Professionalism in Foreign Language Teaching: An Everlasting Challenge

 

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Autores: Rodríguez Chaves, José David, Chaves Carballo, Olga
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2018
Descripción:This qualitative, exploratory study is aimed at inquiring the issue of professionalism of university English language professors. Previous research indicates that professionalism in English Language Teaching (ELT) has been a concern for the academia; nonetheless, new demands in the ELT career require teachers to constantly upgrade their perfor mance in order to comply with higher education standards. Hence, traits, pedagogical practices, professional development, and challenges of these professionals are shown in this paper. Through a questionnaire, results revealed that participants felt satisfied with most of the newest teaching competencies. This study also identifies flaws in some teaching fields, which could be improved with professional development updates.
País:Repositorio UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/20424
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/20424
Palabra clave:enseñanza del idioma inglés, educación universitaria, competencias de enseñanza, prácticas pedagógicas, desarrollo profesional
ENSEÑANZA
INGLÉS
ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR
MÉTODOS DE ENSEÑANZA
PEDAGOGÍA
FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL
TEACHING
ENGLISH
HIGHER EDUCATION
TEACHING METHODS
PEDAGOGY
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING