IPP in ELT

Brayan Amaya, Iván Ramírez, Laura Montero y Juan Diego Perdomo. 

Proyecto desarrollado: The relationship between English language learning and the socioeconomic development of Huila

This research seeks to explore the scarcely studied link between learning the English language and socioeconomic growth in Huila, Colombia. As Huila stands on the cusp of economic progress and global assimilation, a comprehensive grasp of how English proficiency affects different aspects of development is essential. The research aims to investigate how English proficiency impacts employment, trade, and societal interactions, with the goal of offering valuable insights that can shape policies and initiatives to aid Huila's sustainable development and smooth integration into the global economy.

Paulo Lozada, Carol Hernández y Jairo Díaz

Proyecto desarrollado: Constructing teacher professional identity: The contribution of practicum model on Pre-service Foreign Language Teachers at Universidad Surcolombiana:

This research seeks to analyze how the pedagogical practice model in the ELT program at Universidad Surcolombiana contributes to the formation of the professional identity of foreign language teachers and the formulation of structured guidelines for pedagogical practice, to characterize the approach to pedagogical practices in the education of foreign language teachers at Universidad Surcolombiana, considering the teaching methodologies, didactic resources and the roles of the supervisors and PELT’s, to analyze how these practicum experiences contribute to teacher development in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and emotions, to identify the factors influencing pedagogical practicum experiences, including educational context, practicum supervisor qualifications, and curriculum policies. This research attempts to understand how pedagogical practice models and the structured guidelines can contribute to the professional development of PELTs at Universidad Surcolombiana.

Sergio Medina

Proyecto desarrollado - Trabajo de Grado:  Exploring Pre-service English Language Teachers’ Researcher Identity Construction

This study was designed as a case study that sought to reconstruct the experiences related to the researcher identity construction of six PELTs while doing research in the ELT program. These experiences were collected through journals, questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews, and the data was analyzed from a thematic analysis approach. PELTs’ experiences let us recognize that social interactions and academic investments are crucial to building and interpreting a flexible identity where they feel self-confident, perceiving themselves as part of a research community and professional researchers in the process. 

Angelly Martínez 

Proyecto desarrollado - Trabajo de grado: Second Language Learning Through Indigenous’ Eyes.