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School of Languages, Linguistics and Film
The Year Abroad
Iberian and Latin American Studies
Meeting for 2nd year students
Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Overview
• compulsory for all students of Portuguese and Hispanic Studies.
• minimum 6-7 months studying or working abroad
• Studying from introductory level: recommend full year abroad
• Studying Spanish and Portuguese: recommend spending time in the
country where your weakest language is spoken. (Also possible to
split your Year Abroad between two countries)
• Worth 120 credits and you will have to complete an assessment for
Queen Mary whilst you are abroad (accounts for 12.5% of your
degree)
Year Abroad options
• Study placement at a university under the European
exchange programme in Spain or Portugal (ERASMUS) or
independently
• Work placement: Teaching English as a
foreign language assistant (British Council)
* Not available in Brazil
• Work placement within Europe (ERASMUS) and beyond
(Central and Latin America)
Study placements
• Study at our ERASMUS partner institutions. We have ERASMUS
agreements with universities in Spain and Portugal.
• ERASMUS grants available to support your studies
Open to ALL students, regardless of nationality or fee status.
Numbers are limited on individual exchanges. Application is competitive.
ERASMUS Study placements in Spain (1)
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Universidad de Granada
Universidad de Vigo
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Universidad de Salamanca
Universidad de les Illes Balears
Universidad Pablo de Olavide [Seville]
Universidad Carlos III Madrid
Universidad de Valencia
Universidad de Malaga
Universidad de Oviedo
Universitat Jaume I
• Universidad de Murcia
• Universidad de Almería
• Universidad de Santiago de
Compostela
ERASMUS Study placements in Spain (2)
• Students will be informed which placement they have been allocated
by the end of the first semester.
• Students will be required to accept their placement by email by a
given deadline. Failure to accept this placement by the given
deadline may result in them losing their place.
• If you choose an Erasmus study placement as the back-up option you
are not guaranteed to get one of their 3 preferred choices since
students who choose Erasmus study placements as their 1st choice
are given priority.
• Students who choose an Erasmus study placement as their back-up
option are guaranteed to get one, but the location will depend on
places still available after having allocated placements as 1st choice.
ERASMUS Study placements in Spain (3)
Funding issues
Students on Erasmus study placement(s) for a minimum of 24 weeks :
•will have to pay 15% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e. £1350.
•will be able to take out tuition fee loans to cover these fees.
•will NOT have to pay any fees to their host institution(s).
•will be entitled to an ERASMUS grant since their study or work
placement(s) is within the EU (including Switzerland). (in 2013/14, the
Erasmus grant was 375 € /month)
ERASMUS Study placement in Portugal
• Universidade de Coimbra
Other study placements (non-ERASMUS)
Partner universities in Latin America. Spanish
• Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
• Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Partner universities in Latin America. Portuguese
• Pontífica Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC)
Academic exchange with Univ. of
Guadalajara (Mexico) and Universidad de
Los Andes Colombia)
Competitive: two places available per institution; only those
with an average of B for their first year will be considered.
Finances: pay half tuition fees to Queen Mary, no other
financial support available.
QMPlus: EXCHANGE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA APPLICATION FORM
QMPlus: EXCHANGE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANDES APPLICATION FORM
Independent Study Placements (non-ERASMUS)
This option is for those who:
•wish to study at any other Spanish-speaking university within the European
Union that we do not have an ERASMUS agreement with OR
•wish to study at a university in Latin America.
Students on study placements outside Erasmus for a minimum of 24
weeks* :
•will have to pay 15% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e. £1350.
•will be able to take out tuition fee loans to cover these fees.
•will have to apply to the institution(s) independently and pay tuition fees to
their host institution(s).
•won’t receive an Erasmus grant.
If you split your YA between France and
Spain…
We recommend that you spend your 1st semester in
France, and your 2nd semester in Spain.
It is essential that you check the academic calendar of
the universities you’re interested in to avoid clashes
with beginning of classes and final examinations
Language Assistantships (1)
•Teaching English as a foreign language assistant
• Teaching in primary or secondary schools or in universities
• Locations: Spain and Latin America
• Generous salary in addition to ERASMUS grant
• BC registration forms must be downloaded directly from their
website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/english/language-assistant-programme
Language Assistantships (2)
Only those who hold a EU passport and have completed their
secondary education in the UK are eligible.
Students will also need to be native level speakers of English.
Finances for BC in Latin America:
Students on British Council placements outside Europe:
•will have to pay 20% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e. £1800.
•will be able to take out tuition fee loans to cover these fees.
Language Assistantships (3)
•Students on British Council placements in Europe:
• will have to pay 15% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e.
£1350.
• will be able to take out tuition fee loans to cover these fees.
•-will NOT have to pay any fees to their host institution(s).
•-will be entitled to an ERASMUS grant since their study or work
placement(s) is within the EU (including Switzerland) (in 2013/14, the
Erasmus grant was 375 € /month)
Language Assistantships (4)
Reference letters and Application Forms
Students must get a reference from a member of academic staff
They must ask this person as soon as possible!
