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    What teachers want researchers to investigate
    (Universidad Andrés Bello, 2022) Fuentes, Anahí; Lay, Francisca; Martínez, Fernanda; Zúñiga, Antonia; Sato, Masatoshi; Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales
    The research-practice gap in education, which concerns the lack of communication between practitioners and researchers, is problematic since these two professional groups might be able to work together to achieve their common goal, which is student learning. Therefore, this thesis project attempted to provide answers and explain the research-practice gap in the Chilean context. This study’s objectives were to (a) compare what researchers investigate with what teachers see as pedagogical issues, and (b) investigate L2 teachers’ perceptions of research in Chile. A mixed-methods approach was used in this study in order to gather extensive and detailed information about the relationship between research and practice of L2s. In order to accomplish this, a document analysis, a survey, and interviews were conducted. Published articles in 11 indexed journals were analyzed. 59 L2 teachers in Chile were part of the survey. In addition, 7 teachers agreed to be part of the follow-up interviews. The most relevant findings were the following: (1) there is a significant difference between what L2 researchers investigate and Chilean L2 teachers’ issues in the classroom; (2) for researchers’ findings to be useful in teaching, practitioners advised researchers to make their results more accessible and to investigate in different contexts; and (3) teachers perceived research and researchers positively. The findings suggest that a dialogue between L2 researchers and teachers is necessary in order to narrow the gap by considering what teachers need information about. Pedagogical implications are discussed.