Navigating digital teaching in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic: how language teacher educators enhance and integrate digital literacy and resilience

This study explores how three language teacher educators developed digital literacy and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using qualitative methods, including autobiographical narratives and interviews, the research traces the adaptive strategies these educators employed in online and hybrid...

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Main Authors: Meltem Eşki, Hugo Santiago Sanchez, Steve Walsh
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Cogent Education
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2518812
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Continuing Professional Development
title Navigating digital teaching in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic: how language teacher educators enhance and integrate digital literacy and resilience
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title_full_unstemmed Navigating digital teaching in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic: how language teacher educators enhance and integrate digital literacy and resilience
title_short Navigating digital teaching in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic: how language teacher educators enhance and integrate digital literacy and resilience
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Continuing Professional Development
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