Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development

<div>In this article we present the results of a qualitative research study on the pedagogical factors that influence <span style="font-size: 10px;">English teaching in four public schools of Medellín, Colombia. Twelve teachers were interviewed </span><span style="...

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Main Author: Abad José Vicente
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2013-04-01
Series:Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/37867
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spelling doaj-3011bee5c26a41e9af8bb5693d1e9a8e2020-11-25T02:27:02ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902013-04-0115197108Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional DevelopmentAbad José Vicente<div>In this article we present the results of a qualitative research study on the pedagogical factors that influence <span style="font-size: 10px;">English teaching in four public schools of Medellín, Colombia. Twelve teachers were interviewed </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">regarding three linguistic principles: communicative competence, native language effect, and interlanguage. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">The data analysis led to the identification of various factors, such as teachers’ linguistic ego, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">view of their teaching role, and attitude towards English, which shape English teaching and are tied </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">to teachers’ education. It was concluded that teachers’ professional development must tap into these </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">factors so teachers can effectively revise their beliefs and adjust their practices to ensure a high quality</span></div><div>in their teaching.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>En este artículo se presentan los resultados de una investigación cualitativa acerca de los factores</div><div>pedagógicos que influyen en la enseñanza del inglés en cuatro escuelas públicas de Medellín (Colombia). <span style="font-size: 10px;">Doce maestros fueron entrevistados sobre tres principios lingüísticos: competencia comunicativa, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">efecto de la lengua nativa e interlenguaje. A partir del análisis se concluyó que factores como el ego </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">lingüístico, la percepción del papel del docente y la actitud frente al inglés son determinantes en la</span></div><div>enseñanza de esta lengua. Se concluye que dichos factores deben ser incorporados en los programas <span style="font-size: 10px;">de desarrollo profesional para que los maestros puedan revisar sus creencias y ajustar sus prácticas </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">efectivamente y así asegurar la calidad de su enseñanza.</span></div></div>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/37867Linguistic principles, pedagogical factors, teachers’ professional development
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Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development
Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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title Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development
title_short Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development
title_full Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development
title_fullStr Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development
title_full_unstemmed Pedagogical Factors that Influence EFL Teaching: Some Considerations for Teachers’ Professional Development
title_sort pedagogical factors that influence efl teaching: some considerations for teachers’ professional development
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description <div>In this article we present the results of a qualitative research study on the pedagogical factors that influence <span style="font-size: 10px;">English teaching in four public schools of Medellín, Colombia. Twelve teachers were interviewed </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">regarding three linguistic principles: communicative competence, native language effect, and interlanguage. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">The data analysis led to the identification of various factors, such as teachers’ linguistic ego, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">view of their teaching role, and attitude towards English, which shape English teaching and are tied </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">to teachers’ education. It was concluded that teachers’ professional development must tap into these </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">factors so teachers can effectively revise their beliefs and adjust their practices to ensure a high quality</span></div><div>in their teaching.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>En este artículo se presentan los resultados de una investigación cualitativa acerca de los factores</div><div>pedagógicos que influyen en la enseñanza del inglés en cuatro escuelas públicas de Medellín (Colombia). <span style="font-size: 10px;">Doce maestros fueron entrevistados sobre tres principios lingüísticos: competencia comunicativa, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">efecto de la lengua nativa e interlenguaje. A partir del análisis se concluyó que factores como el ego </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">lingüístico, la percepción del papel del docente y la actitud frente al inglés son determinantes en la</span></div><div>enseñanza de esta lengua. Se concluye que dichos factores deben ser incorporados en los programas <span style="font-size: 10px;">de desarrollo profesional para que los maestros puedan revisar sus creencias y ajustar sus prácticas </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">efectivamente y así asegurar la calidad de su enseñanza.</span></div></div>
topic Linguistic principles, pedagogical factors, teachers’ professional development
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