Second Language Teacher Education and Development

As a professional in the field of foreign language teaching, I am aware of the need to update our knowledge, as teaching is a constant activity that has no end. In addition, due to the phenomenon of globalization and rapid development of technology, it is increasingly necessary to be competent in any professional field or field of knowledge, therefore my current training has been completely independent. I have paid for my masters studies with some difficulty, because the hardest part of continuing to grow professionally is the economic factor. I have not had the opportunity to have any type of sponsorship, such as a scholarship or an academic exchange program, the closest thing to that are the discounts in the enrollment made by the university because of being a graduate or by academic average, however, I managed to make my undergraduate studies thanks to the support of my father who paid my entire career to become an English teacher. Thanks to that, today I am about to finish my...

How would you keep the lamp burning? I would keep the lamp burning being a reflective teacher, encouraging my colleagues to reflect and research about the kind of teaching practices that take place in the classrooms taking into account each educational context.   What criticism would you make to the KARDS model? Through his talk, Kumaravadivelu makes a broad picture of what Language Teaching encompasses. He mentions five relevant aspects English teachers have to take into account in their daily practices in order to maximize what happens within the classroom while learning takes place. Those main aspects comprise many other aspects that are relevant and through them are value the role of the teacher and the role of learners as the main actors in the teaching and learning process of a Second Language. However, it is necessary to take into account our own context to be more realistic about what occur inside our own educational settings according to our institutional or st...

How I become an English teacher  By: Katherine Cortes Alarcon I was born in Neiva more than twenty years ago and, although I still live in this city, I spend most of my time in my work place which implies that currently I do not have enough time to share with my family. I come from a loving and humble family that I value as my most precious blessing. We are four at home: my grandmother, my parents and me. Money was something that most of the time lacked at home, my father earned just the necessary (or sometimes less) for living, reason why I had always very clear that to study (in high school or at the university) was an opportunity that I had to take advantage of; but despite the lack of money I grew up as a happy little girl. Fortunately, when I finished high school,  I had the chance to study at the university because my father paid for my studies with great effort and love. I remember that I had excellent English teachers that inspired me to become an English...