期刊名称：PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
印刷版ISSN：2256-5760
出版年度：2021
卷号：23
期号：2
页码：281-295
DOI：10.15446/profile.v23n2.82765
语种：English
出版社：Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas
摘要：Current conceptualizations of foreign language teacher education fail to represent the complexity of such education. This reflection highlights the need to embrace English language teacher education from a complex perspective. To explain this position, we define complex systems and complexity principles through examples of interconnected components of teacher education. Then, we trace emergent conceptualizations from theory and governmental documents that resonate with a complexity perspective. We suggest that efforts in this direction may better prepare prospective English teachers to face challenging realities in educational settings and will eventually improve students’ learning, an outcome every stakeholder is aiming at.
其他摘要：Current conceptualizations of foreign language teacher education fail to represent the complexity of such education. This reflection highlights the need to embrace English language teacher education from a complex perspective. To explain this position, we define complex systems and complexity principles through examples of interconnected components of teacher education. Then, we trace emergent conceptualizations from theory and governmental documents that resonate with a complexity perspective. We suggest that efforts in this direction may better prepare prospective English teachers to face challenging realities in educational settings and will eventually improve students’ learning, an outcome every stakeholder is aiming at.
关键词：formación de docentes de inglés;perspectiva de complejidad;principios de complejidad;sistema complejo (es)
其他关键词：complex system##complexity perspective##complexity principles##English language teacher education (en)
