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Fostering EFL Preservice Teachers’ Academic Writing Skills Through Reflective Learning
Escritura académica de profesores de inglés en formación mediante el aprendizaje reflexivo
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n1.85145Keywords:
academic writing, feedback, learning, self-assessment, thinking (en)aprendizaje, autoevaluación, escritura académica, pensamiento, retroalimentación (es)
This article focuses on the impact reflective learning has on a group of EFL preservice teachers’ academic writing skills through formative feedback and self-assessment at a university in Bogotá (Colombia). The goal was to determine how the participants’ academic writing skills were developed when writing essays for international examinations, and how their reflections upon feedback and their self-assessment process impacted their learning. This study followed a qualitative approach and an action-research design to foster students’ academic writing skills as part of their professional development. The data-collection instruments were essays and teacher’s feedback, students’ journals, and rubrics. The results evidenced learners’ writing skills improvement while implementing reflecting learning, which led to self-regulation and metacognition.
Este artículo describe el impacto del aprendizaje reflexivo en el desarrollo de habilidades escritas de un grupo de profesores en formación, mediante la retroalimentación formativa y la autoevaluación en una universidad en Bogotá (Colombia). Se buscó desarrollar las habilidades escriturales de los estudiantes por medio de ensayos para exámenes internacionales y determinar cómo sus reflexiones sobre la retroalimentación y autoevaluación impactaron su aprendizaje. Se siguió un enfoque cualitativo con un diseño de investigación-acción, promoviendo la escritura académica como parte de su desarrollo profesional. Se analizaron ensayos y las respectivas retroalimentaciones docentes, diarios de estudiantes y rúbricas. Los resultados muestran el avance de las habilidades escritas mediante la reflexión, generando autorregulación y metacognición.
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