INTEGRATING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN BRAZILIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION THROUGH BLENDED LEARNING
This paper aims at reflecting upon the integration of digital technologies in the form ofblended learning (BL) approaches in Pre-service English Language Teaching (ELT) Education. With thataim, a BL approach was designed and implemented in a pedagogical intervention carried out in the formof an acti...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Educação em Revista |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/35599 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/edrevista/article/view/35599 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Abordagens híbrida formação inicial de professores de Inglês tecnologias digitais pre-service english language teacher education Blended learning digital technologies Aprendizaje híbrido formación de profesores de Inglés tecnologías digitales. |
| Resumo: | This paper aims at reflecting upon the integration of digital technologies in the form ofblended learning (BL) approaches in Pre-service English Language Teaching (ELT) Education. With thataim, a BL approach was designed and implemented in a pedagogical intervention carried out in the formof an action research in a pre-service ELT practicum course in a federal university in Brazil. Data includesquestionnaires and interviews administered to the pre-service English teachers and observations carriedout in the practicum course. The analysis of data suggests that despite little involvement in the onlineenvironment, the BL approach was able to promote critical reflection on the integration of digitaltechnologies in ELT. Moreover, it showed that pre-service teachers’ views of the educational valueattributed to the online environment and professors’ readiness to offer varied and innovating learningoptions may determine the success of the integration of digital technologies in BL outcomes. The studyconcludes that the implementation of BL approaches in pre-service ELT education provides a space forreflection on action fostering informed pedagogical decisions regarding the integration of digitaltechnologies in ELT. |
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