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A phenomenological Study of the experiences of Foreign Language Educators in Times of Pandemic
Autor
Cuadrado Hernandez, Valentina
Sanchez Orozco, Valentina
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Resumen
The unforeseen arrival of the covid-19 virus brought for the educational sector abruptive changes that resulted in switching from face-to-face classes into remote teaching. The purpose of this phenomenological research was to explore the perceptions of three foreign language teachers in a specific public university in Colombia during Covid-19 pandemic times. This study involves the five steps of Giorgi's method for phenomenological analysis. The data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews, and a reflective diary. Five themes emerged from the data: 1) Awareness of the need to respond to unexpectedness in teaching, 2)The face of loneliness in the classroom, 3) The despair at not being able to play a pedagogical role, 4) The goodness of practice within an unusual teaching reality,and 5) The longing for change in education. The study highlights that teachers went through a lot of professional and personal challenges, that they described as rewarding and demanding, which led them to implement new methodologies. INTRODUCTION ………….……..………………………………. 1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK …..….………………………… 5 Conceptual framework…………………………………………………….... 5 Remote Teaching.………………………………………….... 5 Emergency Remote Teaching ……………………………….. 5 Remote teaching during COVID-19 school closure ………….6 Literature review .…………………………………………………………....7 METHODOLOGY………..………………………………………. 11 Introduction ………………………………………………….…………….. 11 Context and participants ……………………………………………………13 Data collection method ……………………………………………………..14 Data analysis ………………………………………………………………..16 Ethical issues ………………………………………………………………..18 FINDINGS…………………………………………………………...19 Awareness of the need to respond to unexpectedness in teaching………….19 The face of loneliness in the classroom……………………………………..20 The despair at not being able to play a pedagogical role………………...….22 The goodness of practice within an unusual teaching reality……………….23 The longing for change in education …………………………………….…25 Conceptual structure ……………………………………………………..…27 DISCUSSION …………………………………………………….…29 REFLECTION ……………………………………………………... 33 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………36 APPENDIX …………………………………………………………..39 BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………61 Pregrado Licenciado(a) en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés Trabajos de Investigación y/o Extensión