Praxis: Do I Practice what I Believe? A Course in Research in the Language Classroom for the English Language Teacher Education Program at Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua

Authors

Sarah Renata Wright, School for International Training

Publication Date

2003

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

First Advisor

Elka Todeva

Abstract

I have asked myself to describe my teaching beliefs and analyze my teaching practice in order to see if the two are congruent and if in fact I do have a teaching praxis. This is a professional paper about course development based on a classroom research project. First, through a discussion of theories, experiences, and observations I describe my teaching beliefs. Second, I describe the Research in English Language Teaching course that I designed and taught to a group fourth year student teachers at the Universidad Centroamericana in Nicaragua. This description is based on a selection of student writings, lesson plans, and the syllabus. Third, I assess my teaching praxis based on self-evaluation and student feedback in the form of a questionnaire. The goal of this paper is to answer my professional question: putting my beliefs into practice, could I set up a classroom environment where materials are presented in a meaningful way, each student’s voice is heard and students apply their knowledge to their lives?

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | First and Second Language Acquisition | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Recommended Citation

Wright, Sarah Renata, "Praxis: Do I Practice what I Believe? A Course in Research in the Language Classroom for the English Language Teacher Education Program at Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua" (2003). MA TESOL Collection. 377.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/377