Action research as a means of gaining knowledge and practice in foreign language teaching courses

Abstract

This article analyses the oral statements of some under-graduate students who took part in seminars that aimed at discussing the role of Teacher-Training Practice (Estágio Supervisionado) in the process of becoming a foreign language educator. Motivated by the topics teaching-learning, theory-practice and action-research, which emerged from the discussions, a description of the debates is presented leading to the conclusion that one needs to have an attitude of investigation in order to improve as a professional teacher.