Master in Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign/Second language

The Master’s Degree in Foreign Language Teaching (SFL/EFL) aims to train professionals to teach English for both general and specific purposes. The degree is a combination of professional and research tracks, and it is designed for national and international graduates, with or without experience, who wish to work professionally in the field of English language teaching.

URV Presentation

The public university of Southern Catalonia

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili is located in the province of Tarragona, close to Barcelona, in one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. We are a young and dynamic university serving the needs of society, open to the world and, at the same time, closely connected to its social and economic surroundings.

The URV has twelve faculties and schools throughout the region, as well as affiliated centres, all of which are equipped with modern teaching and research facilities. The courses on offer cover all areas of knowledge. There are nearly 60  undergraduate programmes  and 60  master's degrees , an extensive  doctoral programme and a wide variety of lifelong learning courses so that professionals can constantly update their knowledge and improve their skills.

Every year, 15,000 students are trained in all areas of knowledge (engineering and architecture, arts and humanities, health, and social and experimental sciences), so that they can respond to the demands of society and the needs of the environment.

The URV is an institution that is academically and socially committed to human rights, to institutions and the rights and democratic ideals of citizens.

Our aim is to provide you with the best training. With your motivation and our experience, you can stay ahead in your personal and professional development and reach your goals.

How can we help you to stay ahead?

Don't miss your chance next year to have a URV experience!

Learn in an innovative and personalised environment

• Personalised treatment
• Small groups
• Close relationship with your teachers

Increase your job opportunities

• Careers guidance service
• High percentage of practical academic content

Train in an international setting

• 36% of all our master's and doctoral students are international

Enjoy training of the highest quality

• All official degrees meet the standards of the national quality evaluation agencies
• Programs according to the European Higher Education Area
• The leading international rankings place us among the best universities in the world