The CLIL mindset: investigating open-mindedness of CLIL teachers
The CLIL mindset: investigating open-mindedness of CLIL teachers
Author(s): Katarzyna Lidia Papaja
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: CLIL; teacher development; open-mindedness; character strengths
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to discuss the research results of one of the most important character virtue, namely open-mindedness. The research was conducted among CLIL teachers for whom this virtue seems to be indispensable, bearing in mind various obstacles, which they have to face in CLIL education e.g. lack of teaching materials. In order to collect the data, the VIA Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) was disseminated among Primary, Junior High School and Secondary School teachers. The VIA Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) is a 120-item measure of character strengths, with each of 24 character strengths assessed by 10 items. In the following article, only the data concerning open-mindedness will be discussed.
Book: Współczesna glottodydaktyka wobec zmian edukacyjnych. Nowe wyzwania i innowacyjne rozwiązania
- Page Range: 203-223
- Page Count: 21
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
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