The Developing Teacher Course with Spanish (DTCS)

The Developing Teacher with Spanish Course is for those who would like to fine-tune their skills as a language trainer while learning Spanish along the way. It is aimed at TEFL teachers with an initial qualification (such as the CELTA or CertTESOL) and 0-3 years experience. This course meets the requirements for a student visa (for non-EU citizens) and is suitable for all levels of Spanish from A1 (beginner) up to B2 (upper-intermediate). 

The schedule is from 10:00–14:00 Monday to Friday, which means that working teachers are free to teach their own English classes to make a living during their time studying with us. You can sign up for a minimum of 1 month and up to a maximum of 12 months and it can be extended at any time during the course.

Each month will consist of the following:

• 40 hours of Spanish class at Oxford House (on this course and this course)
• 20 hours lesson planning
• 4 hours group workshop
• 6 hours observation of experienced teachers
• 10 hours independent work on your monthly assignment

Total: 80 hours per month (20 hours per week)

Course fee: €300 per month

We recommend buying The Developing Teacher, Duncan Foord, Delta Publishing 2009, which provides options for developmental tasks for you to carry out on the course. The book is available from reception in the school.

To live and work in Barcelona, many non-EU citizens sign up for our 4-week intensive CELTA course followed by at least 6 months of our Developing Teacher Course with Spanish (7 months in total).

This combination will allow you to apply for a long-term student visa, and after arriving in Spain, apply for student work authorization. (If you already have the CELTA or a similar qualification, you can meet the requirements by enrolling in at least 7 months of DTCS instead of 6.)

Once you have applied for student work authorization, you can legally work up to 20 hours per week, which is considered full-time for a newly qualified teacher.

Learn more about our Visa Support Service.

To pass the course and receive the certificate you will have to: 

• Complete the development tasks to a satisfactory standard and present them in a blog each month.
• Attend 85% of the timetabled course.

The Developing Teacher with Spanish certificate will:

• State the length of the course.
• Outline the components of the course in detail.
• Confirm that you have passed the course.