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The SMiLE Programme: Student Mobility & Learning English

SMiLE is a joint coordination programme between the Department of English & German Studies (URV) and the Secondary Schools (INS) in Tarragona. It began in the academic year 2009-2010 as a pilot scheme and is coordinated by:

Elizabeth Russell: Department of English & German Studies, URV.
Mònica Escarcelle: Junior High School representative, Education Department.
Susana de Llobet: International Office, URV.


The SMiLE programme is especially designed for incoming Erasmus students to the Department of English & German Studies in the URV.  Its aim is twofold: to promote English, French and German in the secondary schools and to offer work placement exercises for incoming Erasmus students, especially those who might wish to specialise in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Erasmus students working as language assistants  will obtain 6 ECTS credits after completing 40 hours of work placement.