Comprendre les représentations des enseignants de langues à travers des récits visuels
La mise en images du développement professionnel des futurs enseignants de français langue étrangère
abstract
Teachers’ representations are of paramount importance to understand their situated professional action. Following a discussion of the concept of “representation” and its importance in foreign language education, a revision of the use of visual narratives in this disciplinary field will be presented, focusing on: i) (prospective) foreign language teachers’ representations concerning the target language; ii) their representations regarding teaching and learning methods; iii) teachers’ professional development. Afterwards, an empirical study using visual methods in initial teacher education, before and after a school professional internship, will be presented and discussed, illustrating the professional development of prospective teachers of French.
Keywords: Social representations • Foreign language teachers • Social representations and teacher education