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Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development

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Abstract

PINEDA TORRES, Norha Esperanza. An Inquiry Project: A Way to Develop a Meaningful Learning Context. profile [online]. 2007, n.8, pp.59-74. ISSN 1657-0790.

The main purpose of this article is to share an inquiry experience from EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classes, and the reflection that deals with the practical benefits participants have when they are involved in an inquiry proposal. Firstly, there is an introduction to this inquiry process describing the main question that guided this paper. Secondly, a theoretical framework and the authoring cycle description is presented considering the way the inquiry process took place within my classroom by means of meaningful actions and contexts. Thirdly, a data collection section by some reflective responses regarding participants’ learning during the process of developing the inquiry project; and the analysis of findings are explained with some samples. Finally, there are some pedagogical implications as well as some conclusions.

Keywords : Inquiry; learning; question; participation; project and interests.

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