Las Percepciones de los Docentes de Inglés sobre un Curso de Literacidad en Evaluación de Lenguas

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Frank Giraldo
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-8245
Daniela Escalante-Villa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-1174
Daniela Isaza-Palacio
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-7272

Resumen

La literacidad en evaluación de lenguas extranjeras ha sido un foco de gran atención en el campo de la evaluación de idiomas, en especial lo concerniente con el perfil de los docentes. No obstante, hay poca literatura relacionada con las percepciones de los docentes sobre cursos de evaluación de idiomas. En nuestro artículo, acudimos al estudio de caso para analizar las percepciones de dieciocho docentes de inglés, en relación con tres componentes de un curso de evaluación en línea: los contenidos, las actividades y el impacto del curso en el desarrollo profesional docente. Los hallazgos indican que los docentes concibieron los contenidos del curso como organizados, relevantes y útiles; además consideraron el análisis de pruebas y el trabajo colaborativo como elementos valiosos. Con respecto al desarrollo profesional, los docentes plantearon que se hicieron conscientes de sus errores en la evaluación a medida que hacían las actividades relacionadas con el análisis de pruebas. Por último, los docentes indicaron que el curso elevó su nivel de consciencia sobre lo que es e implica evaluar idiomas. Basándonos en estos resultados, hacemos unas recomendaciones para cursos de evaluación en lenguas extranjeras en otros contextos.

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Giraldo, F., Escalante-Villa, D., & Isaza-Palacio, D. (2023). Las Percepciones de los Docentes de Inglés sobre un Curso de Literacidad en Evaluación de Lenguas. HOW Journal, 30(2), 70–91. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.30.2.750
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Frank Giraldo, Universidad de Caldas

He holds an MA in English Didactics from Universidad de Caldas (Colombia), and an MA in TESOL from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (The USA). His research interests include the interface between language assessment literacy and teachers’ professional development

Daniela Escalante-Villa, Universidad Católica de Manizales

She holds a BA in Modern Languages from Universidad de Caldas (Colombia).

Daniela Isaza-Palacio, Centro Colombo Americano Manizales

She holds a BA in Modern Languages from Universidad de Caldas (Colombia).

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