Spanish and British Teacher Trainees on Exchange in Primary Schools Abroadan Intercultural Experience in Educational Settings

  1. Durán Martínez, Ramiro
Journal:
Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras

ISSN: 1697-7467

Year of publication: 2011

Issue: 15

Pages: 115-133

Type: Article

DOI: 10.30827/DIGIBUG.31986 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the international exchange placement of the primary teachers� training programme fostered through the agreement signed between the Spanish MEC and the English TDA. More specifically, as international teaching practice provides an exceptional opportunity for developing the intercultural dimension, the aim of the paper is to analyse the responses to the intercultural component central to the teaching placement of students from both countries as part of their training in the host country. Our analysis will be based on the information obtained from questionnaires that British and Spanish students answered at the end of their placement in foreign schools

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