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In this section, teachers were asked about

the training that they have received to be

English teachers, the inquiry pointed spe-
he is now happy working and learning from
cifically to know if this training has been
children. He also asserts that, “Compared
enough to work with children.
with adults, working with children is more
Four teachers out of six affirm that
rewarding.” Teacher E even affirms: “You are
their original training as English teachers
always happy with children”, mainly if they at
has been enough to work in the PNIEB.
least learn vocabulary.
These teachers mention that this training
Teacher C perceives himself as pa-
has let them prepare classes properly and
tient enough to work with children. He
adapt material to the students’ level. It also
considers he is more experienced now
provided them with diverse activities, ga-
and feels his job is easier. He also avows
mes, and, to some extent classroom ma-
that he has more material because he has
nagement. As teacher A, teacher E sustains
created it since he started working.Teacher
that his training has been enough to work
B perceives herself as “conductive” due to
with children, but that he has also done
the circumstances. She affirms that “cons-
some research about teaching children.
tructivism” is expected but it is not applied,
There were other teachers that recog-
otherwise nothing would be obtained. Tea-
nize that their original training has not been
cher F states she is motivated because chil-
enough. Teacher D sustains that “nothing is
dren learn and use the language and they
enough to teach, nobody can say that tra-
demonstrated this when they were able to
ining is not needed”. Teacher B confesses
answer an examination sent from Mexico
she does not have specialized training and
City´s office.
she thinks she needs it, she needs an upda-

te about teaching children mainly on peda-

gogical topics and psychological elements,

given that she considers that every child is

different and some of them need extra at-

tention.In the same sense teacher C also
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