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The Impact of Mentoring on English Language Teachers: A Case From Argentina
El impacto de la mentoría en los profesores de inglés: un caso de Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n1.101711Keywords:
continuing professional development, English language teaching, mentoring, teacher knowledge (en)conocimiento de la enseñanza, desarrollo profesional continuo, mentoría, enseñanza del inglés como lengua adicional (es)
Despite evidence on the benefits of mentoring with beginning teachers, little is known about the impact of mentoring on experienced teachers. Based on a qualitative research design, this study explores mentoring with 11 teachers of English as an additional language (four mentors and seven mentees) during the COVID-19 epidemic. Data were gathered through mentees’ journals, interviews, and documents. Drawing on thematic analysis, mentees were found to improve their teaching practice and develop their professional knowledge. Specifically, they displayed more sensitivity to learners, unleashed creativity, improved class management, strengthened relationships, increased motivation, and developed reflective competencies. The study argues that mentoring can allow all English language teachers to build knowledge with other teachers from their own experiences and for other teachers and educational stakeholders.
A pesar de los beneficios que refiere la investigación internacional sobre la mentoría con profesores principiantes, poco se sabe sobre la mentoría con educadores experimentados. Este estudio cualitativo examina la mentoría con once educadores de lengua inglesa como lengua adicional con distintos grados de experiencia (cuatro mentores y siete mentorizados). Un análisis temático de los datos —recolectados de diarios, documentos y entrevistas— mostró una mejora en la enseñanza y el desarrollo profesional de los mentorizados en cuanto a la sensibilidad y relaciones con los estudiantes, la creatividad, la conducción de clase, la motivación y la reflexión. La mentoría permite a todos los educadores de lengua inglesa construir conocimiento con otros, a partir de la propia experiencia y para ellos mismos y otros actores de la educación.
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