Master’s Degree in Language Acquisition and Teaching English as a Foreign Language - Inglés como Lengua Extranjera

The growing importance of English as a global language, its introduction at increasingly younger ages in nursery school as well as the widespread implementation of CLIL have radically changed the needs, objectives and realities in the area of the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language (EFL) in schools. Therefore, schools need professionals who are not only highly proficient in the English language but also have the necessary teaching skills and competences to be able to respond effectively to the current demands of the school context as well as capable of working in multilingual, multicultural and interdisciplinary professional contexts.

The minimum required level of English to access this master’s programme is B2+
Open to holders of degrees and diplomas in pre-primary and primary education
Open to holders of a degree who are involved in teaching at a pre-primary, primary, secondary, or upper-secondary level
Open to professionals (with a degree) involved in non-formal education who aim to teach English as a foreign language

Mariette Ferreira
"I am from South Africa, I’m 27. I searched for a degree which would enable me to work as an English teacher in Europe, thus a degree from European institution was my preference. My experience, here, has been lovely. The professors answer questions very quickly and online classes are fun to attend, but not mandatory which is fantastic".

Montse Montori
“Hello, I´m Montse Montori and I´m 47 years old. I am working as a hotel manager in Barcelona. I have a bachelor’s degree in tourism and I speak several foreign languages. In terms of the coronavirus pandemic, I considered it a good opportunity to train in English language teaching and further my expertise. I thought that this programme and UIC Barcelona were the best options due to the course content, interesting subjects and practical experience in a school.”

This is the master’s degree for you if you are a pre-primary or primary teacher, a secondary school teacher, or if you teach in a non-regulated language school. It will also be of interest to you if you are part of a school management team and you would like to discover new perspectives on teaching and learning English as an additional language.

To train English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers to efficiently apply different theoretical models and innovative methodological approaches to the teaching, learning and acquisition of EFL processes in bilingual and multilingual contexts, both in compulsory, vocational, formal and non-formal education and in the business sector.
To train teachers by helping them to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and the appropriate skills to promote the development of plurilingual and intercultural awareness among their students.
To train specialists by helping them to acquire theoretical, practical and interdisciplinary knowledge about educational research models and methodologies in the field of acquisition, teaching and learning of (first, second and foreign) languages in different contexts and at different educational levels.
To train professionals to be able to efficiently work in multilingual, multicultural and interdisciplinary professional and/or academic contexts.

A Focus On Literature When Teaching English As a Foreign Language
English Pronunciation: Practice and Teaching
Methods for Teaching English As a Foreign Language 1: Grammar and the Communicative Approach
Methods for Teaching English As a Foreign Language 2: Linguistic-Academic Abilities
The Acquisition of English As a Foreing Language in Bilingual and Multilingual Contexts
Cognitive Factors in Learning Foreing Languages
Cultural Aspects of Learning and Teaching English As a Foreing Language
Master´s Dissertation

Second semester
Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Theory, Practice and New Technologies
Research Methods in Education and Academic Abilities in English