Master´s Degree in Bilingual Education

Compatibility with professional and personal life

The teaching methodology combines in-person and virtual teaching, which is why it is a mixed methodology - blended - that relies on the use of ICTs as a support for collaborative work, teacher directions (agenda, bulletin board, documents folder, links) and to the submission of assignments. The Virtual Campus of Nebrija University will be used for this.

The methodology of the Master's Degree in Bilingual Education allows students to receive online teaching late in the afternoon, where and how they want, with the only requirement of Internet access and availability of audio equipment (headphones and microphone) and of video (webcam).

In the case of the blended modality, the classes take place every two or three Saturday mornings on the Madrid-Princesa campus.

AF 1. Teaching sessions

AF1.1 Classroom teaching sessions:

Constituted by classes that adopt different forms, according to the subjects and according to the topics that are addressed in the subjects. The lecture session lasts 80 minutes, with different moments or parts. These are master classes or group debates on theories with final discussions.

AF1.2 Online teaching sessions, via Internet, through the Nebrija Virtual Campus:

The subjects in which studying in the Virtual Campus has more importance have a prepared EDUCATIONAL ITINERARY, in which the units of the curriculum are described. The structure of the Itinerary is hypertextual, since it has content Blocks, divided into Units. In each of these units, a complete lesson is provided; other related topics are referenced, hyperlinks are used to explain or present; complementary information on concepts, definitions, bibliography is added through sales and connections with the documentation center of the subject. The professor can also teach a lecture using the VIDEOCONFERENCE system.

AF2. Individual and group learning activities outside of the classroom

The type of activities that the Master's degree students carry out outside the teaching sessions are varied, complementary and related to each other, and connected to the partial and gradual obtaining of competences. As an example, we point out some educational activities that will be carried out in all the subjects of the Master's degree:

• Search, selection, organization and ranking of information in different sources.
• Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from different backgrounds (grammatical, sociolinguistic, errors, etc.) of design proposals, exercises, teaching activities, short and specific research projects.
• Design of proposals, exercises, teaching activities, short and specific research projects.
• Resolution of practical cases regarding different aspects of the teaching process for L2.
• Development of outlines, concept maps, glossaries, didactic sequences, evaluation instruments.
• Preparation of Reports at the end of the work carried out, of reviews, of conceptual and practical questionnaires on subjects studied, that are useful for the preparation of exams.

AF3. Tutoring sessions

The tutoring sessions are the responsibility of the professors of the subjects, the coordinator and the director of the Master's Degree in Bilingual Education. Group and personal tutoring sessions are carried out in order to achieve a general climate of cooperation and mutual respect among the students of the group; to promote cooperation between professors of the Master's degree in a vertical and horizontal coordination; to guide students, personally and professionally, making them aware of their vocational possibilities to achieve the proposed goals.

AF4. Complementary educational actions

Seminars, specialized congresses and conferences on topics related to the subjects of the area of knowledge.

AF5. Professional internship activities

The students carry out professional internships of a duration equivalent to 6 ECTS credits during the academic year of the Program, in primary and secondary bilingual schools with which the university has agreements. Students carry out the tasks that are assigned by the tutor responsible for their follow-up in the institution where the internships are carried out. These educational activities are supervised by the coordinator of the Master's degree, who is responsible for verifying that the student completes his Internship Report and submits the corresponding certificate from the external tutor, with a detailed report of the competences that were exercised and achieved.

Practical activities are always done in person, in the institution in which they are carried out. There is only one exception in the case of practical activities in ICT environments. Some students of the Master's degree can carry out their internship in specialized portals, as well as in digital platforms of publishers that support the pedagogical counseling of the publishing house. In that case, all the practical activities are carried out online and the periodic tutoring sessions, with the person in charge of monitoring this matter, can be face-to-face in the university, or virtually through email communication, videoconferencing or Skype, when the portal's headquarters are in another country.

AF6. Preparation, presentation and defense of the Master's Degree Final Research Project

Preparation of an academic paper, of applied research, which can be framed in any of the topics pertaining to the Master's degree subjects.

AF7. Evaluation Activities

As it is characteristic of an active, constructive and cooperative learning and teaching methodology, the evaluation activities are varied. The Master's degree students can be evaluated for various tasks, among which we can highlight the following:

• Participation in lectures, based on previous reading of the bibliography and discussion topics.
• Participation in individual and group tutorials.
• Participation in the Virtual Campus Forums on the proposed topics.
• Performing work in groups.
• Carrying out a conceptual exam to verify the assimilation of the new concepts contributed by the units of the subject.
• Review of scientific journals specializing in applied linguistics and foreign language acquisition theories.
• Completion of applied assignments that are related to the contents of the subject
• Design of programs taking into account the analysis of needs according to student characteristics, expectations and learning contexts.
• Design of teaching materials in conventional media and ICTs
• Preparation of Reports, with all academic requirements, following the guidelines provided.
• Preparation and presentation of expository, oral and written academic papers, following the guidelines of the macrostructure, style, Harvard citation standards and all the requirements of the channel and support used.
• Portfolio or professional folder with record of critical reflections, assignments, didactic designs and self-assessment.

