Chilean EFL Teacher Trainees’ Beliefs Regarding the EFL Teacher Competences
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https://doi.org/10.15359/ree.25-2.11Keywords:
Teachers’ beliefs, EFL teacher training, EFL teacher training programs in Chile, English as a foreign languageAbstract
There is abundant literature regarding second language (L2) or foreign language (FL) teachers’ beliefs. However, there exists very little literature on this matter that involves L2/FL teacher trainees. This study aims to find out Chilean EFL teacher trainees’ beliefs regarding the competences EFL teachers should have for their professional performance. Three competence domains are under scrutiny: (1) English linguistic competence and English culture, (2) English teaching didactics, and (3) professional attitude. A Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from 208 EFL teacher trainees of four Chilean universities. These trainees are in their first (N=129) and fourth year (N=79) of an EFL teacher training program. General results show that the most important competence domain for the participants is the professional stance, especially for fourth year students.
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