Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4310486 Teaching in Secondary Schools, Vocational Training and Language Centres | OB | 0 | A |
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This module is compulsory for the various specializations offered in this master’s degree. The structure and the contents of this module linked to the areas of psychology, pedagogy and social education are common to all specializations. The programme is also tailored to meet the goals of each specialisation. Specialization coordinators will provide students, in due time, with information about the specific contents and goals.
Students do their internships in educational establishments under the supervision of a school mentor and a university practicum tutor, who will guide them in this first contact with the professional world in the field of education.
Specialization coordinators are responsible for allocating students to the educational establishments and for assigning them a university tutor. Educational establishments must be part of the school network promoted by the Department of Education of the Catalan Government. Priority will be given to schools and institutions with a skills-based curriculum aligned with the kind of teaching proposals promoted in this master’s degree. If possible, students’ place of residence will be taken into consideration.
During their internships students are expected to become familiar with the goals, structure and organisation of the school or educational institution that hosts them. First, they should also take an active part in the academic and non-academic tasks the school sets them. Second, they should become familiar with the classroom dynamics and curriculum requirements of a particular class. Third, they should assist their school mentors and conduct both supervised and autonomous classroom activities. Finally they should design, implement and evaluate a pedagogical project. During the internship period, and with the help of their school practicum coordinator, their school mentor and their university tutor, students are expected to develop professional teaching competences.
The module is divided into the following content blocks:
BLOCK 1. Training workshops
Workshops will be common to all specializations and offered before the first internship period. Topics will be related to areas such as gender education, classroom management, conflict resolution techniques, etc.
BLOCK 2. Classroom observation in secondary schools or state language schools
During the first internship period, which will last for thirteen days, students are expected to observe and assist an in-service teacher and become familiar with the school educational project, structure and organisation. They should pay special attention to the classroom dynamics of one of the observed groups, to the role of the teacher and to the teaching resources available. Additionally, they should take an active role and collaborate with their school mentor in the design and implementation of classroom activities.
BLOCK 3. Planning , Implementing and Evaluating a pedagogical project
During the second internship period, which will last for seven weeks, students are expected to observe and assist the same in-service teacher but they should also take the responsibility of planning, implementing and evaluating an innovative project in one of the observed groups. This intervention will be designed, implemented and evaluated by the students under the supervision of their university tutor and with the approval of their school mentor. Observation will focus on understanding the ins and outs of the professional practice.
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology in this study guide may be subject to changes if health authorities recommend restrictions to face-to-face gatherings and advice universities and educational establishments to offer online teaching.
During the two internship periods students are expected to participate actively in the guided activities (workshops, practicum seminars) and supervised activities (group and individual tutorials) offered in this master’s degree with the objective to help them prepare for their internship. Students are required to fulfil the assignments necessary to produce their portfolio and to design their innovative project. They also need to collect evidences of the work done at their host school/educational establishment both to accompany their portfolios and to have data for their research project. Finally, they must actively engage in the tasks set by their school mentors.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Active participation in the practicum workshops and seminars. Process of elaborating the practicum portfolio. Self-assessment of own performance and co-assessment with the school mentor and the university practicum tutor. | 61 | 2.44 | 5, 18, 13, 8, 17, 15, 16, 20 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Active and reflective participation during face-to-face individual or group practicum tutorials and two internship periods at a secondary school or a state language school. | 236 | 9.44 | 5, 18, 13, 8, 17, 9, 15, 16, 20 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Preparation of the teaching tasks to be carried out during the internship periods and elaboration of the practicum portfolio. | 53 | 2.12 | 5, 18, 13, 8, 17, 9, 15, 16, 20 |
Active participation in the workshops and in the practicum seminars is a compulsory requirement to pass this course. Students performance at the host school and the quality of their portfolio will also take into account to assess this course. To get a pass mark, students must pass each of the above assessment tasks and all the documents in the portfolio.
Active participation in the workshops and in the practicum seminars
During the practicum seminars, university tutors will provide students guidelines on how to elaborate the documents to produce their portfolios.
Students are expected to actively participate in the activities and discussions that arise during the seminars and workshops. Students’ ability to reflect upon their own learning process, eagerness to share the observations made in the classrooms and willingness to exchange and discuss with their peers their proposals of classrooms activities and those of their classmates will be taken into account to assess their participation in the practicum seminars and workshops.
It is mandatory to attend a minimum of 80% of the sessions dedicated to workshops and practical seminars.
Portfolio
Students are expected to create a portfolio containing the following documents:
Document 1: Expectations (5000 characters with spaces )
Document 2: Design and rationale of a teaching intervention ( 25000 characters with spaces + Annex)
Document 3: Teaching practice, self-assessment and suggestions for improving own's teaching performance (15000 characters with spaces + Annex)
Internship
School mentors will guide the students on the process of planning and conducting their teaching practice. To pass the course students are also expected to display a professional attitude and professional skills such as respect, cooperation, punctuality and active listening and participation. Finally, students' are expected to respect thedeontological ethics of the teaching profession.
If students do not obtain a pass mark during their first internship period, they will not be able to complete the course and will not be able to participate in the second internship period. School mentors will assess this first internship period.
It is mandatory to fulfil 100% of the hours required to complete the internship.
To be taken into account
Catalan is the vehicular language in this master for all specializations offered except English and French. All individual and group written assignments should be produced in Catalan in all specializations. English is the vehicular language in the specialization of English, and French is the vehicular language for the specialization in French, therefore students should submit their assignments in these languages. Mastery of the vehicular language of own's specialization is mandatory. Assessment will take into account the quality of the written and oral assignments produced by students. An assignment can be graded with a FAIL if it does not meet quality criteria with regards to language use. Written assignments are expected to be coherent, cohesive and accurate in the use of the target language. In oral assignments, students are expected to demonstrate good skills in comprehending academic texts and accuracy and fluency in communication.
In order to pass this course, students' performance at school and during the practicum seminars must prove they have a C2 in the vehicular language of their specialization. Language certificates presented to enrol in this masters will not be taken into consideration. Language proficiency will be accredited through students' performance.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Active participation in practicum seminars and workshops | 25% | 0 | 0 | 4, 10, 21, 5, 9 |
Internship | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 7, 4, 3, 10, 18, 2, 13, 8, 14, 17, 9, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20 |
Portfolio | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1, 7, 4, 3, 10, 21, 5, 18, 2, 13, 8, 14, 17, 9, 11, 15, 16, 12, 19, 6, 20 |
Selected readings will be given by university tutors during the first practicum seminar.
Not special sofware is needed.