* Artículo de reflexión que da cuenta de algunos de los resultados del proyecto de investigación: "Towards the Exploration of Pre service Teachers Identities as Language Learners and Future Teachers: a Case Study", código SGI 1521,
En este artículo se presenta un análisis del estado inicial de la cuestión en relación con el concepto de interculturalidad —concepto clave en educación— en la formación de futuros maestros de idiomas, en cuatro países: España, México, Chile y Colombia. Primero se dan a conocer los elementos conceptuales básicos de interculturalidad, multiculturalidad, educación intercultural y formación de futuros docentes de idiomas. Luego se revisan las fuentes documentales y se dilucidan las tendencias que ven la interculturalidad como proceso pedagógico que debe responder a exigencias globales y no como construcción social y situada, como lo étnico (estado) y no como la diversidad cultural (proceso). Finalmente se presenta una reflexión sobre las futuras áreas de investigación en interculturalidad y la formación de docentes de idiomas.
Materials development is a field of study which has recently acquired significant importance in the Colombian context due to the fact that teachers, as materials developers, consider materials development as an area of knowledge that helps them to improve their teaching practices. However, the rationale, the gains as well as the challenges that drive materials designers have not been explored enough in Colombia. This article aims to provide some general considerations about the benefits teachers, as material developers, will obtain and some of the shortcomings which may emerge along this process. Finally, the authors discuss some implications for teachers, students, and teacher education programs.
This article describes a pedagogical proposal based on theater as a safe space to develop productive skills in an EFL classroom. Thirty-six eleventh graders from a public school in Tunja participated in the theater sessions. In each session, we collected data through recordings, interviews, and field notes to understand the impact of the pedagogical intervention. The findings suggested that theater could help créate a safe environment that decreased students’ anxiety levels while exploring the language. As a result, the students’ productive skills started to emerge. We argue the need to change classroom dynamics, organization, and time management in order to create transformative places that foster safe environments in the EFL classroom.
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