An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers

This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development program. At the diagnostic stage surveys, documentary analysis, and a focus group yielded the teachers’ profile and profession...

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Chaves, Orlando
Guapacha, Maria Eugenia
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2016
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
English teachers’ profile
professional development
teacher quality
calidad de los profesores
desarrollo profesional
perfil de docentes de inglés
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spelling Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 InternacionalDerechos reservados - Universidad Nacional de Colombiahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Chaves, Orlando0cd67c0c-a4cb-4134-9afc-a26d3a1400f8300Guapacha, Maria Eugenia858587eb-b1ed-46b3-8d6b-ef3a5a02a56e3002019-07-03T03:09:48Z2019-07-03T03:09:48Z2016-01-01ISSN: 2256-5760https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66933http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67961/This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development program. At the diagnostic stage surveys, documentary analysis, and a focus group yielded the teachers’ profile and professional needs. The action phase measured the program’s impact via surveys, evaluation formats, a focus group, researchers’ journal, and documentary analysis. Findings revealed that an eclectic approach tailored to the participants’ needs and interests and a practice-reflection-theory cycle improved the teachers’ quality.Este artículo versa sobre una investigación mixta que buscaba mejorar la enseñanza de un grupo de profesores de inglés del sector público en Cali (Colombia) a través de un programa de desarrollo profesional. En el diagnóstico, encuestas, análisis documental y un grupo focal arrojaron el perfil y las necesidades profesionales de los docentes. La implementación evaluó el impacto del programa a través de encuestas, formatos de evaluación, grupo focal, diario de investigación y análisis documental. Los resultados revelaron que un enfoque ecléctico ajustado a las necesidades e intereses de los participantes y un ciclo de práctica-reflexión-teoría fortalecieron la calidad de los profesores.application/pdfspaUniversidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas - Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras - Grupo de Investigación PROFILEhttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/49946Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional DevelopmentPROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional DevelopmentChaves, Orlando and Guapacha, Maria Eugenia (2016) An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers. Profile: Issues in Teachers´ Professional Development, 18 (1). pp. 71-96. ISSN 2256-576037 Educación / Education8 Literatura y retórica / LiteratureEnglish teachers’ profileprofessional developmentteacher qualitycalidad de los profesoresdesarrollo profesionalperfil de docentes de inglésAn Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language TeachersArtículo de revistainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85Texthttp://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ARTORIGINAL49946-278362-1-PB.pdfapplication/pdf747666https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/bitstream/unal/66933/1/49946-278362-1-PB.pdf89008660fe99bec813e15f255030bdddMD51THUMBNAIL49946-278362-1-PB.pdf.jpg49946-278362-1-PB.pdf.jpgGenerated Thumbnailimage/jpeg6564https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/bitstream/unal/66933/2/49946-278362-1-PB.pdf.jpgd0aed0515c733a621c960d44cb74d0eaMD52unal/66933oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/669332023-05-27 23:03:02.271Repositorio Institucional Universidad Nacional de Colombiarepositorio_nal@unal.edu.co
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spellingShingle An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers
37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
English teachers’ profile
professional development
teacher quality
calidad de los profesores
desarrollo profesional
perfil de docentes de inglés
title_short An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers
title_full An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers
title_fullStr An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers
title_full_unstemmed An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers
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dc.creator.fl_str_mv Chaves, Orlando
Guapacha, Maria Eugenia
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Chaves, Orlando
Guapacha, Maria Eugenia
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8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
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8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
English teachers’ profile
professional development
teacher quality
calidad de los profesores
desarrollo profesional
perfil de docentes de inglés
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professional development
teacher quality
calidad de los profesores
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