Abstract

CARDENAS, Melba Libia; GONZALEZ, Adriana  and  ALVAREZ, José Aldemar. In Service English Teachers' Professional Development: Some conceptual considerations for Colombia. Folios [online]. 2010, n.31, pp.49-68. ISSN 0123-4870.

Bilingual Colombia has promoted the growth of professional development programs -PDP- for English teachers. In this article, the authors present some key concepts in the analysis of the continuing education of teachers; analyze the models of professional development proposed by Richards & Farrell (2005) and James (2001); summarize the main concepts elaborated by Colombian scholars on the professional development of English teachers; and propose a conceptual framework for the country. Conclusions suggest that professional development programs should use teacher development and not teacher training; include the individual and social perspectives of learning and teaching; embrace post-method approaches; promote the creation of knowledge in school and social settings; and promote meaningful practice of English among teachers

Keywords : Teacher professional development; english language teaching; classroom research; local knowledge; training.

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