Del proyecto piloto al estudio longitudinal

la importancia de un proyecto piloto en la investigación cualitativa

Abstract

This article is the result of a doctoral research in foreign language teaching, carried out between 2016-2019 in the city of Barcelona, Spain. The study proposal sought not only to identify what Portuguese foreign language learners thought about Portuguese and the speakers, but mainly to understand how these representations could interfere in the learning process, and from there, to reflect on a methodological adaptation in the teaching practice. The objective of this article is to point out the importance of a pilot project has had in the research process. In other words, this article will be limited to the reflection on the phase of the pilot project, carried out in 2016 with the A1 level of 22 students, and its impact on the doctoral research.