English language teacher in the care of pupils with learning difficulties

English language teacher in the care of pupils with learning difficulties

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continuous trainee, english language, pupils, preparation for the employment

Abstract

Attention to pupils with learning difficulties in regular contexts has promote the necessity to fostering english language teacher trainees as a forage language. This research is aim at to characterize the undergraduate training of the foreign language teacher for the attention of this pupils, taking into account the nexus between components of continuous trainee model.  The study is projected with a mixed research approach, of a descriptive, non-experimental type. Observations, interviews and surveys were applying to collecting information from a sample made up of 48 students, five teacher educators and seven directors. The findings reveal strength and weakness of the researched process, were it highlights lack of preparation in the sample used, limited curricular and extracurricular responses, scant accountability of nexus between undergraduate training and preparation for the employment. Theorical and practical suggestions are offered for the development of future researches that allows the improvement of the investigated process.

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2025-03-20

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Mendoza Zúñiga, M., Enríquez O’Farril , I. ., & López Pavón , L. A. . (2025). English language teacher in the care of pupils with learning difficulties: English language teacher in the care of pupils with learning difficulties. Pedagogical Horizon, 14. Retrieved from //www.horizontepedagogico.cu/index.php/hop/article/view/396

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Vol. 14 (2025)

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Aula Abierta

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