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September 10, 2025TESOL Quarterly

Do EFL Teacher Educators “Practice What They Preach”? Tensions in the Situated Teaching Practices of EFL Teacher Educators

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MBMalba BarahonaSDStephen DarwinXIXimena Ibaceta‐Quijanes

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals a gap in classroom practices among EFL teacher educators, suggesting systemic challenges impact teaching methods.

Key Points

  • A significant gap exists between EFL educators' beliefs and their actual classroom practices, leading to ineffective teaching.
  • While educators reported using student-centered methods, their teaching often relied on traditional, teacher-directed approaches.
  • Cultural Historical Activity Theory provided a framework for analyzing the complexities in EFL teacher educators' practices.
  • The findings call for improved support systems in teacher education programs to address local and institutional influences.

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Barahona et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a91354b1d3bfb60e2603https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.70006
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