ERIC Number: EJ1003878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-0792
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Teacher Professional Development through Collaborative Action Research: Impact on Foreign English-Language Teaching and Learning
Banegas, Dario; Pavese, Anahi; Velazquez, Aurelia; Velez, Sandra Maria
Educational Action Research, v21 n2 p185-201 2013
In 2011 we, a group of English-as-a-foreign-language teachers at a secondary school in Argentina, decided to investigate our teaching practices through collaborative action research so as to improve our students' learning opportunities and thus revitalise English-language teaching in our context. We implemented and evaluated the integration of content and language learning in our classrooms through the development of our own materials. The experience revealed a growth in professional development and how our motivation and autonomy influenced our students' motivation and language development. In our attempt to disseminate our experience as a group, this report particularly focuses on the evaluation facets of our collaborative action research project so as to encourage other teachers and teacher-researchers to adopt collaborative action research to improve their own practices. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Action Research, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Autonomy, Secondary School Teachers, Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina
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