An Exploratory Study of Recent Trends in ELT Master's Programs: Insights from Stakeholders

Autor/inn/en	Lopez-Pinzon, Margarita; Ramírez-Contreras, Odilia; Vargas-Orozco, Luisa Fernanda
Titel	An Exploratory Study of Recent Trends in ELT Master's Programs: Insights from Stakeholders
Quelle	In: GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, (2021) 22, S.21-50 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lopez-Pinzon, Margarita) ORCID (Ramírez-Contreras, Odilia) ORCID (Vargas-Orozco, Luisa Fernanda)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1692-5777
Schlagwörter	Masters Programs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Language Teachers; Teacher Education Programs; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Instructional Innovation; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Action Research; Administrator Attitudes; Curriculum Design; Graduate Students; Faculty Development; Language Skills; Student Attitudes; Intervention; Trend Analysis; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Projektforschung; Lehrplangestaltung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Trendanalyse; Kolumbien
Abstract	This article reports on a mixed-methods research study in five English Language Teaching Master's programs in Colombia. The purpose was to identify trends in research techniques, curricular and pedagogical interventions that MA candidates and alumni dealt with in their theses. This study identified prevalent research methods, techniques, and instruments. The data collection methods included documentary analysis, four focus groups with students, four informal talks with the faculty, four interviews with the coordinators of the programs, and surveys with graduate students, professors, thesis advisors and administrators of these programs. Results suggest preference for action research on issues of language skills, curriculum design, cognitive and affective factors. Pedagogical innovations dealt with ICT, ELT methods, and language learning strategies. Another result indicates that program participants considered the master's programs as the most enriching professional development opportunity they have had. This study makes a call to local and national governments to continue funding continued graduate education and to make it a policy independent of partisan agendas. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01