If you are a Spanish teacher, in a bilingual classroom, or a teacher seeking cultural enrichment, Language Link can offer you many opportunities.

If you are seeking units to move you up on a pay scale, all the schools can provide you with full documentation of study and a certificate of attendance. Depending on your own situation, this information may be sufficient for you to receive the recognition you need. It is best for you to check this out with your own school district, certifying agency or employer.

If you need or want transferable academic credit through a U.S. accredited university, it is available at several of our schools. Please see the College Students section for a full description of obtaining academic credit.

Even if you are at an advanced level of Spanish, all our programs can offer you challenging and worthwhile classes. We have many classroom Spanish teachers, as well as college professors of Spanish, who have studied with us. The higher level group classes cover topics such as literature, in-depth cultural considerations, advanced grammatical nuances and contemporary trends in the language. In any of our programs private classes can be requested, and these are often the perfect solution for very specific needs such as advanced literature or specific vocabulary.

While in all our programs we have had many teachers who have studied in Language Link’s Spanish language schools, if you want an intensive class specifically for Spanish teaching techniques we recommend:

CLIC of Seville, Spain

• Special course in Spanish Teacher Training and Spanish Culture and Methodology
• The class consists of two 50 minute classes daily (M – F) from one to four weeks. If the class is only chosen by one or two students that week, the classes would be reduced to 5 lessons per week.
• This is an outstanding class to add to the morning Intensive group classes.
• Level required is Advanced Plus

Lacunza of San Sebastian, Spain

• Methodology and Culture for Teachers
• For non-native teachers, 60 lessons in two weeks about methodology and different aspects of the Spanish culture, 4 – 12 students per class
• Level required is High Intermediate

International House of Barcelona, Spain

• International House Barcelona has been running Spanish teacher training programs since 1986. Currently they train over 200 Spanish language teachers a year. There are two courses available for teachers:

1. Introductory (pre-service) courses for Spanish teachers
These courses are designed for fluent Spanish speakers (either native or non-native) who would like to learn how to teach Spanish to foreigners. The intensive course last for 4 weeks (120 hours) and cover both theoretical and practical aspects of teaching.
Those students who hold a University degree, have a suitably high level of Spanish (native or near-native speaker level) and who successfully complete these Introductory Training courses, receive an officially recognized teaching certificate from the University of Barcelona. This certificate is also equivalent to 6 credits on the University of Barcelona's Masters course in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.

2. Methodology and Spanish Culture courses
These courses are designed for non-native teachers of Spanish who probably have some teaching experience. Teachers are given the opportunity to refresh and develop their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture. These methodology and culture courses last two weeks (60 hours).

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