Calls for masters funding applications
Name: URV Introduction to Teaching and Research Grant – BIDI in the Department of English and German Studies
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Grant amount: Amount of the grant: € 4.400 (gross), distributed in 8 monthly instalments. The endowment is subject to the IRPF tax and the Social Security quotation
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Course Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign/Second Language (EFL/ESL)
Speciality:		Tutor: Dra. Lídia Gallego-Balsà
Description of practical activities to be carried out: - Use of fundamental tools in research: data collection and processing. - Introduction to teaching and evaluation methodologies: application and monitoring of training processes. - Dissemination and dissemination of research: introduction to network management. - Support for research in linguistics and the English language - Support for teaching in linguistics and the English language		Specific competencies to be developed: A1 Master the theoretical currents and basic methodological approaches that characterize the teaching and learning processes of a foreign language in general and of the English language in particular A2 Master the basic linguistic foundations of theoretical and applied linguistics A3 Possess advanced knowledge of the oral and written English language at all levels and of its linguistic system (lexical, phonetic, grammatical, pragmatic, discursive) and give it an appropriate didactic treatment A4 Analyze, plan, design, develop and evaluate the teaching-learning process of the English language in accordance with the appropriate curriculum and methodological approach A8 Apply the research methods specific to the field of applied linguistics and the teaching of English as a foreign language to the design and development of rigorous teaching, academic and/or research projects and implement the results in the English classroom
Transversal competencies to be developed: B1 Learn to learn. B3 Apply critical, logical and creative thinking, at the forefront of the field of study, in a research context B4 Work autonomously with responsibility and initiative. B5 Work in a team collaboratively and with shared responsibility, in a leadership role B6 Communicate information, ideas, conclusions, problems and solutions - and the reasons that support them - clearly and effectively in public or in a specific technical field. CT6. Identify the learning process and academic and work or professional orientation: - Expand the vision of the university as a professional environment. - Understand the internal functioning of the service/office/department where the scholarship has been developed. - Apply skills specific to the world of work such as: . Time management. . Organization. . Collaboration with colleagues. . Responsibility. - Know one of the work areas of their area of ​​knowledge. - Assess whether you would like to work in the field where you have developed the scholarship. CT7. Apply ethical principles and social responsibility as a citizen and as a professional. - Manage information ethically and responsibly. - Serve users under the principles of equality, responsibility and ethics. - Collaborate with colleagues under the principles of equality, responsibility and ethics. - Understand the needs of students in relation to the field of the scholarship and how you can help them as a scholarship holder. - Use material and energy resources taking into account respect for the environment.
Merits
Name Highest score UNWEIGHTED ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT (RD 1125/2003) 10 EVALUATION OF CURRICULUM VITAE 10
Observations: "· URV's BIDI Grants: Conditions governing: https://www.urv.cat/media/upload/arxius/beques-oou/beques_2627/BIDI_2627/Bases%20Beques%20BIDI%2026-27__ang.pdf More information: http://www.urv.cat/en/studies/bachelor/financial-information/grants/index-beques-bidi/ · Necessary documentation for international students: a) Weight grade: Spanish applicants who completed the qualification that gives them access to the master's degree at a university other than the URV must submit their academic transcript showing their average grade according to the criteria established by RD 1125/2003, of 5 September, which specifies the European credits system and the official system for grading university qualifications throughout Spain. International students, in addition to their academic transcripts, may be required to submit a declaration of equivalence of average grades for university courses completed abroadissued by the Spanish Ministeri d'Educació i Formació Professional. The procedure for obtaining this declaration can be found on the web of the Ministry: https://universidades.sede.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/Equivalencia_notas_medias/language/en b) Curriculum vitae: Among other aspects, the selection committee will evaluate applicants' foreign language abilities, the relevance of their previous studies to the master's course, professional experience, mobility visits, grants or prizes received, publications, etc. The selection committee will only consider merits included in the CV that was submitted when the applicant pre-registered for the master's course and for which documentary evidence has also been presented. · Activity of the grant: The student will perform the teaching and research initiation presential activity. In the case of exceptional circumstances, the department and/or tutor may require the student to develop telematically. If telematic activity is not possible, the grant will be suspended at the direction of the department until the student can return to normal activity. Under no circumstances may the duration of the grant exceed the academic calendar for the current academic year. · Assessment by the tutor: Follow-up and evaluation of training activities carried out by the grant holders to comply with the educational requirements of the grants: 1. The training project is described in the grant scholarship summary and the grant holder's credential 2. As part of the process of evaluating and following-up the training activities, halfway through the grant the tutor conducts a follow-up interview to determine whether the student is acquiring the necessary learning competences 3. The grant holders have to evaluate their performance regarding the activities that they have carried out. 4. Before the end of the grant, the tutor evaluates the learning competences acquired by the student over the course of the scholarship 5. The course certificate certifies that the grant holder has satisfactorily acquired the necessary learning competencies The units may determine other systems for evaluating the activities carried out by the student over the course of the scholarship "