Mission: Bachelor's Degree in English Language from the Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira is an academic program that responds to the need to professionalize teachers capable of enhancing education in the region in the learning of English as a foreign language.

Vision: The degree in English Language will be a leader in the training of education professionals in order to support and encourage the children, youth and adults in their foreign language learning process, particularly English. The program will work with international standards of proficiency in English. It shall aim to achieve levels of excellence in technological, research and humanistic education and ensure the comprehensive training of its graduates, in order to become regional leaders in teaching English as a foreign language from childhood on.

General Objectives

Train professionals in the field of English language from an overall perspective to perform teaching, research and social outreach activities.

Train professionals to study and develop all aspects of teaching and learning of English as a foreign language in a context consistent with ethical principles, values ??and objectives of the UTP.

Train ethically responsible teachers who can serve as English teachers and whose professionalism meets the educational, social and cultural requirements of the nation.
Integrate the program to national and international academic communities of teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.

Create academic spaces for the construction, application and systematization of educational innovations in the area of ??teaching and learning of English especially in the Risaralda and Northern Valle areas.

Guide and coach institutions and programs that relate to the area of ??teaching English as a foreign language.

Specific Objectives

To provide the needed skills and elements in order to have a high level of professional competence.
To promote and develop interest in research, particularly action research

Develop the functions and activities with an ethical, responsible and critical sense in order to become agents of social change.

Perform the activities relevant to their teaching with responsibility, autonomy, adaptation, respect for others and appreciation of its principles and criteria.

Professional Profile

The graduate of English language is highly trained in skills English as a foreign language, especially the communication component, the theoretical and practical knowledge of current methodologies of teaching English at a general level. Also, the graduate has skills, values ??and attitudes that enable him/her to fulfill its teaching profession with academic, educational, research and humanities competitiveness.

The English Language degree offers:

In the human part: become a facilitator of learning, have social awareness, have a critical conscience, being creative and strategist, possessing ability to commitment, to be honest, transparent and characterized by high self-esteem, have a clear professional identity and culture.

In the technical part: to have optimal management of information and of the theoretical component related to teaching and learning of English, to be effective, efficient and effective and to have a proficiency in the English language including the communication component.

In the scientific part: to have a comprehensive view, possess a spirit of creativity and research, have the capacity for synthesis, and have an integrated, interdisciplinary, innovative vision.

Occupational Profile

The English Language graduate can work in:

• Teaching English as a foreign language.
• Researcher in this field of knowledge.
• The development and implementation of innovative pedagogies and projects in the area of ??teaching English.
• The design and implementation of courses in English.
• The development of curriculum projects related to teaching and learning of English as a foreign language at the local, regional and national levels.
• Participation in the administration, guidance and counseling of English programs in public and private institutions that meet the needs of the population.
• Participation in interdisciplinary teams to study and perform work in the field of teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.
• The management of programs and projects in teaching and learning of English as a foreign language, creating interagency agreements nationally and internationally.

Areas: Social, Cultural, Research, Technology, Discipline