Tutors' and Tutees' Behaviors, Attitudes, and Perspectives Regarding EFL Peer Tutoring in Higher Education in Mexico

• Main Author: Janeth Sanchez-Aguilar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.15446/profile.v23n2.87744; 1657-0790
• Keywords: english language learning; higher education; peer tutoring; Education; L; Theory and practice of education; LB5-3640
• Source: Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 167-182 (2021)

This article reports on the findings of a mixed methods research study on tutors' and tutees' behaviors and attitudes during the tutoring sessions and their perceptions about English language peer tutoring at a bilingual, international, and sustainable university in central Mexico. Observation, peer assessment, and semistructured interviews results suggest that tutees and tutors asked and answered questions and had a positive attitude towards error correction in almost all the sessions. Likewise, they reveal that participants clarified doubts, seemed motivated, motivated their peers, and had a constructive attitude towards teaching and learning from a peer most of the time during the tutoring. Furthermore, results indicate that the participants were positive about the experience, the sessions, their peers, and the influence in their learning.