Abstract

DURAN-NARVAEZ, Norma Constanza; LASTRA-RAMIREZ, Sandra Patricia  and  MORALES-VASCO, Adriana María. Beliefs of Pre-Service Teachers about English language Teaching: Reflection and Practice. Folios [online]. 2017, n.45, pp.177-193. ISSN 0123-4870.

This research study, aimed to unveil pre-service teachers' beliefs about English teaching strategies, inquired about the origin of those beliefs, and also the effect that Didactics and Teaching Practicum courses had on their reconstruction and evolution. The instruments used in this qualitative, exploratory and descriptive case study were the students' language learning histories, interviews, students' reflection journals, teaching portfolios and classroom observations. The findings showed the initial student-teachers' beliefs about language teaching and learning and their transformation as they went through the teacher education program. Likewise, they showed their renewed teaching philosophies about pedagogical processes in language teaching. Finally, it was also evidenced the way they viewed their students as main actors in the process of learning, and themselves as agents of change whose improvement and professional growth was mediated by ongoing reflection.

Keywords : Beliefs; English teaching; pre-service teachers' learning; teaching philosophy; reflection.

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