Exploratory Study of Recent Trends in ELT Master’s Programs: Insights from the stakeholders

IF 0.3 Q4 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH GIST-Education and Learning Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-23 DOI:10.26817/16925777.826
M. López-Pinzón, Odilia Ramirez-Contreras, Luisa Fernanda Vargas-Orozco
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This article reports on a mixed-methods research study in five English Language Teaching Master’s programs in Colombia. The purpose was to identify research problems as well as the strategies of intervention that M.A candidates and alumni dealt with in their theses. This study identified prevalent research methods, techniques, and instruments. The data collection methods included documentary analysis, four focus groups with students, four informal talks with the faculty, four interviews with the coordinators of the programs, and surveys with graduate students, professors, thesis advisors and administrators of these programs. Results suggest a preference for action research on issues of language skills, curriculum design, cognitive and affective factors. Pedagogical innovations dealt with ICT, ELT methods, and language learning strategies. Another result indicated that program participants considered the master’s as the most enriching professional development opportunity they have had. This study makes a call to local and national governments to continue funding continued graduate education and to make it a policy independent of partisan agendas.
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本文报道了哥伦比亚五个英语教学硕士项目的混合方法研究。目的是找出硕士候选人和校友在他们的论文中处理的研究问题和干预策略。本研究确定了流行的研究方法、技术和工具。数据收集方法包括文献分析、四次与学生的焦点小组、四次与教师的非正式谈话、四次与项目协调员的访谈,以及对研究生、教授、论文指导老师和项目管理人员的调查。结果表明,在语言技能、课程设计、认知和情感因素等问题上,更倾向于行动研究。教学创新涉及信息通信技术、英语教学方法和语言学习策略。另一项结果表明,项目参与者认为硕士是他们拥有的最丰富的专业发展机会。这项研究呼吁地方和国家政府继续资助继续研究生教育,并使其成为一项独立于党派议程的政策。
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