Students take both courses below. Classes are held Monday through Thursday for 6 weeks. The theoretical classes take place in the morning and the internship in the afternoon. The transcript will show 60 contact hours for each course.
| Course Code and Credits: | SPAN 399 (4) |
| Course Title: | Second Language Acquisition Teaching Assistant Placement |
| Course Description: | |
| This 60-hour community-based course combines coursework with a teaching assistantship in a bilingual primary school. The professional experience will be academically directed, supervised by a university faculty member and students will conduct a research project. TAs will work closely with the school teacher engaging in school life 12 hours per week. They will also meet the faculty member once a week to discuss both the assignments and the research project. The practical work at the school has two purposes: to get a meaningful insight on how a second language is acquired in childhood, and to gain a critical reflection about the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) methodology used in bilingual schools in Buenos Aires. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | SPAN 499 (4) |
| Course Title: | Enseñanza del Español como Segunda Lengua/Teaching Spanish as a Second Language |
| Course Description: | |
| This 60-hour course is designed for future teachers of Spanish as a Second Language. Trainee teachers will discuss mandatory theoretical readings, carry out class observations, write lesson plans and reports and manage different learning activities during a SSL class. All this will be recorded in a final dossier. Trainees will have the opportunity to work closely with a faculty specialized in second language acquisition and compare methodologies and teach on an immersion program. This program can accommodate students at the MA level (INT 599 / SPAN 599) with additional requirements. | |
