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Students accepted to the Máster en Enseñanza de la Lengua, Literatura y Cultura en el Mundo Hispánico and Master in Bilingual and Multicultural Education must also fulfill the internship program in schools of the Community of Madrid.

The aim of the program is to offer students the possibility of studying the Master´s Program while doing an internship in the Community of Madrid. Students participating will be teaching in schools ranging from Primary to High School.*

Interns will assist teachers in the classroom. Schools will inform the Instituto B. Franklin about the number of interns and hours per week needed for each of the schools (18 or 24** hours). Interns will have no labor relation with the schools. The commitment will be for the academic year September to June.

Interns will receive monetary compensation from Instituto B. Franklin which will vary depending on the number of worked hours per week. If possible, schools will provide free lunch or at a lower price to interns, although the Instituto B. Franklin does not guarantee this service.

18 hours (per week). Instituto B. Franklin will pay for the following expenses:
Living expenses	......	5.800€/ divided in 10 months
Participant will have to choose one of the following study programs:
A) MA in Enseñanza de la Lengua, Literatura y Cultura en el Mundo Hispánico	......	10.000€
B) MA in Bilingual and Multicultural Education	......	10.000€
Approximate Insurance cost	......	450€

 

 

24 hours (per week). Instituto B. Franklin will pay for the following expenses:
Living expenses	......	7.500€/ divided in 10 months
Participant will have to choose one of the following study programs:
A) MA in Enseñanza de la Lengua, Literatura y Cultura en el Mundo Hispánico	......	10.000€
B) MA in Bilingual and Multicultural Education	......	10.000€
Approximate Insurance cost	......	450€

 

Important notice:

Instituto Franklin cannot guarantee the student the choice of 18 or 24 internship hours. These hours shall be set by the schools and their needs.

Most likely these are considered working hours in class.  Weekly meetings with teachers (to plan lessons, etc.) may not be included in these hours.

Please advise Instituto Franklin if you do not agree with said notice prior to your arrival.

The Program does not include:

Books, readings or photocopies needed for each course.  If requested, the Program Coordinator can provide the photocopies for the students in order for them to have them at the beginning of each course.  These photocopies will be paid to the Program Coordinator in cash or deducted from the next stipend.

Diploma and official transcripts.  These will need to be requested to the Registration Office.  These documents have a cost.

 

Intern responsibilities

• Interns will develop teaching lessons and activities, according to the school’s bilingual program .
• Interns will facilitate the oral practice of students and will offer guidance for pronunciation and grammatical correction.
• Interns will collaborate with teachers developing didactic materials and will help develop new ideas and activities.
• Interns will help students and teachers understand their culture and customs.
• Interns will be required to teach classes to students under the supervision of school teachers.
• Inform the school coordinator of any problems or incidents which may arise during the program.
• If the school requires it, during his/her school schedule the intern must dedicate some time to have conversations in English with the rest of the teachers. Except for these hours, the rest of the hours must be dedicated solely to students.
• Failure to fulfill these responsibilities could result in the expelling of the program.
   

Other Information

• Participants who wish to leave the program before it ends should inform in writing to the school and Instituto Franklin one month before the date they wish to terminate it.
• Participants will have a probation period of 15 days. If a school decides to terminate the internship with a participant due to reasonable causes, this will need to be stated in writing and sent to Instituto Franklin. Instituto Franklin  will try to get another destination for the participant.
• If in the second destination the participant´s internship is terminated again due to reasonable causes, the participant will be responsible for all costs derived from this decision and his/her trip back to the US.  In this case the reimbursement of the 500€ will not be applied.
• Interns are aware that they are under a scholarship scheme and therefore have no labor relation whatsoever with the schools. This will be recorded and signed in a proper document.
• Interns need a Student Visa to stay in Spain under this scholarship program, Instituto Franklin will assist with their legal status.
• The intern can only collaborate with the school while studying the Master’s Program with the Instituto Franklin. Once the Master’s finishes the intern will also conclude the internship at the school.  (Academic calendar from September to June).
• Please keep in mind that intern’s conditions, schedules, obligations and rights are not the same as that of the school’s teachers.

Schedules in schools are not a responsibility of Instituto Franklin and this information will be given to each intern directly by the school DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF THE INTERNSHIP.