Universidad de Leon Master in Linguistics and Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
Universidad de Leon

Universidad de Leon

Master in Linguistics and Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language

León, Spain

Master degree

3 semesters

Spanish

Full time

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: Advanced training in linguistics applied to teaching Spanish as a foreign language, with academic and professional orientation. It's aimed at philology and arts and humanities graduates, other graduates reorienting to SFL, and international students with Hispanic philology. You'll study linguistic systems, communicative aspects, applied linguistics and SLA, Spanish-specific teaching issues, resource and curriculum design, and assessment. The programme mixes theory and practicum, with placements and mobility agreements.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as Spanish teachers, curriculum developers, materials designers, language assessors, teacher trainers, programme coordinators, educational consultants, or academic researchers in language education, applied linguistics, and international education fields.

About

We offer advanced and specialized training in linguistics and its application to the field of teaching Spanish as a foreign language, assuming a double orientation, academic and professional.

Aimed at graduates in Philology or other degrees of the Arts and Humanities branch, as well as graduates of any other branch of knowledge who want to reorient their training towards teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Also aimed at foreign students with training in Hispanic Philology or similar.

If you are interested in learning to

  • Know and understand the composition of linguistic systems and the communicative aspects of languages.
  • Integrate theories and models of linguistics applied to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
  • Know the Spanish system and the specific problems of its teaching as a second language.
  • Design teaching and instrumental resources for teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
  • Plan and evaluate the learning processes in the different teaching contexts of Spanish as a foreign language.

What we offer you

  • Theoretical training combined with practical guidance.
  • Extensive teaching experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
  • Agreements with different national and international educational centers for the realization of the practices.
  • Participation in mobility programs.

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