Teacher training in the English language: Review of empirical studies, from 2018 to 2023

Abstract

The subject of study is the training of teachers in the English language, because in the last 20 years they have been insisting on their professionalization in the university, although a training centered on the use of the language is maintained and with little pedagogical training. The goal of the research is to analyze the trends in the training of teachers in the English language in higher education based on the review of empirical studies, from 2018 to 2023. The method is the review of the literature, for which we worked with the following databases: Scopus, Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet and Eric, where they identified 31 empirical studies. In relation to the results, Colombia and Mexico have the largest number of researchers, the studies are approached from the qualitative methodology and the use of the survey for the collection of information prevails. Among the main training trends, we have that: professional practice is necessary during training; technologies have been incorporated with learning strategies and the graduate must have a high level of language skills.