Unveiling Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Teaching: The Role of Pedagogical Practicums

This article reports a research developed at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia with a group of pre-service teachers that was immersed in an English teaching practicum. The main purpose of this inquiry was to find out the role that practicum exerted on novice teachers’ attitudes toward...

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Autores:
Morales Cortés, Yimer Andrés
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66915
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66915
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67943/
Palabra clave:
37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
English language teaching
pedagogical practicum
pre-service teachers’ attitudes
actitudes de los profesores en formación
enseñanza de la lengua inglesa
práctica pedagógica
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:This article reports a research developed at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia with a group of pre-service teachers that was immersed in an English teaching practicum. The main purpose of this inquiry was to find out the role that practicum exerted on novice teachers’ attitudes towards teaching. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaires, verbal reports, and artifacts. The results evidenced the English practicum provided the teachers being trained opportunities to consider what teaching entails. Thus, the participants were able to reflect, develop awareness, positive attitudes, and satisfaction towards their teaching practice.