A MODEL BASED ON EXISTENTIAL COMPETENCE AND THE TEACHING IDENTITY IN THE TRAINING OF FL TEACHERS

摘要

This article presents the planning and initial steps carried out in the implementation of a research project subsidised by the Spanish Ministry of Education (l+D). The project aims to implement a Foreign Language teacher training model based on the development of teacher's identity awareness. The initial hypotheses are as follows: a) The basis of Primary teacher training must be the teachers' own professional awareness (values, beliefs, and expectations); b) Providing student teachers with the appropriate techniques and strategies to supervise their own evolution will contribute greatly to the improvement of their development. We propose to implement in our own educational environment a model that has already been implemented in a successful way in other Teacher Training Centres throughout Europe. A longitudinal research with a group of students throughout their three years of University training will be conducted. During this time, the monitoring process will be holistically and globally oriented. Ours is a qualitative approach, inasmuch as the process and development of the participants will be assessed through portfolios, life stories, and interviews.