Improving Language Training for Primary Education Professionals

Abstract

This article presents the importance given to language training for primary school teachers as a fundamental pillar of their professional performance, taking into account that they must serve as role models for their students and thus be able to achieve higher levels of performance in them, as required by the Third Educational Improvement Program. The objective is to develop a methodology for systematizing the pedagogical and linguistic work of Eloína Miyares Bermúdez, demonstrating how pre-service and practicing primary school teachers can be prepared, from the undergraduate and graduate levels, to improve their language skills. It reveals her main contributions, as referred to in her texts, to eradicate spelling mistakes and enhance oral and written communicative competence. The application of theoretical and empirical methods revealed the need to understand and use their texts for the training and development of primary school teachers, demonstrating that their application and study are still insufficient. The results corroborate that implementing the methodology through the training allowed preservice teachers to acquire skills to eradicate spelling errors and develop exercises using their texts, thus promoting the use of their native language in this educational setting.