Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language Nebrija-Difusión

Skills

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Basic skills

• Have and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• Apply acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments in multidisciplinary contexts related to your area of study.
• Integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of formulating judgements based on information that, while incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with such application.
• Learn how to communicate the final conclusions and their supporting reasons to specialised and non-specialised audiences in a clear way.
• Acquire learning skills to continue studying in a self-directed or autonomous way.

General Skills

• Understand the theories, linguistic models and didactic methodologies of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL).
• Understand the specific problems of teaching Spanish as a foreign language, both linguistic and cultural, that are typical of the different learning environments.
• Be able to assess the most appropriate methodological options for the different teaching and learning contexts of SFL, taking into account the different factors involved in the process.
• Design proposals for didactic and intercultural intervention in the area of Spanish as a foreign language, taking into account the needs of the target audience and their learning and use of the new language.
• Carry out a critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas that allow for autonomy in training and continuous updating of knowledge in the field of SFL didactics.
• Project the social and cultural values of the Spanish-speaking world, according to the current multilingual and multicultural society, showing the richness of the linguistic varieties of Spanish.
• Describe and classify psycholinguistic processes and individual and contextual factors.

Specific Skills

• Understand the different variables of the teaching / learning / assessment process of SFL, from the student's perspective, their communicative needs and the learning processes.
• Be conversant with the reference documents of the regulatory institutions of foreign language teaching and their application to programme design.
• Develop and apply didactic methodologies and teaching strategies in Spanish.
• Assess, select and use written and oral texts of different genres and type, suitable for the development of linguistic proficiency and familiarity with the socio-cultural context of the Spanish-speaking world.
• Create, select and adapt didactic materials for the teaching of SFL and develop didactic activities based on these materials.
• Evaluate both linguistic and socio-cultural content in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
• Manage multilingual environments, with special attention to the current intercultural situation (migrations, relations between countries, etc.).
• Communicate fluently and correctly at C1 level of CEFR in Spanish.
• Use specialized terminology in the field of SFL teaching.

Online study

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The master's degree can be carried out in person or remotely (online).

• Classroom attendance: classroom classes from Monday to Thursday in the afternoon, supplemented with support through the virtual campus.
• Online mode: implementation of the distance learning programme through various training actions, including video-conferencing sessions for the presentation of content and group work based on case studies.

Schedules

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Academic calendar 2020/2021

Requisitos de Admisión

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As established in article 16 of RD 1393/2007, modified by RD 861/2010, students who meet any of the following conditions may access these studies:

• Have an official Spanish university degree or one issued by an institution of higher education of the European Higher Education Area that grants access to Master's degrees in the country issuing the degree.
• The graduates of educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access without the need for the homologation of their degrees, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of education equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that they grant access to postgraduate education in the country issuing the degree. The access through this path will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the interested party's prior degree, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of studying the Master's program.
• In the case of students with special educational needs derived from disability, the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies will be assessed.

For the proposed master's degree, foreign language learning experiences, as well as intercultural training or professional experiences (bilingual qualifications, subjects in other languages, stays abroad, internships in multicultural or multilingual institutions, etc.) will be especially valued.

Criteria for admission to the Master's degree

In addition to the legal requirements, the university requires passing the student to pass its own admission tests.
The process of admission to the Master's degree begins by sending the following documentation by post or courier to the Postgraduate Admissions Section:

• • Completed Admission Application
• Updated curriculum vitae
• Photocopy of the DNI (only Spanish candidates) or passport (only foreign candidates)
• Photocopy of the Academic record (completed or of the last year of the university degree)
• Two passport-sized photographs, in color.
• For candidates whose mother tongue is not Spanish: certificate of knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language that accredits a B2 level (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). If the candidate does not have an official SFL certification, he/she may take an SFL proficiency test at Nebrija University to certify it.

Upon receiving the documentation and verifying that the degree presented grants access to the degree, as established in Arts. 15 and 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, candidates take the admission test for the chosen program, which is carried out by the Department of Promotion and Admissions. This test is taken in person in Madrid and in different Spanish cities and, additionally, it can also be taken remotely (online).
The online tests, of identical content to those taken in person, will be taken through the Blackboard Learn platform, which allows you to configure evaluation tests for both oral development, establishing an audiovisual connection by videoconference between the teacher and the candidate, as well as written development, using tools with editing fields to solve questions textually. Both parts of the test, oral and written, are done with the candidate connected by videoconference and after having shown his/her identity document with a photograph. This way, the teacher can verify the candidate’s identity.

The admission test, which aims to analyze the student's abilities to complete the Master's program, evaluates the profile and capabilities of the candidate, so it does not require prior preparation and allows the student to receive more comprehensive and personalized advice on their academic and professional options.

This test consists of the following parts:

• a. Aptitude test: a personal data questionnaire and a question regarding the candidate's expectations about the master's degree, in order for him to show his ability to express himself about the field of study.
• b. Specific program test: closed and open-answer questions about the mechanisms that regulate the use of the Spanish language, the difficulties of Spanish as a non-native language and the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
• c. Personal interview.
• d. International candidates whose mother tongue is not Spanish and do not have an official certificate of proficiency in SFL, must take the SFL proficiency test at Nebrija University and obtain a B2 level.

Perfil de Ingreso

• Titulados en un Grado universitario o equivalente, en las áreas de filología, lingüística, traducción, ciencias de la educación, humanidades y ciencias de la comunicación.
• Se podrá optar al programa desde otras titulaciones universitarias siempre y cuando el candidato posea experiencia en el aprendizaje de otras lenguas extranjeras, experiencia docente o inquietudes propias de un futuro docente de ELE e interés constatable por la lengua y la cultura de los países del mundo hispano.
• Se dará prioridad a los títulos que tengan mayor afinidad con el área de conocimiento del máster: Filología, Lingüística, Lenguas Modernas, Español aplicado o Educación.
• En el caso de los candidatos cuya lengua materna no sea el español, deberán certificar además un nivel B2 de conocimientos de español.

Upon completion of the admission tests, the Admissions Commission, composed of those responsible for the Department itself, the General Secretary and the Department of Promotion and Admissions, analyzes the results and documentation submitted by the candidate and approves or rejects the application. The candidate receives written information about his admission, which is advanced by telephone, about the result of the admission process and about the formalization of his enrollment in the Program, the final documentation that must be submitted, duly legalized, etc.

Evaluation of the application by the Admissions Commission:

• 1. Strict compliance with the legal requirements established in Art. 16 of RD 1393/2007.
• 2. Adaptation of his/her bachelor's degree to the specialty of the master's degree in Didactics of SFL. Up to 3 points.
• 3. Knowledge of other foreign languages. Up to 3 points.
• 4. Complementary training in Spanish and Latin American culture or in teaching Spanish as a foreign language (continuing education courses). Up to 2 points
• 5. Training in didactics of other foreign languages. Up to 2 points
• 6. Professional teaching experience. Up to 2 points
• 7. Results of the specific skills test for this Master's degree. Up to 4 points
• 8. Personal interview. Up to 2 points.

The weighting of the values obtained in criteria 2 to 8 is calculated on a maximum score of 18 points.