Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language

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.

Professors	PhD %
40	55%

Professors

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Practice-focused teaching methods All teachers have accredited professional experience in their area of teaching.

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Tutores de Proyecto

Requirements for admission

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The pathways and requirements for admission to Master's and Doctorate level courses are those set out in Royal Decree 1393/2007 of 29 October, with subsequent amendment in Royal Decree 861/2010 of 2 July, which governs official university courses.

At the beginning of the course, participants who do not have a previous academic background in this field of knowledge take a “zero-level” course that provides them with the knowledge necessary to ensure the best use of their training effort.

New entrant profile

• Graduates with a university degree or equivalent in the areas of philology, linguistics, translation, education, humanities and communication sciences.
• Eligibility for the programme can be obtained from other university degrees provided that the candidate has experience in learning other foreign languages, teaching experience or concerns of a future SFL teacher and a real interest in the language and culture of the countries of the Spanish-speaking world.
• Priority will be given to those degrees that have the greatest affinity with the Master's area of knowledge. In the case of candidates whose mother tongue is not Spanish, they must also certify a B2 level of knowledge of Spanish.