FRINK Linked Data Fragments server

Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W138753546> ?p ?o ?g. }

• W138753546 abstract "This thesis reports on a case study that discusses the interconnection between the knowledge, beliefs and practices of teachers of English as a foreign language in a stateuniversity in Mexico. Previous research suggests that there is a knowledge base for teaching that is significant for teachers irrespective of the subject they teach. Research also indicates that teaching practices are shaped by teachers’ beliefs about the nature of language, the nature of the learning process and the nature of the teaching act.Nevertheless, it appears that the development of language teachers tends to be focused on increasing the knowledge required for the teaching of English without recognising that teaching practices are also informed by the beliefs that teachers hold. The purpose of this case study was therefore to increase our understanding of how the knowledge and beliefs of the case study teachers intersected to inform their teaching practices, and to draw some conclusions that could be used to further English language teacher development.The case study involved four teachers of English in a state university in Mexico. It was conducted from an interpretivist approach and drew on the perspectives of the participant teachers. The methods used were: observations and video recordings of classes; focus groups, interviews and conversations with the case study teachers; teachers’ journals. The words and actions of the teachers were the units of the within-in case and cross-case analysis undertaken.The findings of the study illustrate three main aspects: Firstly, teacher’s knowledge plays a supporting role in their teaching practices and appears to be composed of different knowledge categories that are not independent but interwoven. In addition, any category presupposes other knowledge categories since any of them implies knowledge covered by other categories. Secondly, teaching practices are not only informed by teachers’ knowledge but also by their beliefs. Moreover, the study suggests that teachers’ beliefs have a predominant role in their teaching since teachers claim to use only the knowledge in which they believe. Finally, the case study suggests that the learning and teaching experiences of the teachers are a major source of their knowledge and beliefs, and beliefs that are experientially engrained appear to be more influential than theoretically embraced beliefs.The case study concludes that teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and teaching practices interact and inform each other persistently in a dynamic process that could usefully be represented as a gear model of the relationships between the three elements. This model would illustrate the dynamic process more accurately since it represents them within a constant interaction process. It is also argued that the relations between the three elements are pertinent irrespective of the context of the study as this offers a frame of reference for other researchers and teacher educators interested in understanding the interconnection between teachers’ practices and their knowledge and beliefs." @default.
• W138753546 created "2016-06-24" @default.
• W138753546 creator A5055733912 @default.
• W138753546 creator A5066046948 @default.
• W138753546 date "2014-03-13" @default.
• W138753546 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
• W138753546 title "Understanding teacher development: case study of knowledge and beliefs in English language teaching in Mexico" @default.
• W138753546 hasPublicationYear "2014" @default.
• W138753546 type Work @default.
• W138753546 sameAs 138753546 @default.
• W138753546 citedByCount "0" @default.
• W138753546 crossrefType "dissertation" @default.
• W138753546 hasAuthorship W138753546A5055733912 @default.
• W138753546 hasAuthorship W138753546A5066046948 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C111919701 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C114010052 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C123960582 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C145420912 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C15744967 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C161191863 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C19417346 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C2777855551 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C2986378755 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C2987496018 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C41008148 @default.
• W138753546 hasConcept C98045186 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C111919701 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C114010052 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C123960582 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C145420912 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C15744967 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C161191863 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C19417346 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C2777855551 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C2986378755 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C2987496018 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C41008148 @default.
• W138753546 hasConceptScore W138753546C98045186 @default.
• W138753546 hasLocation W1387535461 @default.
• W138753546 hasOpenAccess W138753546 @default.
• W138753546 hasPrimaryLocation W1387535461 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W133670199 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W140802534 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W1457597021 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W1492835761 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W15296636 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W1573869757 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2118178819 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2142530829 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2378379870 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2541833224 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2561752215 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2912279324 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2959336439 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W3006848567 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W3164538953 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W3184418245 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W330675800 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W92758800 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W94791141 @default.
• W138753546 hasRelatedWork W2609186419 @default.
• W138753546 isParatext "false" @default.
• W138753546 isRetracted "false" @default.
• W138753546 magId "138753546" @default.
• W138753546 workType "dissertation" @default.