DESIGNED FOR

Spanish teachers and university graduates. The courses are programmed at two levels: advanced, for experienced teachers; and introductory, for graduates and university students with no teaching experience.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

• To acquire techniques and knowledge that facilitate the classroom activity of teachers of Spanish as a foreign language.
• To learn about the different processes involved in the acquisition of the four communicative skills (reading, listening, speaking and writting).
• To analyse the grammatical contents of greatest incidence in the learning of Spanish and to acquire techniques that facilitate practice and use.
• Analyse and develop class activities.
• Evaluate and become familiar with different resources and teaching materials: documentary sources (manuals, Internet, library, TV, video, music, etc).
• Observe and verify the practical application of teaching techniques and resources in real classes.
• Carry out real classroom practice with students of different levels and profiles under the coordination of an tutor.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Those specific to the activities programmed according to the following contents.

CONTENTS OF THE COURSE

• Methodological perspectives.
• Curricular issues.
• The four language skills: analysis and development of class activities and criteria for analysing teaching resources.
• Grammar in the classroom.
• Documentary sources: language and resources for the E/LE classroom. Teaching materials.
• Evaluation: methods and techniques of evaluation, evaluation of the curriculum and evaluation of the teaching process.
• Cultural aspects in the teaching of Spanish.

PRACTICES

Those attending this course have the option of witnessing real didactic applications in classes of different levels and of giving practical classes coordinated by a tutor in these groups.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (optional)

In order to combine didactic and linguistic issues, it is advisable to have a cultural immersion. With this objective in mind, Castila has designed 54 different activities that facilitate integration into a real Spanish way of life. These are activities with a variety of formats: from thematic afternoons (with different contents: wine, politics, economy, culture, current affairs) to cinema cycles, conferences and pop or flamenco concerts; other more recreational activities, from parties and meals (paella cooking in the school garden, formal dinners, barbecues) to visits (Alhambra, museums, exhibitions), excursions or sports (football, volleyball), etc., which alternate in two-week programmes.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES FOR ELE TRAINING

Those attending this course will be able to participate in the in-service training activities that CastiLa organises annually for its teachers who coincide during the stay.

ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATES:

Certificate of Attendance:
20 hours per week are certified (10 hours of face-to-face classes + 10 hours of practical classes).

European Commission – Erasmus+: this programme meets the necessary requirements to obtain the Erasmus+ scholarships and grants offered by the European Union through the current Lifelong Learning Programme (2021-2027). Contact us for more information and applications (erasmusplus@castila.es)

ECTS available according to collaboration agreement with UCAM.