Tendencias Pedagógicas (Feb 2015)
THE DEGREE OF ENGLISH STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Abstract
The present article centers on a specific case study (the degree in English Studies at the University of Jaén), whose development it traces over the course of the past decade in order to determine whether it is functioning adequately and preparing future graduates to successfully step up to the challenges posed by the current foreign language teaching scenario. Taking 4 quantitative and qualitative studies with over 800 respondents as a basis, it glosses the past, present, and future of the afore-mentioned degree and provides instruments, procedures, and a sample research design replicable in other investigations.