Project Work: An Experiential Journey Towards the Conquer of Self-Confidence

ABSTRACT: This paper presents and Action Research study on the impact of the implementation of a project work in students’ self-confidence while developing public speaking performances. The study was conducted in a public institution in Itagüí with 35 eighth graders. Data was collected through research journals, focus groups interviews to students, and a semi- structured interview to the Cooperating Teacher. Data analysis showed that while students were developing each of the four project work didactic units, they were able to improve some aspects related with self-confidence in public speaking activities such as power relations, language anxiety, presentation skills, and social construction. Furthermore, students’ work in their own themes for their projects allowed them to support each other, and to share more experiences.

• Autores: Monsalve Zapata, Juliet
• 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:10495/10787
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/10787
• Palabra clave: Investigación acción en educación; Action research in education; Inglés como lengua extranjera; Competencia oral; Aprendizaje basado en proyectos (ABP)
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/