Enhancing Students’ Oral Production by Using Drama Activities

ABSTRACT : The aim of this action-research was to enhance students’ oral production by using drama activities. It was developed in a rural public school in the municipality of El Carmen de Viboral with 38 graders. The Genre-Based Approach (GBA) guided the action strategies of this study, including t...

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Autores:
Muñoz Arenas, Leonel
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2022
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/33926
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10495/33926
Palabra clave:
Action research
Language instruction
Teaching methods
Método de enseñanza
Enseñanza de idiomas
English as a second language
Genre-based approach
Oral production
Inglés como segunda lengua
Investigación accion
Producción oral
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Rights
openAccess
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Summary:ABSTRACT : The aim of this action-research was to enhance students’ oral production by using drama activities. It was developed in a rural public school in the municipality of El Carmen de Viboral with 38 graders. The Genre-Based Approach (GBA) guided the action strategies of this study, including three stages: modeling, joint construction, and independent construction. Data was collected through informal talks, focus groups, tests, and personal journals. Findings showed the usefulness of drama activities to improve students’ oral production, having direct positive impacts on their performance, integrating students’ interests, being an encouraging methodology for students, and allowing to use a wide range of teaching strategies. Moreover, problems regarding extracurricular activities, lack of time, disposition, basic knowledges, and confidence were found.