Research in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Engaging, Inspiring, Empowering

LÓPEZ BARRIOS, MARIO LUIS

San Martín de los Andes

Congreso; XXXVII Congreso Annual de la Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de Profesores de Inglés (FAAPI); 2012

APIZALS - Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de Profesores de Inglés (FAAPI)

FAAPI Conferences over the last decade have witnessed a significant growth in EFL teaching and learning-related research in Argentina. From its beginnings as a teacher development seminar gathering less than one hundred participants and with master classes by renowned local and foreign specialists, the FAAPI Conference turned into a massive event where, apart from plenary presentations by keynote speakers, local teacher-researchers take the floor to make their research accessible to colleagues. Who are these researchers and where do they work? What types of research do they carry out? What research topics are the most frequent ones? Have these changed over the yeas? My presentation will explore these questions in the belief that research is engaging, inspiring and empowering - both for those who produce it as well as for those who consume its outcomes.