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COURSE SYLLABUS: INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Location: Granada, Spain

Partner Institution: University of Granada

Course Title: Internship Program in Educational Institutions (Programa de prácticas en Centros Educativos)

Instruction in: Spanish

Session: Semester only (Fall & Spring)

Contact Hours: 45 (*there is also a 120 hour option)

Semester credits: 3 credits
Quarter units: 4.5 quarter units

Course Code: INT 350

*The schedule for students who choose the 120 hour internship course will be the same as those who choose the 45 hour internship course. They will attend their internsip 2 mornings each week (cannot schedule classes these days). These mornings will be more intense for those choosing the 120 hour option as they will have to complete 11 hours each week during the Fall semester or 8.5 hours during the Spring semester. The 120 hour options carries an additional cost of $550. Please contact Sol Education Abroad in advance if you are interested in the option for increased hours.

The schedul for students who choose the 45 hour internship is 1 ½ hours per day for 2 days per week. It is usually set for Tuesday and Thursday mornings. However, it is possible it could be Monday and Wednesday mornings. Fridays are free.

GENERAL INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION

The Internship Program for Exchange Students (PPEE) is aimed at university students and professionals interested in broadening their studies through professional internships in a wide range of institutions. The program takes place during our Fall & Spring semesters.

1) The Internship Program offers 4 options:

a) Business Internship: This is in cooperation with Andalucía Emprende, Fundación Pública Andaluza and the Centro de Lenguas Modernas (CLM). It applies only to the following students:

b) Educational Internship: It applies only to the following students:

c) Service Learning & Community Internship: It applies only to the following students:

d) Internships in Health Centers:

2) The Internship Program is equivalent to a 45 or 120 hour class and has the following structure:

The minimum number of students per group is 4 and maximum 13. Students will be accepted to participate in this program provided they have the approval of the Director's Office and sign their commitment to completing the program on enrolment.

Requirements & Process

The only requirement for the internship class is to have an appropriate level of Spanish. Those students who test at level 5 or or are able to choose the internships in Educational Institutions or Service Learning & Community. Students who test at level 7 or higher are able to be placed in any of the fouroptions. Interested students must submit via an email a résumé as part of their Sol Education Abroad paperwork. Once a student is selected for the internship class, the assigned university supervisor will select the institution where they will work. This is based off of the résumé, skills, level of Spanish, etc.

General Competencies

  1. Linguistic competence: To develop lexical, phonological and syntactic skills and knowledge through the texts reviewed and discussed during the program.
  2. Sociolinguistic competence: To work the student’s sensitivity towards social conventions and how they affect the use of the language from the texts worked
  3. Pragmatic competence: To capture the different uses of language through communication and apply them in the student’s use of Spanish.
  4. Reading competence: To develop in general the student’s reading comprehension from the texts from the literal and figurative standpoint.
  5. Intercultural competence: To become aware of cultural diversity through literary texts to approach the culture of the language being learned, establish bridges with that language, and enrich the student’s existential competence
  6. Educational competence: To become aware of one's own process of learning the Spanish language and place it in one’s own life-long learning process

Course Description

The Internship Program in Educational Centers is aimed at students and professionals interested in furthering their studies in the development of professional practices in schools of various kinds. The participation of students in the Internship Program is twofold: students gain an understanding of how a said Spanish school functions, benefiting from interactions with educational teams and the students of the school, and that the schools benefit from the collaboration of those trainees via their involvement in the classes that are taught in the corresponding foreign language.

Program

Before joining practices students will participate in a 10-hour seminar where they will be introduced to general aspects of the education system in Spain (educational levels, specialized education, types of schools, bilingual programing, etc.).  There will also be a small training on designing activities; experience gained in the training can used during the performance of their practices.

Current List of Collaborators/Placements

Public Schools: Educational centers which have signed agreements of collaboration between the Delegación Provincial de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía and the University of Granada’s Center for Modern Languages). Placements are in primary and secondary education centers in the city of Granada.

Private Schools: Educational centers which have signed agreements of collaboration with the University of Granada’s Center for Modern Languages). Placements are in primary and secondary education centers in the city of Granada.

Course Evaluation

30% - Participation, support and attendance to seminars, and individual interviews. The aim is to motivate
          students to think, build arguments, discuss ideas with their peers and teacher, as well as use and
          practice the Spanish language.

30% - Report from external tutor regarding student’s performance at the educational institution.

40% - Oral & written exams

Bibliography

- AAVV. Procesos y contextos educativos. Ed. la Catarata, 2010

- LINDSTROMBERG, S.110 actividades para la clase de idiomas. Cambridge University Press

- QUINTANA CABANAS, J.M. La educación está enferma. Informe pedagógico sobre la educación
 actual, Ed. nau Libres, 2004

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