Teaching linguistics to low-level English language users in a teacher education programme: an action research study. Issue 2 (3rd March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Banegas, Darío Luis
• Is Part Of: Language learning journal. Volume 48:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 148
• Page End: 161
• Publication Date: 2020-03-03
• Subjects: Linguistics -- proficiency -- teacher education -- CLIL -- action research -- motivation; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 418.0071
• DOI: 10.1080/09571736.2017.1370604
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-1736

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to investigate the outcomes of teacher educator-initiated action research (AR) process at a teacher education institution in southern Argentina. This process was triggered by a challenge which emerged in the 2016 academic year: how to teach a linguistics module through English to low-level English language users in the first year of a programme designed for teaching English as a foreign language at primary and secondary schools in Argentina. Such a situation became a pedagogical opportunity to engage in AR with a group of student-teachers during a whole academic year. Framed in qualitative research, data collection included journals, teaching and learning artefacts, and interviews. Results show that the integration of content and language learning helped student-teachers develop their language proficiency and strengthen their awareness as language users and future teachers.