Tendencies of in-service training of teachers to teach Physics in English

Abstract

Cuban teachers have a professional profile which allows them to teach in different regions of the world, however, some insufficiencies regarding in-service teacher training affect Cuban teacher professional performance in English speaking countries. This current paper aims to socialize the historical regularities and tendencies of Cuban teacher in-service training to teach Physics subjects in English speaking countries. The arguments issues from this socialization would contribute to elaborate a methodology to enhance Cuban teacher continuing education process. To prepare this historical review paper, a variety of research methods were used. Historic and logic; literature review and document revision were some of them. It is concluded that Cuban teacher in-service training to teach Physics in English speaking countries was improved consistent with socioeconomic context demands. Such in-service training progressed from a centralized way in the Regional Preparatory Faculties to a decentralized way in the Provincial Foreign Language Schools and it had been cantered in only one knowledge area, the English language. This historical review paper concluded that a number of features which characterizes teaching professional performance in the context of African and Caribbean English speaking countries need to be considered in future Cuban teacher in-service training in order to enhance Cuban teacher professional performance.