Specialist Degree in educational practices of the figure of the conversation assistant in schools
Broadens knowledge of didactics and innovation
What is the Course?
This is a training course for students who have completed the course Innovative Pedagogical Proposals Applied to English Language Teaching and who wish to expand their knowledge of didactics and innovation in the teaching of a foreign language (in this case, English) to Spanish-speaking students.
This is a theoretical-practical training in which students can learn different methodological approaches within what is known as CLIL, accompanied by a heavy load of classroom practice that will help them to consolidate their knowledge and implement it in the classroom with real students and teachers.
- CentersCiencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
- LanguagesSpanish
- CertificationComillas degrees
- ModalitySemipresencial
- Duration2 years (30 ECTS)
Any questions?
Helps to consolidate and implement knowledge
Admission and requirements
Requirements
In order to enrol in the specialist course, students must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a degree, graduate or diploma or equivalent.
- Have completed the specialist course at Comillas Pontifical University "Innovative pedagogical proposals applied to English language teaching".
- Have a B1 level of Spanish.
Application for admission
To apply for this course, please contact:
Escuelas Católicas de Madrid
Tel: +34 91 328 80 07
Email: e.cat.madrid@ferececa.es
Study Plan
Objectives and methodology
The objectives of this specialist course are as follows:
- To gain an in-depth understanding of the functions of conversation assistants and how they can collaborate in an innovative centre.
- To learn about the organisation of an educational centre that uses innovative methodologies in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Languages.
- To gain an in-depth knowledge of common terms and concepts in English language teaching and the options and resources that can be used in the classroom to reinforce them.
- Knowledge of what happens in the classroom during language learning, the role of the teacher and the ways in which he/she can manage and exploit classroom events and interactions.
- Promote collaborative work with other language assistants with the aim of sharing the assistant's experience of teaching practice.
- To remember how the student is assessed depending on the educational level he/she is at (Infant, Primary, Secondary, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training).
This specialist is based on an active and participative methodology. The teaching modality will be blended learning, completing the classroom training with training on the online platform and with the presentation, at the end of the course, of a personal project.
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Since its foundation, the Faculties of Human and Social Sciences, Theology and Canon Law at Comillas Pontifical University have had the vocation to promote humanism and plurality.
It is defined by its desire to train people capable of taking thought and ideas to the highest levels, and to give them the necessary skills to be useful and improve life in the complex world in which we live.
Related studies
Preguntas frecuentes
Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.
Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.
The teaching system at Comillas is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Internship and Employment Office is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2017-18 academic year, 6,296 student internships in companies were managed.
In addition to these internships managed by the Internship and Employment Office, all degree courses have a significant number of compulsory external internships as part of their curriculums.The Internship and Employment Office informs, guides and collaborates in the insertion in the labour market of recent graduates or in the projection of the professional career of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that puts candidates in direct contact with 5,078 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2017-18 academic year, 1,838 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2018 graduating class, 93.22% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.
Contact
Comillas Pontifical University:
David Casillas Hidalgo
Institute of Education Sciences (ICE)
Universidad Comillas, 3-5 - 28049 Madrid
Tel. +34 917343950 Ext. 2528
dcasilla s@comillas.edu
Catholic Schools of Madrid:
Adolfo Martínez Ruiza
Tel: +34 91 328 80 07. Fax: +34 91 328 80 05
www.ecmadrid.org (click on BEDA Program)
