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Download full textCamargo Cely, Jennyfer Paola – HOW, 2018
Throughout time, the predominant use of certain languages has allowed some nations to take control over others and assure for them a privileged position. This study unveiled how certain practices and ideologies in regard to bilingualism have influenced teachers' professional development. Data were collected through discussion group sessions,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Faculty Development, Ideology, Educational Practices
Castañeda-Londoño, Adriana – HOW, 2017
Teachers' knowledge and how they construct it is an area that deserves attention when it comes to producing fruitful professional development practices. This small-scale action research aims at identifying the perceptions of three teachers in a private language center about peer-coaching and their actual construction of knowledge in a…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Rivera Cuayahuitl, Eliphelet; Pérez Carranza, Celso – HOW, 2016
While much has been written about the use of instructional materials in the field of language education, very few studies have actually studied the impact of the context in the use of materials in teachers' practices. This work shows the findings of a study about the contextual factors that a group of experienced Mexican teachers believe shaped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Jaime Osorio, María Fernanda; Insuasty, Edgar Alirio – HOW, 2015
This research report is an account of a study carried out at the Foreign Language Institute of a Colombian public university. Its main purposes were to analyze the teaching practices the participating teachers used in their English lessons, and to assess the effects of these practices on the development of students' communicative competence. A…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Fandiño Parra, Yamith José – HOW, 2012
The development of information and communication technology (ICT) invites teachers to abandon traditional roles and act more as mentors, exploring the new media themselves as learners and thus acting as role models for their students (Fitzpatrick & Davies, 2003). For turning students into producers of online content and creating a…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Gómez Palacio, Claudia – HOW, 2010
This article examines a qualitative study carried out at a middle school in North Carolina, the United States of America. The main purpose of the study was to find effective strategies that teachers can use to help ESL students improve their speaking skills and class participation. Results indicated that both communicative and social strategies as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
