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Welcome pack for new assistants, by Ana S.
Welcome pack for new assistants, by Ana S.
Information Sheet for LANGUAGE Assistants
SCHOOL DATA
- School name: IES Teatinos
- Full address: Plaza Rudyard Kipling 2, 29010 Málaga
- Telephone number: 00 34 647 564 618
- Location link on Google Maps.
- Our website:. http://iesteatinos.es
Contact of the reference person(s)
- Email of a member of the management team:
29016264.edu@juntadeandalucia.es
- Email of the teacher coordinating the program:
To be determined
Education level
- Middle/High School (12-16 year – old students)
Collaboration subjects/modules of the Language Assistant
Groups involved. 1º- 4º ESO
Subjects: Math, Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Geography and History, Arts and Music
Information about the town and/or neighborhood
Information about Teatinos
Teatinos is an area to the north-west of Málaga city centre. It is a modern part of Málaga, so you will find lots of high-rise apartments here, as well as wide roads. The apartments in Teatinos are generally a lot more modern than the ones in the centre, which is something to bear in mind when finding a place to live. Teatinos is where the university (known as UMA) is situated, along with plenty of bars and casual places to eat. The main social street of Teatinos is Avenida de Plutarco; here and nearby you will find bars, cafés and ice-cream shops. The area is very well connected to the city centre via bus, and there are plenty of bus-stops around Teatinos. There are also two metro stations (Ciudad de la Justicia and Universidad) which are very useful for getting to Málaga’s main train station, Estación de Málaga-María Zambrano.
A few recommendations:
· Q Pro Quo is a lovely bookshop and café in Teatinos, where many students go to study or catch up with friends. Here you can have a coffee, some cake, a nice breakfast, and even a beer if you fancy it.
· Tremendo Burrito is a casual burrito place on Avenida de Plutarco. Here you will find tasty burritos, nachos, and frozen margaritas. On Thursdays they have a happy hour from 16:00-20:00, where all margaritas, beers, soft drinks and nachos are 2 for 1.
· Yasaka is a sushi restaurant in Teatinos. Here you can have unlimited sushi for around 15€. It’s definitely worth it!
· Universitas is a bar just off Avenida de Plutarco. It is very popular with students, and it has a covered outdoor seating area which gives onto a pedestrianised street with other bars. (Info given by A.G.)
- Brief information about the town.
Getting to school
- Public transport # 11 and 14, from Alameda Principal. schedules. You should take a tarjeta bus, from the tobacco shop. Link to the website of public transport companies.
- Possibility of car-pooling with other teachers.
*1,40 € (0,84€ with the card).
Approximately 25€ for 30 trips. Or 40€ for unlimited trips for a month.
Accommodation
- Where to live in town?
- https://www.instagram.com/cotilleos_uma/?utm_medium=copy_link
- https://www.idealista.com/en/venta-viviendas/malaga/teatinos/mapa
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/690379255132364/
- Badi mobile app.
Contact with other Language Assistants
- assistants who have previously been collaborating at school:
Emails to be given once working at the school.
Previous Experiences with Language Assistants
You are using the link to websites, assistants’ site:
https://sites.google.com/iesteatinos.es/bilingual/assistant-teachers
Official web: Plurilingüismo
Official web: Plurilingüismo
Find in this link of the official web; Plurilingüismo en Málaga, all the information you need to know about assistant teachers.
A.G. (2021-22)
A.G. (2021-22)
Hi all! My name is Anna, and I will be an English language assistant at IES Teatinos for the whole scholastic year 2021-22.
I grew up in the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow – a place that is very close to my heart, despite the awful weather! From there, I went to university in Oxford where I studied Italian & Linguistics and graduated in the summer of 2021. I then decided to do something a little different: I submitted an application to work in Spain for eight months, despite having only been to Spain once in my life and knowing no Spanish. Luckily, my application was accepted – and now, here I am, living in sunny Málaga instead of rainy Glasgow!
