Entrance/Admissions Requirements

Students applying for admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at UNAD Florida must hold a Bachelor’s degree. In order to be admitted to this post-graduate Program, prospective students must: (1) Request official academic transcripts from the college or university from which they received their Bachelor’s degree. Transcripts are to be mailed directly to UNAD Florida, (2). Submit an Application for Admission form, (3) Submit a completed and signed Enrollment Agreement, and (4) Take UNAD Florida’s English Placement Test to determine language proficiency.

Program Objective

Students will demonstrate excellence in their verbal and written English skills for communication and instructional purposes. Through the ability to analyze, implement and instruct phonological, syntactic, and semantic elements of English, they will be able to respond appropriately to any errors in their use, as well as command professional terminology used in linguistics to discuss issues related to language learning and teaching.

Program Description

The Master of Arts in TEFL provides students with a research, technological and pedagogical oriented education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, with a structured educational outline throughout the program. This will prepare the students to excel in instruction and research, as well as technology. Students graduating with a Master of Arts in TEFL will be able to teach English as a foreign language, as well as conduct research, with a methodological understanding of the pedagogical, investigative and technological processes within this scientific area.

Curriculum (42 credits total)

Master’s Project (3 credits): Development of an original master's project supervised and judged by an appropriate faculty committee.