We offer vacancies for English language assistants, to perform in schools in Spain.
25 hours/week * from October to June * vacations according to the school calendar.
Knowledge, skills and competences the student is expected to acquire:
 Learn how to be in a teaching environment coordinating with the English teachers and
learning aspects of teaching languages to students.
 Another skill that the student is expected to acquire is how to communicate key concepts
of the English language to students, such as phonemic rules and idiomatic phrases.
 Learn how to prepare lesson tasks and provide new and interesting materials for the
teachers which aim is to improve the oral skills of the students.
 The student is expected to take away the experience of teaching English as a foreign
language to students in an academic environment and aid the process of being able to
pronounce words to a good standard.
 Furthermore, the student is expected to acquire knowledge of the Spanish culture and
improve their communication skills in Spanish and in a working environment.
Tasks the student will be carrying out:
 Help the English teachers by providing them with new materials for conversations. Play
games and use songs to help the students learn English.
 Provide conversation practice.
 Assist the teacher in the classroom and help in the language department.
 Help in the audio-visual room.
 Teach the students about the traditions and customs of his/her country and also share
experiences for discussions in the target language.
 Provide native knowledge of phonemic pronunciation of English and also teach everyday
language in context.
 Answer linguistic questions.
 Help in other subjects apart from English such as science, art and sports.
 May be invited to participate in extra-curricular activities such as cultural visits, theatre
plays or sports events.
 Help with oral examinations.
Our organization will:
 Provide homestay accommodation, full board, in a private room, so students have their
own space and privacy at home.
 Provide free transport from home to school and from school to home;
 Provide participants with a study grant of 150EUR/month;
 Provide a guidance tutor, to help and look after their welfare during their stay.
 Welcome the students at the airport;
 Provide an induction programme for the student at the start of the placement;
 Provide the students with a “guide for participants”, informing them on how the Spanish
educational system works, and on practical matters to deal with the host families to build
trust and to establish a good convivence and to facilitate understanding of the culture of
the host country;
 Provide free online Spanish lessons to students with the necessary books and materials to
follow the course;