A Communicative Speaking Course for 9th Grade Secondary School Level of a Public School in Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia 2017
The communicative approach to language teaching (CLT) considers the practice of communication as the main goal and key element to develop language learning. This paper reports the process of designing, partially implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of a communicative approach for the develo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad del Norte |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Uninorte |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:manglar.uninorte.edu.co:10584/7495 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10584/7495 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Inglés -- Pruebas de aptitudes Inglés -- Enseñanza Comunicación Motivación (Psicología) |
| Sumario: | The communicative approach to language teaching (CLT) considers the practice of communication as the main goal and key element to develop language learning. This paper reports the process of designing, partially implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of a communicative approach for the development of speaking skills of a group of 32 ninth graders students of a public school in Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia. Different instruments such as questionnaires, interviews, observation formats; an adapted rating scale to assess speaking skills and formats for the students’ assessment of the lessons were used in this qualitative classroom research process. In spite of the heterogeneity and irregularity observed in the group, the results obtained showed that the use of communication games, information gap activities and short conversations - can effectively contribute to develop some of the speaking skills focused and to enhance more favorable attitudes towards the practice of speaking skills in the classroom. Nonetheless, the piloting phase of the project also helped to define both specific favorable and hindering factors to take into account for the further adaptation of the approach in the institutional context selected. |
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