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When Theory Meets Practice: Applying Cambourne’s Conditions for Learning to Professional Development for Elementary School EFL Teachers
Cuando la teoría y la práctica se encuentran: implementación de las condiciones de aprendizaje de Cambourne en el desarrollo profesional de docentes de inglés de la básica primaria
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Cambourne’s conditions for learning, teachers' professional development (en)Condiciones para el aprendizaje de Cambourne, desarrollo profesional docente (es)
This article presents a reflection on an action research project carried out by a group of teachers and students at Universidad de Antioquia. The action research project aimed at determining the impact of a professional development proposal for elementary school English teachers in Medellin, Colombia. In the first section, the article describes the previous study that supported this project as well as its design and implementation. In the second part, Cambourne's conditions for learning are discussed from a theoretical and practical perspective. Researchers found that participant teachers improved both their use of the foreign language and their pedagogical practices as a result of having the opportunity to take risks and reflect as learners and teachers on holistic strategies for teaching and learning English as a foreign language.
Este artículo presenta una reflexión acerca de un proyecto de investigación acción que buscó determinar el impacto de una propuesta holística de desarrollo profesional para maestros de inglés de básica primaria en Medellín, Colombia. Se describen el diseño y la implementación del proyecto así como el estudio anterior que dio origen al presente proyecto. Asimismo, se discuten las condiciones para el aprendizaje y propuestas por Cambourne, desde una mirada teórica y práctica. Se encontró que los profesores participantes mejoraron en su uso de la lengua extranjera, así como en sus prácticas pedagógicas, como resultado de la toma de riesgos y la reflexión como aprendices y docentes acerca de estrategias holísticas para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera.
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