The Effects of Implementing a Task-Based Approach to Enhance Student Engagement in a 10th Grade English Class at I.E. Doce de Octubre

ABSTRACT: This research project presents the results of the teaching practicum in Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras program at the Universidad de Antioquia. Disengagement has become a staple in the English classes where students felt powerless to decide what they wanted to learn. The project shows...

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Autores:
Henao Álvarez, Karen Cirley
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/10786
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/10786
Palabra clave:
Aprendizaje
Learning
Enseñanza de idiomas
Language instruction
Inglés - enseñanza
English language - study and teaching
Inglés como lengua extranjera
Enfoque por tareas
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept5
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept59
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This research project presents the results of the teaching practicum in Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras program at the Universidad de Antioquia. Disengagement has become a staple in the English classes where students felt powerless to decide what they wanted to learn. The project shows the effects of the implementation of task based activities to enhance tenth graders emotional engagement in language learning (English) at I.E Doce de Octubre, Medellin. The project was conducted with 31 students from this public institution, from February to November 2016. Data collection techniques included interviews, surveys and journals provided by the CT and students through comments and reflections. Results showed that after the implementation of the action plan, student needs, interests and emotional engagement were enhanced, improving their academic results and motivation.