Reflection on Teachers’ Personal and Professional Growth Through a Materials Development Seminar
This qualitative action research study explores the role of reflection on teachers’ personal and professional growth through the methodology used in the Materials Development Seminar in the Master’s Programme in Education with Emphasis on English Didactics at a private university in Colombia. The pr...
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Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles
2015-10-01
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| author | Astrid Núñez Pardo María Fernanda Téllez Téllez |
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| description | This qualitative action research study explores the role of reflection on teachers’ personal and professional growth through the methodology used in the Materials Development Seminar in the Master’s Programme in Education with Emphasis on English Didactics at a private university in Colombia. The project was carried out with 31 English as a Foreign Language Teachers. The instruments for data gathering were a survey and a written reflection. The findings suggest that reflection is critical in raising teachers’ awareness of personal and professional growth, creating a reflective learning environment and a positive affective state. Additionally, a number of English as a foreign language teachers became text developers with a recognised Colombian publishing house. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dff989d153b84dbd9cf0e9c084d2f33d2023-09-02T20:30:51ZengAsociación Colombiana de Profesores de InglesHOW0120-59270120-59272015-10-012225474Reflection on Teachers’ Personal and Professional Growth Through a Materials Development SeminarAstrid Núñez Pardo0María Fernanda Téllez Téllez1Universidad Externado de ColombiaUniversidad Externado de ColombiaThis qualitative action research study explores the role of reflection on teachers’ personal and professional growth through the methodology used in the Materials Development Seminar in the Master’s Programme in Education with Emphasis on English Didactics at a private university in Colombia. The project was carried out with 31 English as a Foreign Language Teachers. The instruments for data gathering were a survey and a written reflection. The findings suggest that reflection is critical in raising teachers’ awareness of personal and professional growth, creating a reflective learning environment and a positive affective state. Additionally, a number of English as a foreign language teachers became text developers with a recognised Colombian publishing house.http://howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/151Materials developmentmultidimensional approachreflectionteachers’ professional and personal development |
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