Professionalism in Foreign Language Teaching: An Everlasting Challenge
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| Autores: | , |
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| 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:https://repositorio.una.ac.cr:11056/20424 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/20424 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| 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 |