Hello all,
I asked this question in a thread, but I thought that I may get some answers if I post it here, as well.
I'm from the US, but have been in France the past two years through the TAPIF program. In September, I'm starting a job as a "lecteur d'anglais" at Poitiers University.
I had to decide between this position and a funded masters at Ole Miss. I was extremely conflicted on that choice, because on one hand, it seemed like I shouldn't give up an oppurtunity to teach in France to study French in the US, while on the otherhand, I feel that with my Bachelors degree, I am lacking in the professional-level, field-specific vernacular that I may need when applying to PhD programs.
Furthermore, while I'm working as a lecteur, it is possible that I could go start masters program. There is a literature program offered at Aix-Marseille University that I could do à distance for the first year, while working. However, the only parcours avaiable would be "Etudes Culturelles - Mondes Anglopones". I would have the chance to choose the time period and subject, but it would be focused on anglophone lit. The program itself is taught in French or English, depending on the professor, while the first mémoire (thesis) is written in French. I would have the freedom to steer coursework and research towards a comparative tint, between French and English.
Would the fact that the program has an Anglopone leaning be an outright detriment to French PhD applications in the US? It wouldn't really cost me any money to go study there.
I see that at Brown University, for example, they have PhD students who had masters in English, but these were French nationals, so it may not be seen in the same way.
Thanks for your time and perspectives!