The teaching of the subjects and the distribution of the student's work time (virtual, in-person and online) will be distributed as follows throughout the academic year.

1st SEMESTER: FROM OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY

• October: start of the course.
  Orientation Session and Presentation of the Master’s Degree.
• From October to February.
  • Subjects covered:
    • Module I: Fundamentals of bilingual education (12 ECTS credits).
    • Module II: Instrumental Language. Communication Competences I and II (8 ECTS credits of 12).
    • Module III: CLIL/AICLE. Design and programming of CLIL courses (4 ECTS credits of 8).
  • Virtual and online work per week:
    • Monday: sending of teaching material.
    • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 2-hour virtual session.
    • Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: sending of exercises done by the student.
  • Class attendance: every two Saturdays, a 5-hour in-person session in which there will be:
    • a) multiple-choice exam of the content covered over the 2 weeks (45 min.).
    • b) 1.5 hours of instrumental English language.
    • c) contents of other basic subjects.
• February:
  • Subjects covered:
    • Ordinary exam period.
    • Class attendance period.
  • Language immersion period in Nebrija:
    From Wednesday to Saturday: language workshops and immersion.

2nd SEMESTER: FROM MARCH TO JULY

• From February to June::
  • Subjects covered:
    • Module II: Instrumental Language Communication Competences III (4 ECTS credits of 12).
    • Module III: CLIL/AICLE Development of CLIL materials (4 ECTS credits of 8).
    • Module V: Elective subjects (12 ECTS credits).
    • Ordinary exam period.
    • Class attendance period.
  • Virtual and online work per week:
    • Monday: sending of teaching material.
    • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 2-hour virtual session.
    • Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: sending of exercises done by the student.
  • Class attendance:
    Every two Saturdays, a 5-hour in-person session in which there will be:
    • a) multiple-choice exam of the content covered over the 2 weeks (45 min.).
    • b) 1.5 hours of instrumental English language.
    • c) contents of other basic subjects.
    • ) simulation of teaching units by specialty.
• June::
  • Subjects covered:
    • Ordinary exam period.
    • Class attendance period.
  • Language immersion period in Nebrija:
    • From Wednesday to Saturday: language workshops and immersion.

EXTRAORDINARY EXAM SESSION

• 1st and 2nd semester: last week of June - first week of July.

STAY ABROAD PERIOD

• Subjects covered: Module IV: Stay abroad (6 ECTS credits).
• Two-week course to be taken in July or August.

PRACTICUM PERIOD AND FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT

• Subjects covered: Module VI: Practicum and final research project (12 ECTS credits).
• 150 hours of internships in bilingual centers during the academic year or throughout the following year
• Final research project for the master's degree with several calls for presentation throughout the following academic year.

Although the evaluation system may vary depending on the particular characteristics of each subject, in general, the evaluation system is structured around the following elements:

• Participation in online and class attendance sessions.
• Participation in forums and other activities programmed through the virtual campus.
• Participation in individual and group tutoring sessions.
• Follow-up tests by teaching unit.
• Practical tests or evaluation work by module.
• Final in-person test or project (not in-person).
• Carrying out work in groups.
• Taking a conceptual exam to verify the assimilation of the new concepts contributed by the subjects.
• Review of scientific journals specialized in applied linguistics and theories of foreign language acquisition.
• Completion of applied assignments that are related to the contents of the subject
• Design of programs taking into account the analysis of needs according to student characteristics, expectations and learning contexts.
• Design of teaching materials in conventional media and ICTs
• Preparation of Reports, with all academic requirements, following the guidelines provided.
• Preparation and presentation of expository, oral and written academic papers, following the guidelines of the macrostructure, style, Harvard citation standards and all the requirements of the channel and support used.
• Portfolio or professional folder with record of critical reflections, assignments, didactic designs and self-assessment.
• Taking a conceptual exam to verify the assimilation of the new concepts contributed by the subjects.

The final exams of each subject can consist of an in-person exam, as well as the presentation of a project or a didactic unit.

In the final grade of the subject, the grade of said final exam is weighted with the rest of the evaluation elements, with varying weighting percentages for the different concepts, depending on the specific contents of the topic and subject. The specific weighting percentages in each subject appear in the documentation given to the student at the beginning of the course.

All grades will be accessible via the Internet, in the student's private area.

Evaluation Examples:

Subject: Didactics of Natural Sciences (Biology and Geology and Physics and Chemistry).

Evaluation system: Participation in work groups and discussions 15%. Directed activities (critical reading of texts, evaluation of materials and teaching resources) 25%. Design of Didactic Unit 60%.

Subject: English Literature and Culture.

Evaluation system: Participation in work groups and discussions 15%. Directed activities (critical reading of texts, reviews) 15%. Conceptual exam 70%.

Evaluation system for the Final Research Project

The reading and defense of the Master's degree Final Research Project can only be done once the rest of the subjects of the Curriculum are passed.

The final grade of the project will be established by weighing the grade given by the Tribunal (50%) and the grade of the Project Tutor (50%).