Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 2 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Communicative Competence… | 5 |
English (Second Language) | 5 |
Foreign Countries | 5 |
Qualitative Research | 5 |
Semi Structured Interviews | 5 |
Second Language Instruction | 4 |
Second Language Learning | 4 |
Teaching Methods | 4 |
Language Teachers | 3 |
Student Attitudes | 3 |
Teacher Attitudes | 3 |
More ▼ |
Source
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers'… | 5 |
Author
Abad, José Vicente | 1 |
Areiza Restrepo, Hugo Nelson | 1 |
Castillo Losada, César Augusto | 1 |
Córdoba Zúñiga, Eulices | 1 |
Gómez Rodríguez, Luis Fernando | 1 |
Insuasty, Edgar Alirio | 1 |
Jaime Osorio, María Fernanda | 1 |
Olaya, Alba | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 5 |
Reports - Research | 5 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 3 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 3 |
Postsecondary Education | 3 |
Audience
Location
Colombia | 5 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Castillo Losada, César Augusto; Insuasty, Edgar Alirio; Jaime Osorio, María Fernanda – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2017
This article reports on a study carried out in a foreign language school at a Colombian public university. Its main purpose was to analyze the extent to which the use of authentic materials and tasks contributes to the enhancement of the communicative competence on an A2 level English course. A mixed study composed of a quasi-experimental and a…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Córdoba Zúñiga, Eulices – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2016
This article reports the findings of a qualitative research study conducted with six first semester students of an English as a foreign language program in a public university in Colombia. The aim of the study was to implement task-based language teaching as a way to integrate language skills and help learners to improve their communicative…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Olaya, Alba; Gómez Rodríguez, Luis Fernando – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2013
This article reports the findings of a qualitative research project that explored pre-service English teachers' perceptions of and attitudes toward the aspects of culture and intercultural competence addressed in their English classes in the undergraduate programs at three Colombian universities. Findings reveal that pre-service teachers are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Abad, José Vicente – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2013
In this article we present the results of a qualitative research study on the pedagogical factors that influence English teaching in four public schools of Medellín, Colombia. Twelve teachers were interviewed regarding three linguistic principles: communicative competence, native language effect, and interlanguage. The data analysis led to the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Areiza Restrepo, Hugo Nelson – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2013
This article presents a partial report of a small qualitative research study that explored the students' views of their learning during and after the implementation of formative procedures such as self-assessment, feedback, and conferences. The article also includes their perceptions about this implementation. The research was carried out with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes