Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal for English language teachers, teacher-researchers, and teacher educators. Edited at Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
🔎From our archive:
This study from the "Issues from Novice Teacher-Researchers" section found that self‑selected texts + targeted reading strategies helped EFL learners build confidence and lasting reading habits in English.
📄Read the full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
This study from the "Issues from Novice Teacher-Researchers" section found that self‑selected texts + targeted reading strategies helped EFL learners build confidence and lasting reading habits in English.
📄Read the full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
🔎From our archive:
This study from the "Issues from Novice Teacher-Researchers" section found that self‑selected texts + targeted reading strategies helped EFL learners build confidence and lasting reading habits in English.
📄Read the full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
This study from the "Issues from Novice Teacher-Researchers" section found that self‑selected texts + targeted reading strategies helped EFL learners build confidence and lasting reading habits in English.
📄Read the full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
💡Questions for reflection:
📄This paper explores how study groups support EFL teachers in developing an intercultural stance.
👉 A must-read for teachers interested in interculturality, reflection, and meaningful change in ELT: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
📄This paper explores how study groups support EFL teachers in developing an intercultural stance.
👉 A must-read for teachers interested in interculturality, reflection, and meaningful change in ELT: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
💡Questions for reflection:
📄This paper explores how study groups support EFL teachers in developing an intercultural stance.
👉 A must-read for teachers interested in interculturality, reflection, and meaningful change in ELT: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
📄This paper explores how study groups support EFL teachers in developing an intercultural stance.
👉 A must-read for teachers interested in interculturality, reflection, and meaningful change in ELT: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
Questions for reflection💬
What happens when expert and novice nonnative EFL teachers meet online to question power, culture, and legitimacy in ELT?
This study from the archive shows how critical dialogue in global spaces shapes teacher identity.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v17n2.44194
What happens when expert and novice nonnative EFL teachers meet online to question power, culture, and legitimacy in ELT?
This study from the archive shows how critical dialogue in global spaces shapes teacher identity.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v17n2.44194
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Questions for reflection💬
What happens when expert and novice nonnative EFL teachers meet online to question power, culture, and legitimacy in ELT?
This study from the archive shows how critical dialogue in global spaces shapes teacher identity.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v17n2.44194
What happens when expert and novice nonnative EFL teachers meet online to question power, culture, and legitimacy in ELT?
This study from the archive shows how critical dialogue in global spaces shapes teacher identity.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v17n2.44194
📚From the archive:
📄This paper shows how plurilingualism and translanguaging transform EFL classrooms into spaces of equity, identity, and social justice in Colombia.
🔎Revisit the paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#plurilingualism #socialjustice #translanguaging
📄This paper shows how plurilingualism and translanguaging transform EFL classrooms into spaces of equity, identity, and social justice in Colombia.
🔎Revisit the paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#plurilingualism #socialjustice #translanguaging
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
📚From the archive:
📄This paper shows how plurilingualism and translanguaging transform EFL classrooms into spaces of equity, identity, and social justice in Colombia.
🔎Revisit the paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#plurilingualism #socialjustice #translanguaging
📄This paper shows how plurilingualism and translanguaging transform EFL classrooms into spaces of equity, identity, and social justice in Colombia.
🔎Revisit the paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#plurilingualism #socialjustice #translanguaging
🔎From the archive:
This article shows that classroom-based narrative inquiry fosters identity formation, moral engagement, and personal practical knowledge while developing language skills.
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#NarrativeInquiry #EFLpreserviceteachers
This article shows that classroom-based narrative inquiry fosters identity formation, moral engagement, and personal practical knowledge while developing language skills.
🔗Read more: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#NarrativeInquiry #EFLpreserviceteachers
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
🔎From the archive:
This article shows that classroom-based narrative inquiry fosters identity formation, moral engagement, and personal practical knowledge while developing language skills.
🔗Read more: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#NarrativeInquiry #EFLpreserviceteachers
This article shows that classroom-based narrative inquiry fosters identity formation, moral engagement, and personal practical knowledge while developing language skills.
🔗Read more: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#NarrativeInquiry #EFLpreserviceteachers
📖In the new issue:
📄This systematic review reveals how narratives serve as both a research lens and a pedagogical tool, enriching the experiences of teachers and students alike.
🔎full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#englishlanguageteaching #systematicreview #NarrativeInquiry
📄This systematic review reveals how narratives serve as both a research lens and a pedagogical tool, enriching the experiences of teachers and students alike.
🔎full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#englishlanguageteaching #systematicreview #NarrativeInquiry
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM
📖In the new issue:
📄This systematic review reveals how narratives serve as both a research lens and a pedagogical tool, enriching the experiences of teachers and students alike.
🔎full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#englishlanguageteaching #systematicreview #NarrativeInquiry
📄This systematic review reveals how narratives serve as both a research lens and a pedagogical tool, enriching the experiences of teachers and students alike.
🔎full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#englishlanguageteaching #systematicreview #NarrativeInquiry
🔎In the new issue:
📄The authors of this paper propose educational alternatives to better support English learners in developing self-regulated learning skills.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#SelfRegulatedLearning #EFLteachers
📄The authors of this paper propose educational alternatives to better support English learners in developing self-regulated learning skills.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#SelfRegulatedLearning #EFLteachers
January 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM
🔎In the new issue:
📄The authors of this paper propose educational alternatives to better support English learners in developing self-regulated learning skills.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#SelfRegulatedLearning #EFLteachers
📄The authors of this paper propose educational alternatives to better support English learners in developing self-regulated learning skills.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#SelfRegulatedLearning #EFLteachers
📚In the new issue:
📄This study explores the impact of the Dogme ELT methodology on sixth-grade students, revealing that it significantly enhances their willingness to communicate in English.
Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#DogmeMethodology #SpeakingActivities #willingnesstocommunicate
📄This study explores the impact of the Dogme ELT methodology on sixth-grade students, revealing that it significantly enhances their willingness to communicate in English.
Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#DogmeMethodology #SpeakingActivities #willingnesstocommunicate
January 29, 2026 at 1:26 PM
📚In the new issue:
📄This study explores the impact of the Dogme ELT methodology on sixth-grade students, revealing that it significantly enhances their willingness to communicate in English.
Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#DogmeMethodology #SpeakingActivities #willingnesstocommunicate
📄This study explores the impact of the Dogme ELT methodology on sixth-grade students, revealing that it significantly enhances their willingness to communicate in English.
Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#DogmeMethodology #SpeakingActivities #willingnesstocommunicate
📚In the new issue:
📄This study examined how multimodal pedagogies can transform EFL students' understanding of culture, shifting their views from simplistic stereotypes to a richer, more nuanced perspective.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
📄This study examined how multimodal pedagogies can transform EFL students' understanding of culture, shifting their views from simplistic stereotypes to a richer, more nuanced perspective.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
January 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
📚In the new issue:
📄This study examined how multimodal pedagogies can transform EFL students' understanding of culture, shifting their views from simplistic stereotypes to a richer, more nuanced perspective.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
📄This study examined how multimodal pedagogies can transform EFL students' understanding of culture, shifting their views from simplistic stereotypes to a richer, more nuanced perspective.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
📚In the new issue:
📄This study shows how cooperative learning significantly enhanced listening comprehension skills among fourth-year EFL students in Chile.
🔎Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#cooperativelearning #listeningcomprehension #EFLteachers
📄This study shows how cooperative learning significantly enhanced listening comprehension skills among fourth-year EFL students in Chile.
🔎Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#cooperativelearning #listeningcomprehension #EFLteachers
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
📚In the new issue:
📄This study shows how cooperative learning significantly enhanced listening comprehension skills among fourth-year EFL students in Chile.
🔎Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#cooperativelearning #listeningcomprehension #EFLteachers
📄This study shows how cooperative learning significantly enhanced listening comprehension skills among fourth-year EFL students in Chile.
🔎Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#cooperativelearning #listeningcomprehension #EFLteachers
🔎In the new issue:
This paper explores how English language teachers’ cognition adapts in times of crisis and highlights the importance of grit in education.
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#TeacherCognition #PronunciationTeaching
This paper explores how English language teachers’ cognition adapts in times of crisis and highlights the importance of grit in education.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#TeacherCognition #PronunciationTeaching
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
🔎In the new issue:
This paper explores how English language teachers’ cognition adapts in times of crisis and highlights the importance of grit in education.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#TeacherCognition #PronunciationTeaching
This paper explores how English language teachers’ cognition adapts in times of crisis and highlights the importance of grit in education.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#TeacherCognition #PronunciationTeaching
📝In the new issue:
This paper explores the capabilities that English language teacher educators in Ecuador prioritize, beyond traditional metrics of language proficiency and pedagogical skills.
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#PedagogicalKnowledge #TeacherCapabilities #TeacherIdentity
This paper explores the capabilities that English language teacher educators in Ecuador prioritize, beyond traditional metrics of language proficiency and pedagogical skills.
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#PedagogicalKnowledge #TeacherCapabilities #TeacherIdentity
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
📝In the new issue:
This paper explores the capabilities that English language teacher educators in Ecuador prioritize, beyond traditional metrics of language proficiency and pedagogical skills.
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#PedagogicalKnowledge #TeacherCapabilities #TeacherIdentity
This paper explores the capabilities that English language teacher educators in Ecuador prioritize, beyond traditional metrics of language proficiency and pedagogical skills.
📄Full paper: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#PedagogicalKnowledge #TeacherCapabilities #TeacherIdentity
📚In the new issue:
📄A study that explored the beliefs of EFL teachers in La Araucanía, Chile, about their roles as intercultural mediators.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#InterculturalCommunicativeCompetence #MediatorRole #EFLteachers
📄A study that explored the beliefs of EFL teachers in La Araucanía, Chile, about their roles as intercultural mediators.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#InterculturalCommunicativeCompetence #MediatorRole #EFLteachers
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
📚In the new issue:
📄A study that explored the beliefs of EFL teachers in La Araucanía, Chile, about their roles as intercultural mediators.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#InterculturalCommunicativeCompetence #MediatorRole #EFLteachers
📄A study that explored the beliefs of EFL teachers in La Araucanía, Chile, about their roles as intercultural mediators.
🔗Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#InterculturalCommunicativeCompetence #MediatorRole #EFLteachers
🔎In the new issue:
This case study explores how 16 Mexican preservice EFL teachers navigated their understanding of interlanguage through online tasks and discussions.
📄Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#Interlanguage #OnlineLearning #TeacherEducation
This case study explores how 16 Mexican preservice EFL teachers navigated their understanding of interlanguage through online tasks and discussions.
📄Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#Interlanguage #OnlineLearning #TeacherEducation
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🔎In the new issue:
This case study explores how 16 Mexican preservice EFL teachers navigated their understanding of interlanguage through online tasks and discussions.
📄Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#Interlanguage #OnlineLearning #TeacherEducation
This case study explores how 16 Mexican preservice EFL teachers navigated their understanding of interlanguage through online tasks and discussions.
📄Read the full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#Interlanguage #OnlineLearning #TeacherEducation
✔️In the new issue:
This study explored how peer feedforward can enhance the coherence and cohesion of academic writing among preservice EFL teachers.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#AcademicWriting #PeerFeedforward #EFLteachers
This study explored how peer feedforward can enhance the coherence and cohesion of academic writing among preservice EFL teachers.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#AcademicWriting #PeerFeedforward #EFLteachers
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
✔️In the new issue:
This study explored how peer feedforward can enhance the coherence and cohesion of academic writing among preservice EFL teachers.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#AcademicWriting #PeerFeedforward #EFLteachers
This study explored how peer feedforward can enhance the coherence and cohesion of academic writing among preservice EFL teachers.
📄Full article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#AcademicWriting #PeerFeedforward #EFLteachers
📖In the new issue:
📄This study explores how collaborative reflective practice can enhance teacher leadership among preservice and novice EFL teachers.
🔎Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#CollaborativeReflectivePractice #TeacherEducation
📄This study explores how collaborative reflective practice can enhance teacher leadership among preservice and novice EFL teachers.
🔎Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#CollaborativeReflectivePractice #TeacherEducation
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
📖In the new issue:
📄This study explores how collaborative reflective practice can enhance teacher leadership among preservice and novice EFL teachers.
🔎Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#CollaborativeReflectivePractice #TeacherEducation
📄This study explores how collaborative reflective practice can enhance teacher leadership among preservice and novice EFL teachers.
🔎Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#CollaborativeReflectivePractice #TeacherEducation
💡In the new issue:
This action-research study investigated how project-based learning can enhance the education of EFL preservice teachers in Chile. Significant improvements in teaching knowledge and innovation skills were found.
📄Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
This action-research study investigated how project-based learning can enhance the education of EFL preservice teachers in Chile. Significant improvements in teaching knowledge and innovation skills were found.
📄Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
💡In the new issue:
This action-research study investigated how project-based learning can enhance the education of EFL preservice teachers in Chile. Significant improvements in teaching knowledge and innovation skills were found.
📄Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
This action-research study investigated how project-based learning can enhance the education of EFL preservice teachers in Chile. Significant improvements in teaching knowledge and innovation skills were found.
📄Read the article: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
📄In the new issue: our Editor briefly reflects on the growing presence of generative AI tools in academic writing and the importance of managing their use responsibly.
🔎Read the editorial: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#LargeLanguageModels #AcademicWriting
🔎Read the editorial: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#LargeLanguageModels #AcademicWriting
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
📄In the new issue: our Editor briefly reflects on the growing presence of generative AI tools in academic writing and the importance of managing their use responsibly.
🔎Read the editorial: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#LargeLanguageModels #AcademicWriting
🔎Read the editorial: doi.org/10.15446/pro...
#LargeLanguageModels #AcademicWriting
📢 New issue! Profile, Vol. 28, No. 1 is now available online.
Explore current research on English language teaching and teacher professional development.
🔗 Read here: revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/pr...
Explore current research on English language teaching and teacher professional development.
🔗 Read here: revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/pr...
January 20, 2026 at 8:40 PM
📢 New issue! Profile, Vol. 28, No. 1 is now available online.
Explore current research on English language teaching and teacher professional development.
🔗 Read here: revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/pr...
Explore current research on English language teaching and teacher professional development.
🔗 Read here: revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/pr...
📚Suggested reading:
📄Díaz, I. J., Ipia Salinas, C., & Cuesta Medina, L. (2023). Shaping better futures: Inside-out Colombian English language teachers’ gaps and practices.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.95969
#EnglishLanguageTeaching #TeacherEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
📄Díaz, I. J., Ipia Salinas, C., & Cuesta Medina, L. (2023). Shaping better futures: Inside-out Colombian English language teachers’ gaps and practices.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.95969
#EnglishLanguageTeaching #TeacherEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
📚Suggested reading:
📄Díaz, I. J., Ipia Salinas, C., & Cuesta Medina, L. (2023). Shaping better futures: Inside-out Colombian English language teachers’ gaps and practices.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.95969
#EnglishLanguageTeaching #TeacherEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
📄Díaz, I. J., Ipia Salinas, C., & Cuesta Medina, L. (2023). Shaping better futures: Inside-out Colombian English language teachers’ gaps and practices.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.95969
#EnglishLanguageTeaching #TeacherEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
📙Suggested reading:
📄Rahmani Doqaruni, V. (2023). Functions of teachers’ narratives in EFL classroom contexts.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n1.99190
