Can engaging L2 teachers as material designers contribute to their professional development? Findings from Colombia

Banegas, Darío Luis and Corrales, Kathleen and Poole, Paige (2020) Can engaging L2 teachers as material designers contribute to their professional development? Findings from Colombia. System, 91. 102265. ISSN 0346-251X

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    Abstract

    There is a lack of research around the professional development of English (L2) teachers in Colombia. As in other Latin American countries, higher education institutions have started offering general English as a foreign language (EFL) courses as well as content courses taught in English. In both types of course, EFL teachers are expected to integrate content and English language learning with the aim of providing learners with meaningful and authentic learning opportunities. However, such teachers often face the challenge of not having appropriate materials to deliver such courses. The aim of this case study, which employed mixed methods, is to describe the extent to which university EFL teachers from a Colombian university developed professionally as they engaged in developing materials for content and language integrated learning (CLIL) courses. The study consisted of two parts: (1) a CLIL workshop attended by 16 participants, followed by (2) interviews with four of those participants. Drawing on data from a survey, group discussions, and individual interviews, the findings show that engaging the university EFL teachers as materials developers boosted their professional knowledge (linguistic, content, and pedagogical knowledge), motivation, identity, and agency as CLIL teachers and material designers.

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    Banegas, Darío Luis ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-0866, Corrales, Kathleen and Poole, Paige;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:72163
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      31 July 2020
      Published
      17 April 2020
      Published Online
      12 April 2020
      Accepted
      Keywords:CLIL, materials development, professional development, agency, professional knowledge, motivation, Education, Education
      Subjects:Education
      Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Education > Education
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:27 Apr 2020 10:48
      Last modified:25 Jun 2021 03:37
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72163
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