

This is one point recommended for further research. This may suggest various correlations between the a) age of a country, b) the socioeconomic development of a country, and c) the linguistic diversity of a country, amongst other parameters. Of interesting note, the United Kingdomthe mother region of English and one of the most developed regions in the worldis cited as having 13 living languages currently Papua New Guinea ranks highest in living language density and diversity at 838 the United States falls in the middle at 215. However, as measured by numbers of countries hosting first-language users, English is perched on the top at 99 countries while Arabic follows at 60, French comes in third at 51, and Chinese tails with 33 nations. Hindi is represented by 260 million speakers and Arabic is carried by 237 million. cites Chinese as the largest language family as measured by the number of native speakers at 1.2 billion worldwide while Spanish falls in a far-behind second place at 414 million speakers and English in a close third place at 335 million. English language learning has become its own seemingly limitless industryoperating actively in every region of the world. Language learning was once an academic novelty confined within the walls of universities today, trends in globalization have pushed English language learning outside of these walls and into business departments, private organizations and technical institutes. Local and global markets alike have adopted English as their default medium for communication and commerce. Studies in language have never been more relevant.

Palabras Clave: Desarrollo Profesional, Idioma Inglés, TESOL, Investigación-Acción, Pedagogía, Andrología, Corea del Sur, Globalización.Ī distinguishing characteristic of the notion of teaching as profession is the centrality of career growth as an ongoing goal. Por último, este documento articula recomendaciones para el desarrollo de un marcoandragógico mejorado, que luego puede ser adoptado a través de las escuelas y culturas. Los hallazgos sugieren la necesidad de programas más fuertes en el servicio profesional de formación de desarrollo, orientaciones programáticas culturalmente más sensibles, y programas de formación más formales. Tres estudios de casos breves de Jordania, Colombia y Corea del Sur sirven para conectar a tierra a través de consultas de investigación en regiones del mundo. Con especial atención en el diseño y ejecución de programas de desarrollo profesional para profesores de idiomas Inglés con el fin de informar sobre el producto de datos cualitativos de un proyecto de Investigación-Acción en la Universidad Nacional de Kyungpook en Daegu, Corea del Sur.
BORDERTOOL ACHEIVEMENT AFFECTED PROFESSIONAL
Keywords: Professional Development, English Language, TESOL, Action Research, Pedagogy, Andragogy, South Korea, GlobalizationĮsta revisión de la literatura reconoce y describe los estados actuales de la formación entre los miembros profesionales de la industria global de aprendizaje del idioma Inglés. Finally, this paper articulates recommendations for developing an improved andragogical framework which may then be adopted across schools and cultures. Findings suggest a need for stronger in-service professional development training programs, more culturally-responsive programmatic orientations, and more formalized training curricula. Three brief case studies of Jordan, Colombia and South Korea serve to ground research inquires across world regions. Particular attention is given to the design and implementation of professional development programs for English language instructors in order to inform the harvest of qualitative data from an Action Research project at Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea. This review of the literature acknowledges and describes current states of training amongst professional members of the global English language learning industry.

Jesse Jones Richter el 07 de septiembre 2014, aceptado para publicación el 03 de noviembre 2014) IMPULSO PARA EL DESARROLLO DE PROFESIONALES TESOL: UNA REVISIÓN DE LA LITERATURA Y RECOMENDACIONES PARA MARCOS ANDRAGÓGICOS DEVELOPMENT IMPETUS FOR TESOL PRACTITIONERS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANDRAGOGICAL FRAMEWORKS
