Abstract

ARISMENDI GOMEZ, Fábio Alberto. Foreign Language Teacher Educators Professional Development on Intercultural Education through a Community of Practice. Folios [online]. 2022, n.55, pp.199-220.  Epub July 22, 2022. ISSN 0123-4870.  https://doi.org/10.17227/folios.55-12893.

This research article presents the findings of a study whose main objective was to analyze the impact of a community of practice of foreign language teacher educators as a professional development strategy addressing intercultural education. This qualitative study followed an action-research cycle.Aftera needs analysis, a community of practice was created and implemented in which seven language teacher educators participated actively for seven months. Data collection includes diverse sources, such as participant's narratives, individual interviews, a focus group, and the researcher's journal. Findings suggest that discussions in this community contributed to changes in participants' representations of the concept of interculturality, as well as to a deeper understanding of the implications of intercultural education on language teaching. Likewise, the analysis reveals the advantages of communities of practice as a professional development strategy focusing on interculturality at a university level in Colombia.

Keywords : intercultural education; communities of practice; teacher educators; foreign language teaching.

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