1. Sub-Faculty of Spanish: Year Abroad Presentation Ben Bollig: benjamin.bollig@stcatz.ox.ac.uk 6 November 2013

2. Overview General info. Options Finance Student presentations Any questions

3. 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.

4. Options Paid work in teaching e.g. British Council Courses of study e.g. Erasmus exchange Other work: paid or unpaid

5. Paid work in teaching British Council – Information at http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants- how-do-i-apply-2.htm 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.

6. 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

7. Other work: paid or unpaid See Careers Service website – http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/ 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

8. 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

9. Student presentations Student experiences during Year Abroad.

10. Any questions? ?