Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL) teacher’s education in a language center in a university context

• Main Author: Consolo, Douglas Altamiro
• Publication Date: 2021
• Format: Article
• Language: por; eng
• Source: Revista EntreLínguas (Online)
• Download full: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/entrelinguas/article/view/15459
• topic: Language center; Teacher education; BA in Letters; Portuguese as a foreign language; Teacher development; Portuguese as a foreign language; Centro de idiomas; Formación de professores; Grado en Letras; Portugués como lengua extranjera; Formación de profesores; portugués como lengua extranjera; Centro de línguas; Formação de professores; Licenciatura em Letras; Português como língua estrangeira; Formação de professores; português como língua estrangeira

In this paper, I report on experiences of Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL) teacher education, as pre-service teacher development, in a language center and teacher development extension project at IBILCE-UNESP. Portuguese teacher development in the Letters degree at that university has currently been restricted to only one compulsory course subject about PFL in the curriculum, and to students’ participation in extension projects. On the other hand, Letters undergraduates who act as teachers in the CLDP-IBILCE have the opportunity to reflect about the teaching and learning of PFL, to plan courses and course materials, and to teach PFL lessons in co-teaching partnerships with their supervisor. The complementary experience of teacher development in the CLDP has proved to be very satisfactory, besides the fact that PFL courses can be offered to students from both the university and the outside communities.