Open AccessPair Research Tasks: Promoting Educational Research with Pre-Service Teachers
Author(s) -
Eulices Córdoba Zúñiga,
Isabel Cristina Vásquez,
Uriel Moreno Moreno
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
colombian applied linguistics journal/colombian applied linguistics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-7085
pISSN - 0123-4641
DOI - 10.14483/22487085.16347
Subject(s) - negotiation , work (physics) , field (mathematics) , service (business) , educational research , mathematics education , field research , pedagogy , psychology , computer science , sociology , engineering , social science , economy , pure mathematics , economics , mechanical engineering , mathematics
This paper presents a study that explores the role of pair-work tasks to promote educational research in 20 pre-service English language teachers (eleven males and nine females) of a Colombian public university. The project was carried out to enhance educational research skills and knowledge by developing theoretical-practical pair-work research tasks. Data was collected through observation field notes, semi-structured interviews, and field journals. The results suggest that pair-work research tasks increased learners' opportunities to acquire theoretical and practical educational research knowledge and skills. Due to this exercise, the participants learned to define, formulate research objectives-questions, review the literature, and state research methodologies to finally write their research proposals. Additionally, pair-work research assignments offered an effective way to work together, negotiate, reach agreements, and gain experience by conducting theoretical and practical research exercises.