[en] Pedagogical inspection is a very important activity in the teacher training process. But, few studies are done on the subject. In Africa, to talk about the pedagogical inspection and the inspector of education seems to touch a myth. The pedagogical inspector escapes to the attention of many researchers from the world of education.It happens that the school in Africa has been governed for many years by strict educational standards from the bowels of the colonial system. For that reason, the figure of the controller or supervisor seems very valid, also being reflected in different bodies of inspectors. The objective of this research is to present the profile of the pedagogical inspectors, show their tasks and outline guidelines for an improvement of the quality of the teaching of languages in Africa.To investigate the roles of the pedagogical inspector, we took advantage of the theoretical models of P?rez Garc?a (2004) and Poggi et al. (2006) as support for the frame of reference. At the methodological level, this study is based on the crossing of several data collection instruments. The survey method mediated by the questionnaire allows to collect the representations, conceptions and practical experiences of the teachers in active about the pedagogical inspection. The results show some imbalances that have to be corrected. The benefits of this research interest both professionals and politicians. At a professional level, this analysis should allow the inspector to focus more on the pedagogical and didactic training of language teachers.

[es] La Inspecci?n pedag?gica es una actividad de suma importancia en el proceso de formaci?n de los docentes. Pero pocos son los estudios realizados sobre el tema. En ?frica, hablar de la Inspecci?n pedag?gica y del inspector de educaci?n parece tocar un mito. El inspector pedag?gico escapa hasta hoy en d?a a la atenci?n de muchos investigadores del mundo de la educaci?n. Sucede que la escuela en ?frica se ha regido durante muchos a?os por normas educativas estrictas procedentes de las entra?as del sistema colonial. Por eso, la figura del controlador o supervisor parece muy vigente, plasm?ndose adem?s en diferentes cuerpos de inspectores. El objetivo de la presente investigaci?n consiste en presentar el perfil de los inspectores pedag?gicos, mostrar sus tareas y esbozar pautas para una mejora de la calidad de la did?ctica de las lenguas en ?frica.Para indagar en los roles del inspector pedag?gico, aprovechamos los modelos te?ricos de P?rez Garc?a (2004) y Poggi et al. (2006) como apoyo para el marco de referencia. A nivel metodol?gico, este estudio se asienta en el cruce de varios instrumentos de recogida de datos. El m?todo de encuesta mediada por el cuestionario permite recoger las representaciones, concepciones y experiencias pr?cticas de los profesores en activo acerca de la Inspecci?n pedag?gica. Los resultados muestran unos desequilibrios que hay que corregir. Los beneficios de esta investigaci?n interesan tanto a los profesionales como a los pol?ticos. A nivel profesional, este an?lisis deber?a permitir al inspector centrar m?s su intervenci?n en la capacitaci?n pedag?gica y did?ctica de los profesores de lenguas.