Perspectivas de los futuros docentes sobre el intercambio virtual en la enseñanza temprana de idiomas

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/educatio.720171
Palabras clave: enseñanza temprana de idiomas, profesores en formación, educación primaria, formación transnacional del profesorado, intercambio virtual

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El intercambio virtual (EV) es un enfoque didáctico en el que alumnos separados geográficamente se comunican entre sí en una lengua extranjera común utilizando la tecnología. Sus beneficios se han demostrado en el desarrollo de la competencia lingüística, las habilidades TIC y la competencia intercultural. Aunque la tecnología se convirtió en una parte inevitable de la educación durante la pandemia, las investigaciones muestran que el EV no es habitual en la formación del profesorado y, por lo tanto, no se utiliza habitualmente con los alumnos de primaria. El objetivo del presente estudio era conocer las opiniones y experiencias de los profesores en formación de primaria y preescolar (N=501) con el uso de actividades de EV en la enseñanza temprana de lenguas extranjeras. Los datos se recopilaron en cuatro contextos docentes diferentes, a saber, España, Polonia, Eslovenia y Alemania, mediante un cuestionario con preguntas cerradas y abiertas. Se utilizó un enfoque de investigación cuantitativa, empleando además procedimientos estadísticos descriptivos e inferenciales. El estudio mostró que los participantes tenían una experiencia y oportunidades muy limitadas para formarse en intercambio virtual. Sin embargo, la mayoría de ellos expresaron una actitud positiva hacia la inclusión del intercambio virtual en la educación primaria y les gustaría incorporarlo a sus clases, siempre que se les apoye para hacerlo. Destacaron la necesidad de orientación para planificar intercambios virtuales con alumnos jóvenes cuyo dominio del idioma aún es bajo. Los resultados del estudio indican que, si se quiere introducir el intercambio virtual en las aulas de primaria, este debe formar parte integral de la formación del profesorado.

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30-10-2026
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Dagarin Fojkar, M., & Brzosko-Barratt, K. (2026). Perspectivas de los futuros docentes sobre el intercambio virtual en la enseñanza temprana de idiomas. Educatio Siglo XXI, 44(3), 21–46. https://doi.org/10.6018/educatio.720171