https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1 How can a Professional Learning Community promote changes in the teaching practices and English knowledge of out-of-field teachers at a private school in Bogotá? en-us 2021-08-24 17:12:42 UTC 2021-08-27 16:57:00 UTC hello@padlet.com ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700106297 TOPIC PRESENTATION/ Subject area:
Acquisition of English as a second language]]> 2021-08-27 04:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700106297 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700198454 It is presented in a single sentence or a couple of short sentences: It is presented in a single sentence
PROBLEM: There are teachers who are trained as primary teachers, but without specific qualifications or training to teach the English language.
Evidence:
*Online survey by the British council with 2,478 teachers around the world.
*Teachers from first to fifth grade at a private school.
*Question: ¿Qué le genera más dificultad al orientar la clase de inglés?
*Own experience
*Teachers said they did not have a qualification to teach primary levels.
* 21 percent reported that they were not qualified specifically to teach English.
The causes:
*In the same way, they mentioned that teachers with higher qualifications in the English subject area assigned to secondary schools while young learners are deprived of being taught by some of the more experienced teachers. 
*Teachers with higher qualifications in the English subject area assigned to secondary schools while young learners are deprived of being taught by some of the more experienced teachers. 
*The teacher who is teaching the English subject to young learners is not an English teacher. In fact, sometimes it is a Math teacher or a Spanish teacher; that is what we called “out-of-field teaching
*The teachers are Normalistas and they do not have the knowledge in English teaching


]]> 2021-08-27 05:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700198454 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700210700 The consequences:
*Teachers have to do extra research and work to be prepared for the class, adding stress to their schedules and this is often the result why some teachers decide to leave their jobs because of frustration and their self-esteem is also affected.
*Superiores are supposed to be qualified to teach all the subjects, however, this misconception is causing some troubles in their teaching practices. Not only these teachers are overstressed, but also these wrong procedures are affecting their self-esteem and self-efficacy. Besides, some of these teachers prefer to leave their jobs or teach the subject in a poorly way.

]]> 2021-08-27 05:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700210700 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700236488 They wanted to demonstrate how some schools even private have the problem with teachers also demonstrates that some administrative does not care about hoe teacher have to adapt their knowledge and time to dictate a class of English which one they do not have capacitation. Example: the high-stress situation resulting from standing in front of a class when, despite having prepared as best as possible, the teacher was still aware that he cannot really do the job” (Cited by Coetzer & Coetzee, 2015, p. 3). Teachers are having a bad moment because they are trying to learn something they do not how to teach, and some of them even do not the basics, this is not good for either teachers and students.]]> 2021-08-27 05:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700236488 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700244639 Convenience, what is it for?  political, legal, pedagogical, and personal level.
* This is convenient at a pedagogical and personal level because at the moment the teachers decided to quit, the administration offer this position to some else even if they are no capacitate to teach the subject. Additional for the consequences saying before teachers are not supporting the stress level.]]> 2021-08-27 05:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700244639 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700254449 Socio-educational relevance: who are the beneficiaries? In what way? What social projection does it have?
*The best time to introduce a new language to young learners, since they will learn faster, they will retain better and they are more likely to have near-native pronunciation
*The teachers declared that the institution’s approach is based on the training for getting ready to take the ICFES exam, and because of this, they have only taken into account the vocabulary and a few grammar aspects, avoiding speaking, listening, and writing.
*Students doing academic bachelor’s degrees or different studies related to education as a step to struggle for a suitable education in which students and teachers have adequate and a quality education

]]> 2021-08-27 05:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700254449 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700254699 Practical or disciplinary implications. Does it solve a practical or disciplinary problem? 
*When reviewing the out-of-field teaching studies we noticed that some of them had the outcome of measuring the degree of impact of this matter. First, in one research carried out by Ingersoll (2002) different methods to measure out-of-field teachers were revised in order to state their qualification, and how these methods can help to address this problem. Next, Olmos (2010) was intrigued to measure the reason why out-of-field teachers were more likely to abandon their positions, using as a sample some teachers of a secondary public school. In contrast to those researches, we are not trying to test them, but our purpose is to give them support in their teaching practices and give them the opportunity to share their strategies and activities to improve and enrich them.  
* The finality of this research is to create a space in order to help these teachers to favor their teaching practices, share and understand their own and other’s experiences when doing their duties in a field in which they do not have expertise and find a support in qualified teachers.]]> 2021-08-27 05:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700254699 ymartinezb7 https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700255066 Theoretical value contribution to pedagogical or disciplinary knowledge, generate or support theories.
*That is why it is worth mentioning that even when teachers are working with young learners and they are probably studying basic aspects of the English subject, the teachers need to be able to integrate different methodologies, strategies, and techniques, as, during this age, students have more opportunities to understand and acquire structures, indeed, they will be equipped with strong foundations for the higher courses.
* The administrative authorities in charge of some institutions who are facing these problems as a way to help them understand the implication not only in those teachers but also in students caused by politics and misbelieves about teaching.]]> 2021-08-27 05:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ymartinezb7/u1xkykah8f813ao1/wish/1700255066