Experiences of a student and pre-service teacher during the process of becoming an English teacher in a distance bachelors in education program

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to record the experiences and changes that occurred during learning process as a student in the distance mode in the Bachelor program in english as a foreign language, since I was previously dedicated to teaching of said language without possessing all the knowledge, technique, methodology, and didactics related to this task. The intention is then to show, through the Narrative Research modality, the most significant changes that led to the improvement and professionalization of the teaching work and of my role as a distance student. The research problem I investigates was about the changes that a student and pre-service teacher undergoes through the process of becoming an English teacher in a distance bachelor’s in education program at a private Colombian university. For this study was important to reconstruct my story and my lives as a student - teacher because this particular research paper emerges from my interest in making known and sharing a personal experience to others, not keeping information for myself but helping to construct knowledge and information that can be useful to others while taking their degree. The major findings in this project were changes to personal level, changings in the teaching practice and changes in the perception of myself that arose from my own story, interviews and pedagogical journals. Narrative Research is very important to analyze and reflect on personal experiences and changes and I could see it throughout this study process.