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2002-01-01

From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success

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In this paper we present an analysis of the main components comprised in teaching English as a foreign language, including a historical overview of methods, approaches, strategies, the concept of learner’s autonomy, social and psychological factors, aiming at contributing to every teacher’s reflection on his/her task in the school context.

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Reyes, J. M. (2002). From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 3(1), 19–30. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310

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Reyes, J.M. 2002. From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 3, 1 (Jan. 2002), 19–30.

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Reyes, J. M. From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2002, 3, 19-30.

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REYES, J. M. From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 19–30, 2002. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310. Acesso em: 26 dec. 2025.

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Reyes, Juana Mahissa. 2002. “From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 3 (1):19-30. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310.

Harvard

Reyes, J. M. (2002) “From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 3(1), pp. 19–30. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310 (Accessed: 26 December 2025).

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J. M. Reyes, “From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 19–30, Jan. 2002.

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Reyes, J. M. “From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 2002, pp. 19-30, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310.

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Reyes, Juana Mahissa. “From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2002): 19–30. Accessed December 26, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310.

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Reyes JM. From Building Blocks to Architects Empowering Learners for Success. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2002 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 26];3(1):19-30. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11310

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