When I’m not working or studying, I love to play the piano (although sadly I haven’t been doing much of that recently as my piano is back home in Glasgow). I also love seeing friends and meeting new people, and I’m sure that this year in Spain will be an excellent opportunity to make some new friends. I’m also very keen to learn Spanish, and hopefully by the end of this year I’ll be a little more proficient than I am now!
It’s wonderful to be here in Andalucía, where everyone has been so friendly and welcoming. I can’t wait to see what the year has in store for me!
Some of the material created by A.G. (assistant teacher) is published on these Padlets:
I.C. (2021-22)
I.C. (2021-22)
I grew up in a picturesque seaside town called Bangor, in Northern Ireland, which is 20 kilometres from the capital Belfast. Bangor is a big town with around 100,000 people living there. There is lots to do, such as, go on beautiful costal walks and strolls in our many parks, go swimming in the sea and go sailing. Bangor has lots of history, for example, the Normans invaded there. Did you know that the Titanic was built in Belfast? Many men from Bangor, including some of my ancestors helped to build the Titanic in the shipyards in Belfast.
During the summer months, I work in a restaurant in my hometown. I love it because I enjoy talking to customers. When I am not working, I like to go to the gym to keep fit, meet my friends for coffee in town and watch Netflix!
I went to an all-girls grammar school from the age of 12 to 18. In the final year of primary school, everyone has to do an exam in Maths and English to determine which secondary school they go to. Students that do well in the exam go to a grammar school. My school was called Glenlola Collegiate. There were 1500 girls in my school. We had to wear a uniform every day, which consisted of, a white shirt, a bright blue cardigan, a blue and white striped tie, a navy skirt, black tights and shoes and a woollen blazer. We had to wear a bright blue sports kit when we did P.E. I loved going to an all-girls school as we had lots of fun together and we were not distracted by boys!
In sixth form, for my A-level exams, I studied French, History and Religious studies. We did exams in these subjects to be accepted into university. I achieved 3 A’s in 2017, and went to the University of Edinburgh for 4 years to study a Master’s degree in French and History. I loved university life, as it is very exciting because you meet lots of new people from across the world and you learn so many new things in your chosen subjects. I spent my 3rd year of university living in the south of France, in a town called Bayonne. I graduated university in June 2021 and decided to come to Spain to learn Spanish, and also because I love the Spanish way of life.
In the next few years, I want to travel, learn new languages, and meet new people. I hope to be a modern languages teacher one day in the future back home in Northern Ireland.
Some of the maetrial created by I.C. (assistant teacher) is published on these Padlets:
I.'s Halloween
I.'s Halloween
Halloween-
As a child, Halloween was one of the most exciting times of the year! My mum would decorate the house with cobwebs and hanging pictures of vampires and witches. We would go to the fancy-dress shop and pick our favourite scary costumes and pick the biggest pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and go home to carve scary faces into it. On the lead up to Halloween night, my friends and I would go Trick or Treating where we would knock on the doors of our neighbours and sing,
Halloween is coming and the geese are getting fat,
Would you please put a penny in the old man’s hat?
If you haven’t got a penny, a halfpenny will do,
If you haven’t got a halfpenny,
Then God bless you!
Our neighbours would give us lots of sweets and chocolate, or sometimes money. We would go home and eat it all. On Halloween night, we used to go to parties with our friends and family. We would play games, such as, dunking our heads into a basin of water for apples which had pound coins in them. We would eat toffee apples and make shapes with sparklers. There are always fire work displays on Halloween night too.
A.'s Halloween
A.'s Halloween
With Halloween approaching, I thought I’d also share my fond memory of this celebration. In Scotland, we go “guising” on the evening of Halloween (otherwise known as “trick-or-treating”). This involves going round houses in the neighbourhood and telling jokes or singing songs in exchange for sweets – and although I haven’t been guising in many years now, I still remember the excitement of seeing my bag fill up with various treats over the course of the evening! Our parents would always warn us not to eat them all too fast, but of course, we never listened.
Video shown in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQZErtwA3E&t=3s&ab_channel=HISTORY
I.C. - Language assistant at IES Teatinos 2021/2022
My name is Imogen and I am from a town called Bangor in Northern Ireland.
