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The PEEP Network

23 July, 2020 | Articles

Primary English Education in Portugal (PEEP) is an inter-institutional network which has been set up to promote the engagement in and dissemination of investigation in the field of primary English education in Portugal

Initiated by Sandie Mourão (CETAPS), this involves representatives from all Higher Education Institutions in Portugal where master degrees in Teaching English in Primary Education are taught.

ACTIVITIES: Events

  • PEEP17 – Instituto Politécnico de Porto, 22 September 2017 (Co-organised with CETAPS): A one-day event for the dissemination of teacher-research in primary English education in Portugal
  • PEEP Inter-institutional meeting, Instituto Politécnico de Guarda, 8 February 2018: A one-day event focusing on ‘The teaching practicum – problems and solutions’
  • PEEP18 Instituto de Educação / Universidade de Lisboa, 13 October 2018 (co-organised with Universidade de Aveiro): ): A one-day event for the dissemination of teacher-research in primary English education in Portugal
  • PEEP Inter-institutional meeting, Universidade Nova Lisboa. TBC

ACTIVITIES: Research

Assessment in primary English education in Portugal: Attitudes, approaches and constraints

(October 2017 – June 2019)

An inter-institutional research project, coordinated by Sandie Mourão (CETAPS) with Carolyn Leslie (CETAPS), Maria Alfredo Moreira (CIEd) and Estela Monterio (CIEd).

Objectives:

  • To characterise institutional and practitioner attitudes towards assessment in primary English education
  • To chart approaches and practices related to assessment in primary English education
  • To identify constraints in adhering to national standards and a transformative vision of language education.

TEYL in the practicum: mapping supervisory and teaching approaches (MAp)

January 2018 – December 2020

An inter-institutional research project coordinated by Flávia Vieira (CIEd) and Sandie Mourão (CETAPS) together with researchers from all Higher Education Institutions in Portugal.

Objectives:

  • To produce and disseminate knowledge on supervisory and teaching approaches developed in TEYL master programmes in Portugal, so as to understand similarities and differences among practicum models, as well as their impact on learner and teacher development
  • To improve supervisory and teaching approaches based on research results
  • To consolidate the PEEP network through joint collaboration in research development and dissemination focused on members’ concerns and agendas for action