DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.20410Published:
2024-05-24Issue:
Vol. 26 No. 1 (2024): January-JuneSection:
Research ArticlesRealities that English Pre-service Teachers Encounter when Conducting Research in a Distance Bachelor’s Program
Realidades que enfrentan los docentes de inglés en formación en procesos investigativos en un programa de licenciatura a distancia
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distance learning, EFL, pre-service teachers, research in languages, undergraduate research (en).Keywords:
docente en formación, educación a distancia, inglés como lengua extranjera (es).Downloads
Abstract (en)
This paper reports the results of a qualitative case study conducted with undergraduate students from a distance learning Bachelor’s degree program in Foreign Language Education Program with an emphasis on English at a private university in Colombia. This study aimed at depicting realities encountered by pre-service teachers when conducting research in EFL, and how these realities affect their process and therefore their undergraduate research reports. This qualitative study gathered data through interviews, focus groups, observation, and document analysis. The data were analyzed using MAXQDA software. The main findings showed pre-service teachers’ difficulties in finding conducive contexts in which to carry out their research, as well as difficulties related to poor time management, inconsistencies between research subjects and curricula, and differences in research tutors’ feedback and guidance as factors that might contribute to the production of biased research in the field of English as a foreign language. In conclusion, it is necessary to review institutional higher education policies to determine a range of possibilities to divulge and contribute to the academic field as part of a curricular updating process.
Abstract (es)
Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio de caso cualitativo realizado con estudiantes de una Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras, con énfasis en inglés, en una universidad privada de Colombia. Este estudio tuvo como propósito develar las realidades que experimentan los futuros licenciados al llevar a cabo investigaciones relacionadas con la enseñanza y aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera, así como analizar cómo estas experiencias afectan el proceso y los resultados de la investigación educativa. Los datos se recolectaron a través de entrevistas, grupos focales, observaciones y análisis de documentos, utilizando el software MAXQDA. Los hallazgos principales revelaron las dificultades que enfrentan los docentes en formación para encontrar contextos propicios en los cuales llevar a cabo sus investigaciones. También evidenciaron dificultades relacionadas con la mala gestión del tiempo, inconsistencias entre las materias de investigación y los planes de estudios, así como disparidades en el acompañamiento proporcionado por los tutores de investigación. Todas estas dificultades podrían contribuir a la producción de investigaciones sesgadas. En conclusión, se resalta la importancia de hacer una revisión de las políticas institucionales con el fin de proporcionar un abanico de posibilidades para divulgar y contribuir al campo académico mediante procesos de actualización curricular.
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