Institute/Department: Institute of English and American Studies
Level of education: magister, master, MA
Type of training: full-time training
Qualification: Instructor of English as a Foreign Language
Study area: Arts and Humanities
Duration of programme: 2 semesters, 60 credits
Location of the programme: Hungary, Budapest, Building Z (H-1111 Budapest, Bertalan Lajos St. 2.)
This program is currently not available in Hungarian state scholarship programmes. 

A short description of the programme:

This English-medium programme prepares students for effective classroom teaching, planning, and course design, with a strong focus on English language teaching methodology. It offers a solid foundation in language learning principles, widely used instructional approaches, and practical techniques for developing learners’ skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, as well as in learning grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students also gain experience in materials development, digital teaching tools, assessment methods, and approaches to teaching both young learners and learners with specific professional and academic language needs, supported by a 60-hour teaching practicum. The programme develops key professional competences including clear communication, innovative and effective teaching practices, problem-solving, and strong planning and time-management skills, and prepares graduates for careers in adult education, private-sector language training, English-medium early childhood settings, and international teaching roles.

Admission requirements:

  1. Undergraduate degree (or higher) in Arts and Humanities or Education.
  2. C1 level certificate in English

The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Please remember to take the original entry qualification documents along with you upon admission.

Language requirements: C1 in English

Entrance examination:

The entrance examination consists of an oral interview conducted in English. Its purpose is to assess applicants’ motivation and their English proficiency at the C1 level.