A topic-based-functional syllabus proposal to promote students’ conversation through outdoor games

When it comes to designing a syllabus, English teachers endeavour to seek for the most suitable strategies, techniques and approaches that help to meet students’ needs and make language learning a relevant experience to their learners. Games, for instance, are a clear sample of that search since a great number of studies has shown how games may act as a trigger to promote interaction and language practice in EFL. On the other hand, conversation activities are necessary by many teachers and students in the English classes; however, lessons planned on grammar and vocabulary prevail more often than activities in which students hold conversations. In view of this, the present study aimed to propose a topic-based-functional syllabus using outdoor games to promote students’ conversation established in the CEFR (2018), companion volume. To conduct this study, a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and observations were selected to gather the data. After analyzing the information gathered, we determined and explained in depth the aspects needed to design a topic-based-functional syllabus for promoting learners’ conversations in 8th grade.

• Autores: Rangel Agámez, María José; Pernett Velásquez, Jéssica Paola
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad de Córdoba
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional Unicórdoba
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co:ucordoba/2752
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/2752
• Palabra clave: Programa funcional basado en temas; Juegos al aire libre y aprendizaje basado en juegos; Conversación; Topic-based-functional syllabus; Outdoor games and game-based learning; Conversation
• Rights: restrictedAccess
• License: Copyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2020