Foreign Language Teachers' Beliefs: A Multiple case study

ISBN-13: 9783838358079 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 144 str.

Cote Parra, Gabriel

Opis

The purpose of this multiple-case study was to understand the beliefs, classroom practices and experiences of four foreign language teachers using LinguaFolio, a self-assessment tool that allows learners to reflect on their language knowledge and cultural experiences. This study involved four Spanish teachers in four Midwestern towns. Data were collected using different methods including in- depth interviews, observations, field notes, and document analysis.

O autorze

Gabriel Cote Parra, full time professor at The Foreign Languages Department at The Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia, has been an English as a foreign language teacher for 20 years so far. He has taught at the elementary, secondary and college level. He is also the principal investigator of the Research Group on Foreign Languages (GRILEX).