Professional Skills in the Teaching-Learning of English as a Teacher Education Major at the Holguín University

Abstract

This article is the result of previous doctoral, master and project research on the matter by the authors. They presented informed arguments on professional skills. The objective was to prove from theoretical and practical bases that the study, analysis and proposal on this topic is central in the teaching and learning of English in the Teacher Education Major. The theoretical methods used were the historic-logical, analytic-synthetic, inductive-deductive, and documentary study. The work done allowed the authors to reveal essential aspects on the category and their theoretical, methodological and professional implications. Skill development means that the student acquires knowledge and applies it in a specific field. English as a teacher education major gives special prominence to skill development through the integrated practice of the language, and aims at the development of skills that are part of the specific field of study, the so-called professional skills. This article explores skill theory in general and delves into the specific term professional skills, contextualized in the teaching and learning of English as a teacher education major in Holguín.