After finishing my studies in French and History at the University of Edinburgh, I decided to come to Spain to learn Spanish and teach English. I was fortunate enough to be placed in Malaga city in IES Teatinos. I am one of two assistants along with Anna, from Scotland. I have had a fantastic experience here and I have been very happy at this school. As this school is a middle school, I have had the opportunity to teach English in a variety of subjects, for example, History, Chemistry, Mathematics and Geography. This has been really exciting and diverse as everyday is different, and I have been able to learn from these lessons myself whilst improving upon my teaching skills crosscurricuarly. The staff and all the fellow teachers are so friendly and welcoming to us. It has
been enlightening to experience the Spanish school system, and also to experience some Spanish culture through traditions that the teachers share in the staffroom. I have also had the opportunity to take part in outside school activities with the students, such as the Modern languages trip to the cinema.
Outside of school life, I have loved every second of living here in Malaga. This experience has allowed me to explore and profit from all that this beautiful region has to offer, for example, I have been on trips to Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla, Ronda, Nerja, Mijas and more. I have learnt so much about the rich history and culture here and I have been fortunate enough to have tried the incredible quality of food and dishes here. I have also made lots of friends who are assistants like me too from the UK and US.
Next year I am going home to the UK to become a qualified French teacher or I would have stayed here for another year at this fantastic school. Special thanks to our mentor Ana, who has been incredible and so supportive to us during our time here.
A.G. - Language assistant at IES Teatinos 2021/2022
I was an English language assistant in IES Teatinos, Málaga, from 1st October 2021 until 31st May 2022.
During this time, I helped with the subjects of English, Mathematics, Biology, Music and Physical Education. My supervisor, A.S., organised my timetable, which alternated between Week A and Week B.
I enjoyed my time at IES Teatinos very much. I was warmly welcomed into the school, and made to feel comfortable from my very first day there. My alternating timetable helped to keep things fresh for me, and it also meant I was able to assist a greater range of pupils and teachers. During the eight months I was there, I built up good relationships with both my colleagues and the pupils, and I (hopefully!) made learning a bit more fun for the kids through presentations, activities, and by fostering an informal atmosphere which helped to relax them, and therefore allowed them to chat more freely.
Not only was it beneficial for the students to speak to a native speaker of English, I myself also benefited from hearing them speak to one another in Spanish. Indeed, my Spanish comprehension improved immensely, simply by being in class and being constantly surrounded by Spanish. As well as this, I lived with Spanish flatmates who I spoke to only in Spanish. This was admittedly a struggle at the beginning, but having this full immersion was ultimately really beneficial and meant that my Spanish improved very quickly. At the beginning of the year, I could barely manage an “Hola” – and now I’m able to sustain a conversation and read books entirely in Spanish, which is really exciting!
Outside of school, I had the pleasure of living in what is probably one of the sunniest cities in Europe – a big change from Glasgow, where I’m originally from. I lived in Teatinos, which was convenient as I was able to walk to work; and to go to the centre of Málaga, or to go to the beach – both of which I did regularly! – I just had to hop on the bus. Málaga has everything you could want from a city: beach, mountains, sun, a buzzing social life, and a prime location to visit other places. Indeed, during my time here I visited many other nearby towns and cities, including Granada, Ronda, Córdoba, Nerja, Seville, Setenil de las Bodegas and El Chorro – to name only a few! And for those wanting to reach the capital city, Spain’s high-speed rail (AVE) gets you from Málaga to Madrid in just 2hrs 30mins (although it is a bit on the expensive side).
As well as this, the social side of living here was excellent. There is never a lack of things to do in Málaga, and I found that my weekends (which were three days long) were always packed full of activities. I made a lot of great friends here (including Imogen, the other language assistant at IES Teatinos), and together we explored the region and the many things it had to offer. People in Andalusia are famously friendly, and I found that even strangers often went above and beyond to help and to offer recommendations.
All in all, I had a great time living in Málaga and working at IES Teatinos, and the eight months flew by. It feels like just yesterday I was arriving here, trying to find my way around the city, nervous and excited in equal parts – and now Málaga feels like home. I’m looking forward to coming back and visiting in the future!
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