Internship
Code: 42290 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4313157 Advanced English Studies | OT | 0 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Merce Coll Alfonso
- Email:
- Merce.Coll@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- english (eng)
Prerequisites
The student should have completed the modules most relevant to the content area he/she is interested in.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The objectives of the internship are to provide practice in the organization and development of educational or professional processes. We aim to provide real life practical experience in a specific field that will prepare students for the demands of a professional environment.
Students will be part of an academic or professional context that will allow them to apply the learning acquired in the master in a practical manner. When they finish the internship, they should be familiar with the demands that will be placed upon them and the opportunities they will have in the professional area they have chosen.
Competences
- Analyse and synthesise information at an advanced level.
- Apply methodological knowledge of statistical analysis and data generation, treatment and codification of multilingual databases, analysis of literary texts, etc. to research.
- Communicate the knowledge acquired and the contributions of one’s research correctly, accurately and clearly both orally and in writing.
- Resolve problems in multicultural academic and/or professional environments associated with the studies of the acquisition, teaching and use of English as a second language in multilingual and multicultural contexts, and the literature and culture of this language.
- Show respect towards the opinions, values, behaviours and/or practices of others.
- Use new technologies for capturing and organising information relevant to lifelong learning and problem-solving in professional activities.
- Work effectively in teams in multilingual, multicultural and interdisciplinary professional and/or academic environments.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse and synthesise information at an advanced level.
- Apply theoretical and methodological issues to everybody professional practice.
- Communicate the knowledge acquired and the contributions of one’s research correctly, accurately and clearly both orally and in writing.
- Design experiments and methods for the collection of relevant data for the teaching of languages.
- Resolve problems of a practical nature related to the performance of a professional activity.
- Search for, interpret and summarise sources of information.
- Show respect towards the opinions, values, behaviours and/or practices of others.
- Use information and communication technologies for the creation of one's own material and its presentation in public.
- Use information and communication technologies in the workplace.
- Use new technologies for capturing and organising information relevant to lifelong learning and problem-solving in professional activities.
- Work effectively in teams in multilingual, multicultural and interdisciplinary professional and/or academic environments.
Content
Students can choose the orientation of the Internship. This means they can propose a center or a company provided that the module coordinator approves. It is mandatory that students have completed the modules most relevant to the content area they are interested in.
When students finish the internship, they should be familiar with the demands that will be placed upon them and the opportunities they will have in the professional area they have chosen.
Methodology
Every student will be advised by the Internship Coordinator who will guide his/her internship. To this end, they will hold tutorial sessions in order to follow up the progress made as a result of the internship experience.
There will also be a tutor in the company/school in which the internship is carried out that will be responsible for the student. The student will be able to observe and participate in the company/school with the help of the tutor who will inform and help the student.
Finally, the student will have to present a written report with all the relevant information about the company/school and keep a diary of the activities as well as his/her own doing. The report has to be a critical account of everything learned during the internship.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Information sessions | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 7, 4 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Internship tasks within the collaborating institution | 125 | 5 | 2, 7, 4, 5, 11, 9, 10 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Final report writing | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 6, 3, 8 |
Assessment
The external tutor’s assessment will be 50% of the final grade. It will be based on the student’s performance in the company/school.
The student's final report has to be handed-in by the students will count for the other 50% of the grade.
Internships cannot be re-evaluated.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External tutor's report | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2, 6, 7, 4, 5, 11, 9, 10 |
| Student's final report | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1, 6, 3, 7, 8 |
Bibliography
N/A