Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience

This study was carried out with a group of three teachers who work for the foreign languages department of a private university in Colombia. It was aimed at unveiling and characterizing the narrative knowledge these teachers hold about language teaching and learning processes as well as the role thi...

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Main Author: Jenny Alexandra Mendieta Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2011-01-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/20560
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description This study was carried out with a group of three teachers who work for the foreign languages department of a private university in Colombia. It was aimed at unveiling and characterizing the narrative knowledge these teachers hold about language teaching and learning processes as well as the role this knowledge plays in the constant construction and evaluation of curriculum. Data were collected through concept maps, biodata surveys, narrative interviews, and participant observation within a narrative inquiry approach to research. Findings show the crucial need to value and explore teachers' knowledge from a narrative perspective in order to better understand the complexity of the teaching context in which they work.
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spelling doaj-art-204b7ca4952e4b38b1462cbb7a3c79372025-08-20T03:17:44ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902011-01-0113189110Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative ExperienceJenny Alexandra Mendieta Aguilar0Universidad de La SabanaThis study was carried out with a group of three teachers who work for the foreign languages department of a private university in Colombia. It was aimed at unveiling and characterizing the narrative knowledge these teachers hold about language teaching and learning processes as well as the role this knowledge plays in the constant construction and evaluation of curriculum. Data were collected through concept maps, biodata surveys, narrative interviews, and participant observation within a narrative inquiry approach to research. Findings show the crucial need to value and explore teachers' knowledge from a narrative perspective in order to better understand the complexity of the teaching context in which they work.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/20560Narrative inquirynarrativessecond language curriculumsecond language teaching and learningteachers' beliefs
spellingShingle Jenny Alexandra Mendieta Aguilar
Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience
Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
Narrative inquiry
narratives
second language curriculum
second language teaching and learning
teachers' beliefs
title Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience
title_full Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience
title_fullStr Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience
title_full_unstemmed Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience
title_short Teachers’ Knowledge of Second Language and Curriculum: A Narrative Experience
title_sort teachers knowledge of second language and curriculum a narrative experience
topic Narrative inquiry
narratives
second language curriculum
second language teaching and learning
teachers' beliefs
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/20560
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