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 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2020.102265)

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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:28 Nov 2022 02:54
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72163
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