Check your email often ( Watch your spam as well): In case you get a placement, you will receive an email stating that your application has been ADJUDICADA. Then, see Instructions to ACCEPT orDECLINE.
This program aims to:
Promote cultural, educative and scientific knowledge exchange.
Support Spanish teachers in teaching and students in learning the Spanish language.
Foster understanding and appreciation between different cultures.
The Assistants get a grant in Spain to provide support to the English or French teachers in language and culture classes and also have the opportunity to learn about the Spanish language and culture and use their experience upon their return to the United States or Canada, thus developing cultural understanding between the citizens of Spain and the United States of America and Canada.
The Spanish Autonomous Regions assign all candidates, individually, an Elementary or Secondary School. Candidates may not choose a particular city. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and some of the Regional Education Authorities will organize orientation seminars at the beginning of the school year.
Please note: It has come to our attention that some unscrupulous people are offering to falsely provide services for a fee.The Embassy of Spain's Education Office in the United States and Canada DOES NOT CHARGE ANY APPLICATION FEES for services provided in respect of the Language and Culture Assistants Program. Please, promptly contact us if you are in any way asked to pay for any services in connection with this program.
To be considered as a candidate you need to:
be a graduate, junior or senior College student.
hold U.S./Canadian citizenship
have English/French as your mother tongue
Number of openings: Over 2,000 openings all over Spain.
Application: From November 7 to March 31 2012 (Closed)
For your convenience, you can print out your checklist and your 2012 program calendar 
Stipend: € 700.00 monthy allowance plus benefits: paid winter and spring holidays and medical insurance.
Duration: From October 1 to May 31 (Dates can vary depending on actual destinations)
Locations: Positions are available all over Spain.
Further information:
NEW! New York applicants, see Annex 8 (In Spanish)CONTACT US
Candidates are kindly asked to address us any doubt not included in the Manual. For general information or to check an application status, just looK up the program guidelines/FAQ or access PROFEX.
or call 202 728 2335
or BE IN TOUCH WITH OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS:
or look up our Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports homepage for AUXILIARES DE CONVERSACIÓN
Our webpage will be periodically updated. Check it up frequently.
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