Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's in Teacher Training at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra offers a specialization in English, aiming to form teachers for English language instruction in secondary education, high school, vocational training, adult education, and official language schools. The program provides a theoretical foundation and develops a wide range of competencies necessary for successful teaching and learning of English in various contexts.

Program Objectives

• To provide a basic and applied initial training that guarantees future teachers can assume all tasks expected of a quality professional.
• To offer a comprehensive education from basic notions of psychology, applied linguistics, and pedagogy to current and future trends in teaching methods, pedagogical materials, and approaches to foreign language teaching.
• To enable students to acquire the knowledge and competencies necessary for self-formation and continuous improvement as teachers throughout their professional careers.

Program Structure

• The program includes a module on practical training in a secondary education center, an adult education center, or an official language school, divided into two phases: a short initial stay to familiarize students with the center's functioning and a longer second stay where students can apply what they have learned and implement designed teaching sessions and materials.
• Each student is assigned two references: a mentor at the practice center and a university professor, ensuring guidance and follow-up on their progress.
• The final component of the master's is the elaboration of a Master's Final Project (TFM), a paired investigation and theoretical reflection project aimed at contributing to the student's self-formation process.

Requirements and Admission

• The specialization is taught in English, requiring students to have an advanced level of communicative competence in English (around C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• The program is designed to provide future teachers with the necessary tools to become quality professionals in English language instruction and to continuously improve their teaching competencies.

Conclusion

The English specialization of the Master's in Teacher Training at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra is a comprehensive program designed to equip future English teachers with the theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and competencies required to excel in their profession. By focusing on both the theoretical foundations of teaching and the practical application of these principles, the program ensures that graduates are well-prepared to meet the challenges of teaching English in a variety of educational contexts.