The Professional Development of Foreign Language Teacher Educators : Another Challenge for Professional Communities
ABSTRACT: The professional development of Colombian foreign language teacher educators faces many challengesthat require individual and institutional actions as well as the participation of a community of teachereducators. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study in which eighteen Colo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad de Antioquia |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UdeA |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/15014 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10495/15014 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Career development Foreign languages Teacher education Desarrollo de la carrera Formación de docentes Lengua extranjera http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept677 http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept3937 http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept9331 |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: The professional development of Colombian foreign language teacher educators faces many challengesthat require individual and institutional actions as well as the participation of a community of teachereducators. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study in which eighteen Colombian teachereducators describe their professional alternatives to achieve higher standards in their jobs. Data collectionincludes focus groups, in-depth interviews, a questionnaire, and e-mail correspondence. The analysisshowed that teaching advanced courses, doing research, attending and presenting in internationalconferences, being involved in reflective practice, developing autonomous agendas, and networkingrepresent the best means to accomplish their professional growth. |
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