The reference form comes together with the downloaded
application form ( http://www.britishcouncil.org/english/language-assistantprogramme)
Please tell your advisers to hand in the completed reference to
Laetitia Calabrese.
Work placements - criteria
• Office-based/classroom based opportunities only
• Must demonstrate exposure to the target language
• Any Spanish/Portuguese-speaking country
• Needs to be approved by the Year Abroad Committee: work
placement details form, job description and confirmation from the
employer to be submitted by Friday 16th May 2014 at the latest
• Once approved – complete training agreement
Portuguese-speaking work placements
In Portugal, the School has received placement offers from employers such
as:
– Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa
– British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce
– Catholic University of Portugal – Porto
Spanish-speaking work placements
• Accounts/ Logistics internships with Bosch in Madrid
• Marketing Assistant with Hello! magazine in Madrid
• Translation internships with 1 Global Translators (Barcelona)
• Journalism internship with Argentina Independent (Buenos Aires)
• Language Assistants with charities/NGOS in Latin America
(VolunTeachPeru, LAFF, Put Them First etc)
Work placements - Back up plan
You are responsible for sourcing your own placement, which will
have to be approved by the Year Abroad Committee.
You will need to provide a back up plan (e.g. an Erasmus
study placement) in case you don't manage to secure a
placement by the deadline or if your placement falls through
You need to fill in and return a FORM indicating whether you
intend to find a work placement and in which sectors of activity.
This is an indication of intent to work not a final arrangement!
Application Forms
All the forms will be available to download on QMplus from
Thursday, 24th October.
There will be a QMPlus submission page to upload your
forms by 20th November.
Fees and funding – International students (1)
Overseas students on Erasmus study and/or work placement(s)
(incl. British Council**) for a minimum of 24 weeks* :
• will have to pay 50% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e.
£6375.
• will NOT have to pay any fees to their host institution(s).
• will be entitled to an ERASMUS grant since their study or work
placement(s) is within the EU (including Switzerland). (in 2013/14,
the Erasmus grant was 375 € /month)
•* This can include split placements although each placement
MUST be at least 3 months long.
•** There are certain eligibility criteria to be able to work as an
English language assistant through the British Council
Fees and funding – International students (2)
Overseas students on study placements outside Erasmus for a
minimum of 24 weeks :
• will have to pay 50% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e.
£6375.
• will have to pay tuition fees to their host institution(s).
•Overseas students on work placements (incl. British council)
outside Erasmus for a minimum of 24 weeks will have to pay
50% of the full time QMUL tuition fee rate, i.e. £6375.
YA Deadlines
 All forms are available on the Year Abroad 2013-14 website
 First stage: all students need to submit their first and back-up options
by Wednesday 20th November to the Main Office Arts 1.08
 ERASMUS study placements: YA officer will inform all students by e-
mail by 13th December 2013 with confirmation of placement.
 Students need to confirm their acceptance of ERASMUS study
placements by 8th January 2014.
 ERASMUS study placement students will be informed of the
outcome of their applications on Friday 13th December (except
British Council applications which are externally administered).
YA Deadlines
 students wanting to do a BC assistantship need to ask their advisors
for references and give them plenty of time to do so (at least a
week).
 reference letters must be sent by advisors directly to the YA officer by
20th November at the very latest (Laetitia Laetitia Calabrese:
[email protected]).
 Second stage: Semester 2.
FOR ALL STUDENTS:
You should begin your research for the YA option NOW!
Santander Grants
The SLLF has been granted 10 scholarships of £1,000 each, to be allocated
as follows:
1) 6 scholarships to the best students of Spanish
2) 1 scholarship to the best student of Portuguese
3) 2 to the best students of German
4) 1 to a student of French (Belgium)
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Completed application forms should be submitted by e-mailing the YA
coordinators.
APPLICATION PERIOD: 21st to 28th of July 2014
Eligibility criteria on QMPlus
Country-specific CV and interview workshops
• Register for workshops by emailing Birgitta ([email protected]) stating
which country workshop you’re interested in.
French
Spanish
Portuguese
CV and job
hunting
Wed 15
January
Wed 15th
January
tbc
Going for
interviews
Wed 29th
January
Wed 22nd
January
tbc
Year Abroad contacts
Hispanic Studies – Dr Mar Encinas
Portuguese – Dr Patricia Sequeira Bras
German – Dr Martina Deny
French – Dr Elsa Petit
Work placements (not British Council) – Mrs Birgitta Hall
ERASMUS placements – Wiebke Leugers
Decision time!
• Talk to final year students about their experiences
• Contact students currently on their Year Abroad by going on QMUL
Facebook group: ‘Help! I’m on my Year Abroad’
• Research your placement options by looking at thirdyearabroad.com
• If you’re interested in studying abroad, visit our partner institutions’ websites