#Narratives #EnglishLanguageTeaching
📄Rahmani Doqaruni, V. (2023). Functions of teachers’ narratives in EFL classroom contexts.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n1.99190
#Narratives #EnglishLanguageTeaching
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📙Suggested reading:
📄Rahmani Doqaruni, V. (2023). Functions of teachers’ narratives in EFL classroom contexts.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n1.99190
#Narratives #EnglishLanguageTeaching
📄Rahmani Doqaruni, V. (2023). Functions of teachers’ narratives in EFL classroom contexts.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n1.99190
#Narratives #EnglishLanguageTeaching
📖Suggested reading:
📄Asenjo, N. & Yancovic-Allen, M. (2024). Chilean English language teachers transforming their beliefs and practices through reflection.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n2.108568
#TeachingPractice #ForeignLanguages #ProfessionalDevelopment
📄Asenjo, N. & Yancovic-Allen, M. (2024). Chilean English language teachers transforming their beliefs and practices through reflection.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n2.108568
#TeachingPractice #ForeignLanguages #ProfessionalDevelopment
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📖Suggested reading:
📄Asenjo, N. & Yancovic-Allen, M. (2024). Chilean English language teachers transforming their beliefs and practices through reflection.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n2.108568
#TeachingPractice #ForeignLanguages #ProfessionalDevelopment
📄Asenjo, N. & Yancovic-Allen, M. (2024). Chilean English language teachers transforming their beliefs and practices through reflection.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n2.108568
#TeachingPractice #ForeignLanguages #ProfessionalDevelopment
📘Suggested reading:
📄Bonilla-Medina, S. X., Varela, K. V., & García, K. (2021). Configuration of racial identities of learners of English.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n2.90374
#EnglishLanguageLearning #RacialIdentity
📄Bonilla-Medina, S. X., Varela, K. V., & García, K. (2021). Configuration of racial identities of learners of English.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n2.90374
#EnglishLanguageLearning #RacialIdentity
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📘Suggested reading:
📄Bonilla-Medina, S. X., Varela, K. V., & García, K. (2021). Configuration of racial identities of learners of English.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n2.90374
#EnglishLanguageLearning #RacialIdentity
📄Bonilla-Medina, S. X., Varela, K. V., & García, K. (2021). Configuration of racial identities of learners of English.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n2.90374
#EnglishLanguageLearning #RacialIdentity
📚Suggested reading:
📄Rubio-López, B. P. (2024). Developing EFL students’ multimodal communicative competence through Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers: A teaching proposal.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.107896
#CommunicativeCompetence #Gamification #Multimodality
📄Rubio-López, B. P. (2024). Developing EFL students’ multimodal communicative competence through Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers: A teaching proposal.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.107896
#CommunicativeCompetence #Gamification #Multimodality
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
📚Suggested reading:
📄Rubio-López, B. P. (2024). Developing EFL students’ multimodal communicative competence through Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers: A teaching proposal.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.107896
#CommunicativeCompetence #Gamification #Multimodality
📄Rubio-López, B. P. (2024). Developing EFL students’ multimodal communicative competence through Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers: A teaching proposal.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v26n1.107896
#CommunicativeCompetence #Gamification #Multimodality
📖Suggested reading:
📄Ormeño, V., & Rosas, M. (2023). Teaching practicums during the pandemic in an initial English teacher education program: The preservice teachers’ perspective.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.102959
#RemoteTeaching #PreserviceTeachers #Practicum
📄Ormeño, V., & Rosas, M. (2023). Teaching practicums during the pandemic in an initial English teacher education program: The preservice teachers’ perspective.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.102959
#RemoteTeaching #PreserviceTeachers #Practicum
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📖Suggested reading:
📄Ormeño, V., & Rosas, M. (2023). Teaching practicums during the pandemic in an initial English teacher education program: The preservice teachers’ perspective.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.102959
#RemoteTeaching #PreserviceTeachers #Practicum
📄Ormeño, V., & Rosas, M. (2023). Teaching practicums during the pandemic in an initial English teacher education program: The preservice teachers’ perspective.
🔎https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n2.102959
#RemoteTeaching #PreserviceTeachers #Practicum