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Name and Surname      Patrick Kelly Date      13/2/2020

School Name      Colegio de Fomento Montearagón

As you know, your opinion is very important to us, as it is the best way to know how to improve our programs, attention
and service. Please check one box for each question: 1 means very unsatisfied and 5 means very satisfied.

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

I. MEDDEAS
Topic 1 2 3 4 5
1. My Welcome contact person gave me a swift reply to my questions every time I needed it.
2. My Support contact person gave me a swift reply to my questions every time I needed it.
3. The program has fulfilled the commitments agreed on with me so far.

If any item is graded three or less, please explain why:      

II. MY PLACEMENT AT THE SCHOOL

Topic 1 2 3 4 5
4. The school’s management welcomed and supported me in my first days at the school.
5. I feel supported by my tutor and language department.
6. I am treated as well as any other teacher at the school.
7. The school is fulfilling the commitments signed in the specific agreement.
8. I am enjoying my placement at the school.

If any item is graded three or less, please explain why:      

III. ONLINE COURSE

Course name:       Tutor’s name:      

Topic 1 2 3 4 5
9. The tutor answers my questions swiftly.
10. The course’s academic level.
11. The course has given me useful tools I can use to prepare my lessons, and has helped me
in my responsibilities as Language Assistant.
12. In case I decided to become a teacher in the future, this course has helped me develop my
teaching skills.
13. Honestly, I am dedicating enough time to the course to take advantage of it.

If any item is graded three or less, please explain why:      Whilst the course provides us context on what we can do
in the classroom it lacks in a way a practical aspect in how we may do these things. Hypothetically, the course is
sufficient but when put into practical terms this changes.

14. If I could choose between doing the course or not, I would choose: Doing it Not doing it
15. Only If you have chosen “Not doing it”, you would have preferred to take a course in (or none):      
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16. What I suggest in order to improve the online course is: Showing students more practical options into
conducting the classroom as well as delving more into student and classroom psychology.

IV. COMPETENCES. Thanks to this experience, I am improving my ability to / I am more able to....
Topic 1 2 3 4 5
17. Adapt to a professional environment and work in a team.
18. Understand the internal rules of operation and ethics of my school.
19. Interact professionally with the management and teaching staff of my school.
20. Plan and organize my own tasks.
21. Relate to students in an educational manner.
22. Undertake well the tasks assigned to me.
23. Organize and promote learning situations.
24. Keep student’s attention.
25. Express myself correctly when I speak in my own language.
26. Adapt my teaching methods to the age of the students.
27. Get students involved in their own learning.

V. OTHER

28. Please describe the negative aspects of your experience as a Language Assistant in Spain (they will be taken as
constructive criticism):       There are very little negative aspects except perhaps not being able to speak the Spanish
language. 

29. Please describe the positive aspects of your experience as a Language Assistant in Spain (this testimonial could be
included on our webpage or social networks to inform about the Meddeas’ programs. If you don’t agree with this,
please let us know):       Positive aspects of teaching in Spain include the school I have been placed in, all of the staff
and my supervisor have been great. Since the first day the school been very enthusiastic and helpful in welcoming me to
their institution and have continued to be a great source of assistance. Other aspects I have enjoyed is, the enthusiasm
and interest students have shown towards having a native speaker as their teacher, as well as, working alongside other
teachers in a professional manner. I would prefer if Meddeas did not include anythng said above on their webpage or
social media.

VI. SECOND YEAR PLACEMENT (only for 1st year participants). *Please read the information below before filling out this section.

30. Would you like to participate again with us next year? Yes No Not sure Can’t (Co-op/gap year)

If so (and possible), you would choose to: Continue at the same School Change to another School
(Your school will be informed about your decision at some point between March 15 th and May 15th).

31. Preferences: please, tell us the kind of placement (program, accommodation and ages) you would prefer even if you
have chosen to continue in the same school.

Program: Advanced Graduate Speakers

Accommodation: Independent Host family Indifferent
Ages: 0-2 3-5 6-12 12-15 15-18
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Comments:      

· Specific location requests and preferences will be taken into account whenever possible, but can never be guaranteed, as
placements’ characteristics depend on schools’ requests and the allocation on the candidate’s profile and preferences.
· Despite the fact that we will consider your location preference; the allocation process is still profile-based for second year
participants for the above-mentioned reasons.

*We would appreciate it if you could state your wish to do a second year completing the related questions in the form
after carefully considering all these points.

A) If you wish to do a second year with Meddeas, when we send you your placement offer at the end of March/beginning of April, you can secure it:

 by accepting the placement and adding €100 to your current deposit of €850 (you will have 3 business days to transfer them).
Both amounts (€950) will be kept as a security deposit.
 When we transfer your first monthly stipend for the 2020/2021 academic year you will receive €200 of your deposit back.
 This means the deposit kept for the duration of the 2020/2021 programs will be of €750.
 Upon successful completion of the 2020/2021 academic year, you will receive an end-of-term bonus of €300.
 If you ultimately don’t meet the requirements to repeat for a second year, you will get back the extra €100 that you paid for next year’s
deposit.

B) If you reject the placement, are not sure about your plans for next year or if you want to wait to see if you meet the requirements to stay on, you
can postpone your decision until May 15th.

 If you contact us before the above-mentioned date, the conditions described in section A will apply.
 As many placements will be already filled, we won’t be able to guarantee a placement that matches most of your preferences.

C) If your decision is made past the above-mentioned deadline, you will have the same conditions as a first-year participant:

 You will get your €850 deposit back after successful completion of your current program.
 You will have to transfer a €850 security deposit upon acceptance of your placement.
 No amounts will be returned until the successful completion of the program in the summer of 2021.
 You will not receive the €300 end-of-term bonus upon successful completion of the 2020/2021 academic year.

Thank you very much for your help