How can Problem Posing Pedagogy help to enhance ninth grade EFL students’ interests and language needs?

ABSTRACT: This action research aimed to explore how Problem Posing Pedagogy can enhance ninth graders’ interests and language needs. The participants were 37 students at a private school in Bello, Colombia. The pedagogical actions followed six stages: Describe the code, Define the problem, Personali...

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Autores:
Gómez, Yulieth Carolina
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/15803
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/15803
Palabra clave:
Action research
Language instruction
Learning methods
Teaching methods
Enseñanza de idiomas
Método de aprendizaje
Método de enseñanza
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000722
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept59
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept83
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept81
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This action research aimed to explore how Problem Posing Pedagogy can enhance ninth graders’ interests and language needs. The participants were 37 students at a private school in Bello, Colombia. The pedagogical actions followed six stages: Describe the code, Define the problem, Personalize the problem, Analyze the root causes of the problem, Strategize possible responses, and Application. Data collection instruments included student surveys, student journals, and the teacher journal. Findings suggest that implementing Problem Posing helped promote students’ interest and engagement in the English class, and boost their interaction during classroom activities. Nevertheless, the application of this pedagogy may also face some resistance on the part of students, preventing them from enjoying the project, and experiencing a more significant learning.