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Download full textAcosta Peña, Roxana; Tomás-Folch, Marina; Feixas, Mònica – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2017
The Faculties of Engineering Sciences at Universidad Católica del Norte in Chile regard teacher training as a necessary tool for its academics' professional development and as a fundamental way to improve their teaching quality. The Teaching Unit for Innovation in Engineering (UIDIN) has developed a new curriculum and training programme which…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Teacher Competencies, Foreign Countries
Salinas-Silva, Victor; Perez-Gallardo, Patricio; Arenas-Martija, Andoni – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2015
This article examines teachers' subject expertise in a context where geography could be considered a neglected school subject. Using an empirical approach to the problem, the article aims to provide a view on the dynamics of teaching primary geography in Chile, through considering teachers' narratives on curriculum making and their associated…
Descriptors: Geography, Geography Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Expertise
Direct linkGlas, Katharina – Research Papers in Education, 2016
This qualitative study explores teachers' perspectives on learner motivation for English in Chilean secondary schools. Drawing both on motivation theories and on concepts related to teacher cognition, autonomy and agency, the analysis of 19 semi-structured interviews with Chilean English teachers sheds light on the difficulties that many teachers…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Astorga-Cabezas, Erickzon D. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2015
This study examines the outcomes of having recourse to listening skills as support to improve oral skills in English language teaching. In this context, data from 120 students at a specific higher education institution was analyzed; 60 of whom were provided with totally listening-focused instruction and activities, while a separate group of 60…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Listening Skills, Oral Language, Speech Improvement
Díaz Larenas, Claudio; Alarcón Hernández, Paola; Vásquez Neira, Andrea; Pradel Suárez, Boris; Ortiz Navarrete, Mabel – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2013
Beliefs continue to be an important source to get to know teachers' thinking processes and pedagogical decisions. Research in teachers' beliefs has traditionally come from English-speaking contexts; however, a great deal of scientific work has been written lately in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. This study elicits 30 Chilean university…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Research, Beliefs, Foreign Countries
Ward, Hsuying Chiou; Andruske, Cynthia Lee – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
This exploratory qualitative case study reports the impact of using a public-speaking structure (Powerful Oral Language Lab [POLL]) in teaching preservice Chilean English pedagogy students. It describes how this task-based method of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher training is related to language strategic competence. Twenty students…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
