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Sub-Faculty of Spanish: Year Abroad Presentation. Ben Bollig: benjamin.bollig@stcatz.ox.ac.uk 6 November 2013. Overview. General info. Options Finance Student presentations Any questions. General info. Final deadline: usually in Trinity Term Other deadlines much earlier
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Sub-Faculty of Spanish: Year Abroad Presentation Ben Bollig: benjamin.bollig@stcatz.ox.ac.uk 6 November 2013
Overview • General info. • Options • Finance • Student presentations • Any questions
General info. • Final deadline: usually in Trinity Term • Other deadlines much earlier • Two languages: flexible e.g. two “semesters” • Forms for Faculty (and Colleges) with your whereabouts, activity, plan of study, etc. • Look out for messages from Faculty Office, College Offices, etc.
Options • Paid work in teaching e.g. British Council • Courses of study e.g. Erasmus exchange • Other work: paid or unpaid
Paid work in teaching • British Council • Information at http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-how-do-i-apply-2.htm • Inform College tutor and referees asap. • Competitive programme • Firm commitment to the programme if you apply • Other paid work in teaching e.g. English schools overseas – at Tutor’s discretion.
Courses of study • Courses of study e.g. Erasmus exchange • Exchange available with Salamanca University • Information sheet • Other university study e.g. UBA, Buenos Aires; UNAM Mexico • UCBC, Santiago de Chile • Informal agreement to undertake teaching and study. • One student visited last year. • Student may explore own options, at Tutor’s discretion
Other work: paid or unpaid • See Careers Service website • http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/ • Some recent employers include: • Sotheby’s, Madrid; L’Oreal internships • Must be non-Anglophone environment and suitable work • Seek Tutor’s advice if in doubt • Volunteering work • Above conditions apply • Be wary of agencies charging high fees to arrange places
Finance • Tuition fee for all Home/EU students on their compulsory year abroad will be 15% of the maximum tuition fee, which will be £1,350 in 2014-15. • This fee is the same regardless of whether they are undertaking an Erasmus placement or not. • Overseas and Islands students will continue to pay half their full-time tuition fee. • New Erasmus+ programme is starting from 2014-15 (details tbc). • Erasmus and other funding available • Erasmus • Erasmus study exchanges; British Council assistantships; Eligible work/internships • Forms required by University/Erasmus • Loan and means-tested Govt. Support • College travel grants • Junior Heath Harrison Travel Scholarship • Year Abroad Travel Hardship fund
Student presentations • Student experiences during Year Abroad.
Any questions? • ?