Inquiring From Within: Seventh Graders Expand the Uses of Language

ABSTRACT: This action research project was carried out with the aim of understanding how the implementation of Inquiry-Based Learning could expand the uses of language in an English as a foreign language class. The project was developed at Institución Educativa Sagrado Corazón during two school terms with a group of seventh graders. In this research study, data was gathered through a survey, an interview and a reflective journal that were first triangulated and subsequently analyzed. Findings revealed that Inquiry-Based Learning not only expanded the uses of language in the classroom, but also fostered a discussion environment with positive attitudes towards the foreign language class. Key words: Inquiry-Based Learning, uses of language, language abilities, discussion environment, use of questions

• Autores: Pulgarín Pérez, Anderson Stiven
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/11002
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/11002
• Palabra clave: Método de aprendizaje; Learning methods; Método de enseñanza; Teaching methods; Lengua extranjera; Foreign languages; Investigación acción en educación; Action research in education; Enseñanza reflexiva; Habilidades lingüísticas; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept81; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept83; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept3937
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/