Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

The overall objective of the programme TEFL is to provide a base for the development of the academic and professional skills required to teach English in any of the various teaching-learning contexts that exist. The aim thus being to complement professional practice with contemporary knowledge and insights, concerning the nature of foreign language learning and teaching, and to develop the perceptions, knowledge, resources and practical skills necessary to build on this theoretical base. The promotion of critical reflection is one of the aspects, which define the very nature of the project, and bridges the gap between a solid theoretical knowledge and its required practical application.

Primary and secondary level English language teachers in public or private institutions. Teachers of EFL working in adult education. Graduates with relevant qualifications intending to work as English language teachers.

The programme does not consist simple of the delivery of content, but rather, just as in the case of face-to-face courses, it includes a series of pedagogical aspects aimed at promoting collaborative learning (between peers and tutors). All the courses are based on the following methodological concepts: Learning as a collaborative undertaking. A dynamic and constructivist concept of teaching and learning. Promotion of critical reflection on one’s own teaching practice and beliefs. An approach based within the framework of action-research. Cohesive and multicultural groups.