Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios
Although keeping writing portfolios has proved to be a successful strategy in developing writing skills in English as a foreign language, few studies have focused on pre-service teachers at the pre-intermediate level. This study aims to describe pre-service teachers’ perceptions towards portfolio ke...
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2019-07-01
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| description | Although keeping writing portfolios has proved to be a successful strategy in developing writing skills in English as a foreign language, few studies have focused on pre-service teachers at the pre-intermediate level. This study aims to describe pre-service teachers’ perceptions towards portfolio keeping. The sample consisted of 51 first-year students from an initial English language teacher education programme at a university in Southern Chile. A writing portfolio-based class was implemented over a seventeen-week period. Data were collected through an adapted questionnaire and a focus group conducted at the end of term. Results show that pre-service teachers value the strategy; they perceive they have improved their writing and reflection skills. They also draw attention to some challenges to be considered in the planning and implementation phases of the strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7bb484beea2a4af2ac7e155be7b52a0d2025-08-20T02:06:54ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902019-07-01212799610.15446/profile.v21n2.73116Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing PortfoliosPamela Andrea Saavedra-Jeldres0Mónica Campos-Espinoza1Universidad Católica de TemucoUniversidad Católica de TemucoAlthough keeping writing portfolios has proved to be a successful strategy in developing writing skills in English as a foreign language, few studies have focused on pre-service teachers at the pre-intermediate level. This study aims to describe pre-service teachers’ perceptions towards portfolio keeping. The sample consisted of 51 first-year students from an initial English language teacher education programme at a university in Southern Chile. A writing portfolio-based class was implemented over a seventeen-week period. Data were collected through an adapted questionnaire and a focus group conducted at the end of term. Results show that pre-service teachers value the strategy; they perceive they have improved their writing and reflection skills. They also draw attention to some challenges to be considered in the planning and implementation phases of the strategy.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/73116Assessment strategyEnglish as a foreign language writingEnglish language teacher educationpre-service teachers’ perceptionswriting portfolios |
| spellingShingle | Pamela Andrea Saavedra-Jeldres Mónica Campos-Espinoza Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development Assessment strategy English as a foreign language writing English language teacher education pre-service teachers’ perceptions writing portfolios |
| title | Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios |
| title_full | Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios |
| title_fullStr | Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios |
| title_short | Chilean Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Benefits and Challenges of EFL Writing Portfolios |
| title_sort | chilean pre service teachers perceptions towards benefits and challenges of efl writing portfolios |
| topic | Assessment strategy English as a foreign language writing English language teacher education pre-service teachers’ perceptions writing portfolios |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/73116 |
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