Multimodal Texts in Chilean English Teaching Education: Experiences From Educators and Pre-Service Teachers
Drawing on 10 pedagogical standards issued by the Chilean Ministry of Education, three dealing with multimodality, we, in this research, examined English language pre-service teachers’ and educators’ approaches to the use of multimodal texts. Data were gathered through two online surveys that explored the use of multimodal texts by teacher educators and pre-service teachers. Results indicate that educators were familiar with the standards and multimodality when teaching reading and writing, but lack of resources, preparation, and time prevents them from working with multimodal texts. Candidates read printed and digital newspapers, novels, and magazines outside university, but rarely use them academically. They extensively use social media, even for academic purposes. There is a mismatch between the use of multimodal texts by teacher candidates and teacher educators.
Este artículo describe un estudio acerca de cómo los formadores de profesores de inglés y los estudiantes en formación abordan los textos multimodales. De diez estándares para formación inicial docente de inglés establecidos por el Ministerio de Educación de Chile, tres incluyen textos multimodales. Se aplicaron dos encuestas en línea para explorar el uso de textos por formadores y estudiantes universitarios. Los datos se analizaron a partir de cuatro preguntas de investigación. Los resultados muestran que los formadores están familiarizados con los estándares y la multimodalidad al enseñar lectura y escritura, pero la falta de tiempo, recursos, y preparación les impide trabajar plenamente con textos multimodales. Los estudiantes leen periódicos impresos y en formato digital, novelas y revistas fuera de la universidad. Ellos usan extensivamente las redes sociales, incluso académicamente. Hay disparidad en el uso de textos multimodales entre estudiantes y formadores.
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| Translated title: | Textos multimodales en la formación docente en inglés en Chile: experiencias de formadores y estudiantes de licenciatura |
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| Journal Title: | PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development |
| First author: | Miguel Farías |
| Other Authors: | Leonardo Véliz |
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| Language: | English |
| Get full text: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/75172 |
| Resource type: | Journal Article |
| Source: | PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development; Vol 21, No 2 (Year 2019). |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/profile.v21n2.75172 |
| Publisher: | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| Usage rights: | Reconocimiento - NoComercial - SinObraDerivada (by-nc-nd) |
| Knowledge areas / Categories: | Social Sciences/Humanities --> Education --AMP-- Educational Research |
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