The Importance of FLE in Pre-service Teachers: a Mixed-Methods Study

• del Pozo Beamud, Marta ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

     Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

     Ciudad Real, España

     
• Localización: SABIR: International Bulletin Of Applied Linguistics, ISSN-e 2695-5695, Vol. 12, Nº. Extra 0, 2026 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Aportaciones a la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras desde la Lingüística Aplicada), págs. 70-99
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.25115/ibal.v12i12.11226
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La importancia del disfrute del aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en los docentes en formación:: Un estudio de métodos mixtos
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  • español

    El objetivo principal de este estudio fue determinar en qué medida nuestros participantes, futuros docentes de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (n=13, edad media=19,3 años), disfrutan a la hora de aprender lenguas extranjeras (FLE: Foreign Language Enjoyment). Los estudiantes completaron un cuestionario mixto. En el cuestionario cualitativo se les preguntó sobre diversos aspectos relacionados con el “FLE”, como el ambiente de clase, la relación con sus compañeros y docentes,o el miedo a cometer errores en clase. Los resultados mostraron que la gran mayoría de nuestros participantes valora disfrutar, lo que,sin duda,tiene implicaciones pedagógicas

  • English

    The main aim of this study was to ascertain to what extent our participants, pre-service teachers at the University of Castilla La Mancha (n=13, mean age= 19.3) show signs of FLE (Foreign Language Enjoyment). Students completed a mixed-method questionnaire. In the qualitative questionnaire, they were asked about several aspects of FLE, such as classroom environment, rapport with their peers and teachers or being comfortable enough not to worry about making mistakes in class. Results showed that the vast majority of our participants value highly FLE, which certainly has pedagogical implications.

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