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Corpus Literacy Training for In-Service English Language Teachers
Alfabetización en corpus para profesores de inglés en servicio
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.106854Keywords:
corpus literacy, English language teachers, English language teacher education, teacher education programs (en)alfabetización del corpus, formación de profesores de inglés, profesores de inglés, programas de formación docente (es)
Corpus analysis offers a more accurate understanding of a language than intuition but is not widely used in foreign language instruction. This study uses a hermeneutic-phenomenology approach and content analysis to examine the impact of a corpus literacy course on the perceptions and performance indicators of 29 English language teachers. The results suggest that corpus literacy instruction is crucial for language teachers to incorporate corpus into their classroom practices effectively. Even a brief, intensive corpus literacy course can positively alter teachers’ perceptions and abilities, increase their awareness of corpus usage in language teaching, and equip them with the skills needed, highlighting the importance of incorporating corpus literacy into the design of English language teacher education programs.
El análisis de corpus ofrece una comprensión más precisa del idioma que la intuición, pero no se utiliza ampliamente en la enseñanza de idiomas extranjeros. Este estudio examina, mediante un enfoque hermenéutico-fenomenológico y un análisis de contenido, el impacto de un curso de alfabetización de corpus en las percepciones y los indicadores de rendimiento de 29 profesores de inglés. Los resultados sugieren que la instrucción en el uso de corpus es esencial para que los profesores de idiomas lo incorporen efectivamente en su práctica. Incluso un curso breve e intensivo de formación en análisis de corpus puede alterar positivamente las percepciones y habilidades de los profesores, lo que demuestra la importancia de incorporar la alfabetización de corpus en el diseño de los programas de formación de profesores de inglés.
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