Developing a Reflective Practitioner through Telecollaboration in Language Teacher Preservice Education - A Bottom-up Perspective

• Authors: Gajek Elżbieta , Calderón-Quindós M. Teresa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents the results of a telecollaborative project between BA students of the University of Warsaw and students of the University of Valladolid within the framework of the European Erasmus+ EVALUATE project. The aim of that project is to justify the effectiveness of telecollaborative activities for professional development of future language teachers. The experience confirms that initial intercultural competence is essential for undertaking such a project. It also validates the need for blending professional preparation of language teachers so that they realize that the teaching methods and pedagogical approaches which are introduced in their pre-service courses are very similar or even the same irrespectively where they get their qualifications. Such blended learning activities are complementary to national teacher training programs and to Erasmus+ students exchange projects.

Keywords

EN

telecollaboration; reflective practitioner; teaching English; teacher training; international exchanges

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: e-mentor
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 5 (77)
• Pages: 44-52

Contributors

author

Gajek Elżbieta

• University of Warsaw

author

Calderón-Quindós M. Teresa

• University of Valladolid

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