Innovative Research Training in Higher Education for LSP Teachers: From Institutional Policy to the Development of Custom-Made Projects

Abstract

In the context of higher education and further education, scientific research plays a major role in the development and quality of teaching and careers (research active teachers). However, this opportunity is denied to most teachers of languages for specific purposes (LSP) who find themselves teaching their subject without any prior training in a specialized field with which they are not familiar. To compensate for the lack of specific training for these teachers, a training experiment including a component devoted to an initiation to scientific research was conducted (TRAILs, 2021). The arrival of the pandemic forced us to change the project to a distance learning format shortly before its implementation, which was planned for a summer session at the university. We describe the innovative online training module for developing a research career that focused on action research and empowerment of participants.

Citation

Châteaureynaud, M.A. and Deyrich, M.C. (2023), "Innovative Research Training in Higher Education for LSP Teachers: From Institutional Policy to the Development of Custom-Made Projects", Craig, C.J., Mena, J. and Kane, R.G. (Ed.) Teaching and Teacher Education in International Contexts (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 42), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-368720230000042013