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Méndez López, Mariza G. – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2020
This article presents the results of a qualitative study which aimed to develop an understanding of the emotions experienced by pre-service English language teachers during their teaching practicum and the emotions' effects on instructional teaching. Attribution theory was used as a framework for analysing the results, while the data were gathered…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Saavedra Jeldres, Pamela Andrea; Campos Espinoza, Mónica – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2019
Although keeping writing portfolios has proved to be a successful strategy in developing writing skills in English as a foreign language, few studies have focused on pre-service teachers at the pre-intermediate level. This study aims to describe pre-service teachers' perceptions towards portfolio keeping. The sample consisted of 51 first-year…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Muñoz Campos, Diego – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2017
The Chilean education system requires English language teachers to be equipped with non-conventional teaching strategies that can foster meaningful learning and assure successful learners' performances in diverse and complex settings. This exploratory, descriptive, research study aimed at discovering the perceptions of 54 pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Baleghizadeh, Sasan; Mortazavi, Mahboobeh – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2014
This article reports on an investigation of the impact of different methods of journaling on self-efficacy of learners of English as a foreign language. Sixty upper-intermediate Iranian English language learners were randomly assigned to three experimental conditions, namely no-feedback, teacher-feedback, and peer-feedback, and one control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Bruguier, Leonard R.; Greathouse Amador, Louise M. – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2012
New learning environments with communication and information tools are increasingly accessible with technology playing a crucial role in expanding and reconceptualizing student learning experiences. This paper reviews the outcome of an innovative course offered by four universities in three countries: Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Course…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Programs
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Akcan, Sumru – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2010
This article presents the findings of a study that investigates pre-service English teachers' reflections on their teaching performance after watching their videotaped lessons in company with their university supervisor. This study, conducted during the spring semester practicum program in the 2007-2008 academic year, examines how the teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning