Resumen

FIERRO LOPEZ, Laura Emilia; ROMAN GALVEZ, Rey David  y  MARTINEZ LOBATOS, Lilia. The perspective of undergraduate language teachers about the traits of a good professional. Case study. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.22, e05.  Epub 21-Mayo-2021. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v11i22.825.

This paper presents a descriptive transectional study with the purpose of identifying the most significant traits of being a good professional, from the opinion of the bachelor in language teaching students of a public university in Mexico. A sample of 322 students from four academic campus represented a 50.95 percentage of the population where, by means of an ipsative scale of 16 traits, they categorized the most important. It was identified that the most valued traits are knowledge, education, academic preparation, and professional competence, as well as professional ethics. The least valued trait is emotional abilities. Findings show the high value students give to cognitive and technical competences, although, they fail to appraise traits related to social and affective-emotional competences. The results allow us to point out the relevance of strengthen traits of social and affective-emotional competences, in addition to other ethical competences, in the educational path of students. This in a reflective way, so that students can analyze and consolidate aspects that allow them a humanistic and social responsibility training that have a favorable impact on their professional performance.

Palabras llave : teaching languages; professional ethics; teacher education; professional education; professional identity.