Exploring the Ideal Foreign Language Teacher Profile in Spanish Preschools: Teacher Education Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Cortina-Pérez, Beatriz; Andúgar, Ana
Titel	Exploring the Ideal Foreign Language Teacher Profile in Spanish Preschools: Teacher Education Challenges
Quelle	In: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 27 (2021) 8, S.713-729 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cortina-Pérez, Beatriz) ORCID (Andúgar, Ana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-0602
DOI	10.1080/13540602.2021.2004112
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Qualifications; Likert Scales; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Language Proficiency; Teaching Methods; Child Development; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Language Teachers; Profiles; Foreign Countries; Teacher Education Programs; Specialists; Delphi Technique; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrqualifikation; Likert-Skala; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kindesentwicklung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Ausland; Delphi-Methode; Spanien
Abstract	The democratisation of early childhood education and care and the promotion of plurilingualism across Europe have facilitated the implementation of educational projects and research on early language learning at the pre-primary stage. However, in Spain and similar foreign language (FL) education contexts, it is not clear who should be implementing this early introduction of the FL, what their qualifications should be, or what preparation they require. The objective of this study was to identify the most adequate teacher profile for this language education. A Delphi research design was applied focusing on three main concerns: the most suitable teacher profile, the required qualifications, and the necessary preparation. Ninety-nine experts participated in two rounds of questioning: one qualitative with an open-ended online questionnaire and another quantitative, wherein experts' degree of agreement was recorded on a Likert scale online questionnaire. Results suggest that an early childhood educator with at least an upper-intermediate level in the FL seems to be the most suitable profile. However, experts considered adequate preparation is necessary at both the pre-service and in-service stages, covering language improvement, specific pedagogy, and child's development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01