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2024-02-02

The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field

Concepción del docente de lengua en formación y la práctica pedagógica en el campo de la enseñanza del inglés en Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.105139

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English language teaching, epistemic review, language teachers, pedagogical practicum, student-teachers (en)
docentes en formación, enseñanza del inglés, práctica pedagógica, profesores de idiomas, revisión epistémica (es)

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This article provides an overview of how student-teachers and the pedagogical practicum are conceived in the Colombian English language teaching field. The study reviewed 72 articles in three levels of analysis: extraction of corresponding knowledge, epistemic review, and concatenation of emergent insights. The analysis reveals that student-teachers are conceived as subjects with principles, values, beliefs, responsibilities, and knowledge. Meanwhile, the pedagogical practicum is an academic space, process, and experience constituted by purposes, practical knowledge, and building relationships. This literature review mainly contributes to the field as an invitation to continue revising the foundations of the pedagogical practicum and the kind of student-teachers that this space may develop.

Este artículo se enfoca en la concepción que académicos colombianos tienen sobren los docentes en formación y la práctica pedagógica en el campo de la enseñanza del inglés en Colombia. Se revisaron 72 artículos en tres niveles de análisis: (a) extracción y (b) revisión epistémica del conocimiento correspondiente y (c) concatenación de los resultados. Se encontró que a los docentes en formación se los concibe como sujetos con principios, valores, creencias, responsabilidades y conocimientos. Por su parte, la práctica pedagógica se entiende como un espacio académico, un proceso y una experiencia constituida por propósitos, saberes prácticos y construcción de relaciones. Esta revisión contribuye al campo como una invitación a continuar revisando los fundamentos de la práctica pedagógica y el tipo de docentes en formación que este espacio busca formar.

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Lucero, E., Gamboa-González, Ángela M. & Cuervo-Alzate, L. V. (2024). The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 26(1), 169–184. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.105139

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LUCERO, E.; GAMBOA-GONZÁLEZ, Ángela M.; CUERVO-ALZATE, L. V. The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 26, n. 1, p. 169–184, 2024. DOI: 10.15446/profile.v26n1.105139. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/105139. Acesso em: 15 mar. 2026.

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Lucero, Edgar, Ángela María Gamboa-González, and Lady Viviana Cuervo-Alzate. 2024. “The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 26 (1):169-84. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.105139.

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Lucero, E., Gamboa-González, Ángela M. and Cuervo-Alzate, L. V. (2024) “The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 26(1), pp. 169–184. doi: 10.15446/profile.v26n1.105139.

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Lucero, Edgar, Ángela María Gamboa-González, and Lady Viviana Cuervo-Alzate. “The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 26, no. 1 (February 2, 2024): 169–184. Accessed March 15, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/105139.

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Lucero E, Gamboa-González Ángela M, Cuervo-Alzate LV. The Conception of Student-Teachers and the Pedagogical Practicum in the Colombian ELT Field. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 2 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];26(1):169-84. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/105139

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