EFL Teaching Methodological Practices in Cali

<div>In this article we aim at showing partial results of a study about the profiles of English as a Foreign Language <span style="font-size: 10px;">(EFL) teachers in both public and private primary and secondary strata 1-4 schools in Cali, Colombia. </span><span style...

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Main Authors: Chaves Orlando, Hernández Fanny
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Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2013-04-01
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description <div>In this article we aim at showing partial results of a study about the profiles of English as a Foreign Language <span style="font-size: 10px;">(EFL) teachers in both public and private primary and secondary strata 1-4 schools in Cali, Colombia. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">Teachers’ methodological approaches and practices are described and analyzed from a sample </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">of 220 teachers. Information was gathered from surveys, interviews and institutional documents. The </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">quantitative information was processed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Excel</span></div><div>while the qualitative information (from a survey and focal interviews) was analyzed hermeneutically. <span style="font-size: 10px;">An analysis grid was used for the examination of institutional documents (area planning, syllabi, and </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">didactic materials). Teachers’ methodology (approaches/methods), lessons, activities, objectives, curricula, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">syllabi and evaluation are analyzed in the light of literature in the field. Finally, we discuss the</span></div><div>implications of methodological approaches.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>En este artículo se presentan los resultados parciales de una investigación sobre los perfiles de los <span style="font-size: 10px;">profesores de inglés como lengua extranjera que enseñan en colegios de educación básica primaria </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">y secundaria, públicos y privados, de estratos 1 a 4 en Cali, Colombia. Se describen y analizan sus </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">enfoques y prácticas metodológicas a partir de una muestra de 220 docentes. Se obtuvo información </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">cualitativa y cuantitativa por medio de encuestas, entrevistas y documentos institucionales. La información </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">cuantitativa se procesó con el software Statistical Package for Social Sciences y Excel, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">mientras que la información cualitativa se analizó hermenéuticamente. Se usó una rejilla de análisis</span></div><div>para el examen de los documentos institucionales (planes de área, programas, y materiales didácticos). <span style="font-size: 10px;">La metodología (enfoques/métodos), clases, actividades, objetivos, currículo, programas y evaluación </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">se analizan a partir de la literatura especializada en el campo. Finalmente, se discuten las implicaciones </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">de estos enfoques metodológicos.</span></div></div>
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spelling doaj-art-18e28bd8714c4feabd8507715a6bb4e32025-08-20T02:02:13ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902013-04-011516180EFL Teaching Methodological Practices in CaliChaves OrlandoHernández Fanny<div>In this article we aim at showing partial results of a study about the profiles of English as a Foreign Language <span style="font-size: 10px;">(EFL) teachers in both public and private primary and secondary strata 1-4 schools in Cali, Colombia. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">Teachers’ methodological approaches and practices are described and analyzed from a sample </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">of 220 teachers. Information was gathered from surveys, interviews and institutional documents. The </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">quantitative information was processed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Excel</span></div><div>while the qualitative information (from a survey and focal interviews) was analyzed hermeneutically. <span style="font-size: 10px;">An analysis grid was used for the examination of institutional documents (area planning, syllabi, and </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">didactic materials). Teachers’ methodology (approaches/methods), lessons, activities, objectives, curricula, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">syllabi and evaluation are analyzed in the light of literature in the field. Finally, we discuss the</span></div><div>implications of methodological approaches.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>En este artículo se presentan los resultados parciales de una investigación sobre los perfiles de los <span style="font-size: 10px;">profesores de inglés como lengua extranjera que enseñan en colegios de educación básica primaria </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">y secundaria, públicos y privados, de estratos 1 a 4 en Cali, Colombia. Se describen y analizan sus </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">enfoques y prácticas metodológicas a partir de una muestra de 220 docentes. Se obtuvo información </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">cualitativa y cuantitativa por medio de encuestas, entrevistas y documentos institucionales. La información </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">cuantitativa se procesó con el software Statistical Package for Social Sciences y Excel, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">mientras que la información cualitativa se analizó hermenéuticamente. Se usó una rejilla de análisis</span></div><div>para el examen de los documentos institucionales (planes de área, programas, y materiales didácticos). <span style="font-size: 10px;">La metodología (enfoques/métodos), clases, actividades, objetivos, currículo, programas y evaluación </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">se analizan a partir de la literatura especializada en el campo. Finalmente, se discuten las implicaciones </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">de estos enfoques metodológicos.</span></div></div>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/37862English as a foreign language (EFL), teaching methods, teacher profile, teaching practices
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