Professional Practices of Undergraduate Foreign Language Teachers ; Las prácticas profesionales de profesores de lenguas extranjeras en formación ; As práticas profissionais de professores de línguas estrangeiras em formação

Qualitative research is presented to analyze the experiences of foreign language teachers (lex) in training in their professional practices. This allows identifying their contribution to professional knowledge, regarding the articulation of theory and practice, as well as reflections made on this formative stage. In-depth interviews were conducted with university students from a bachelor’s program for teaching lex, with completed professional practices. The interpretation of their experiences in this training process allows identifying the perspective from its context, which yields relevant data on the case of this educational program. The main results indicate that the teacher-students carry out their professional practices on the theoretical knowledge acquired in the educational path of the study plan, as well as with the support of various agents immersed in their teaching context. The participants value the practical experience in their training; however, they point out that more interventions should be incorporated in real contexts that, in addition, include other dimensions that represent challenges for their professional performance. It is paramount to establish learning communities for teaching, where reflective analysis of practices is encouraged. ; En este artículo se presenta una investigación cualitativa con el objetivo de analizar las experiencias de profesores de lenguas extranjeras (lex) en formación en sus prácticas profesionales. Esto permite identificar su contribución en los conocimientos profesionales, respecto a la articulación de la teoría y la práctica, así como reflexiones realizadas sobre esta etapa formativa. Se realizaron entrevistas en profundidad a estudiantes universitarios de un programa de licenciatura para la enseñanza de lex, con prácticas profesionales concluidas. La interpretación de sus experiencias en este proceso formativo permite identificar la perspectiva desde su contexto, que arroja datos relevantes del caso particular de este programa educativo. Los principales ...