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Allie · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 32 Location: UK

I am currently teaching adults in Mexico, I have a BA and also the CELTA. I have been looking at several Masters programs as I want to be able to teach at university level in the future but need to be able to study virtually. I am hesitant to do a course at a Mexican university as from what I can tell degrees / masters are not valid outside of the country. I am British and will eventually be heading back to Europe so need the course to be valid there too. The only course I have found is offered by FUNIBER. I have looked in detail at their website and also called my local office and they say that the Masters programme in teaching English as a foreign language has double validation - Mexican and Spanish. Before signing up I wanted to find out if any of you have studied with them? Any advice would be much appreciated. I did do a search and found a few threads but the comments varied a lot.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:10 pm Post subject:

I believe that there is a regular poster on this forum who got her Master's from FUNIBER and was not happy with the program. You might do a search to turn up her posts on this topic.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I think you'd be better off to do one of the reputable distance MA programmes from the UK. University of Birmingham, Leicester, Surrey, and Nottingham all offer such programmes, I believe. I went with Bham, and was happy with both the course and what it's done for my career.

Having worked in Europe on and off for the past 14 years, I wouldn't recommend FUNIBER as a highly-regarded programme unless, perhaps, you're specifically aiming for Spain. The European university market is pretty competitive and having a degree from a university recognised in the field will be worth the cost, time, and energy.

MotherF · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject:

There are lots of distance programs from UK universities.
There are also programs you can complete in the UK in one year. Maybe there is one near relatives who could provide you with a place to live during that year? I've also heard a lot of things about grants for graduate work in the UK, but since I'm American I've never paid attention to the details.