
list's archives and have found out that some remarks that were life-
savers for me. I fondly remember the convex vs. the concave essay
style :) actually originated there.
The CAPES program will change altogether.
Two of this year's books (DHL and Swift) are going to be on the
external agrég syllabus.
Both are close to my heart. So whatever is going to come out
of the exam committee's sessions, I'm planning on pushing on.
Either (who knows) : going for the external agrég after the CAPES,
or if I've failed, why not for both next year?
There are options to consider (I ought to refrain from taking on
too much literature, but Emerson's prose work doesn't really
excite me; perhaps nicely cerebral linguistics?), and what the
hell is a "leçon"?? (sort of an oral "dissertation"? but why is
it called a lesson ?)
It may be another year before the powers that be let me loose
on a class, but the future is waiting, and I'm looking forward to
spending a full year of preparation with the lot of you.
Best,
Paris, July 10, 02
CZ - admise au CAPES 2002,