Enhancing grammar and collaboration: an internship experience at Universidad de Córdoba

This internship report explores a mentoring program conducted at the Universidad de Córdoba, aimed at enhancing the grammatical and communicative skills of fourth-semester English degree students. The program addresses students' difficulties with grammar, such as verb tenses and conditionals, through the implementation of pedagogical approaches like Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Task-Based Learning (TBL). These methods emphasize real-world applications of grammar via activities such as role-playing, debates, and collaborative tasks. The report highlights the use of scaffolding, formative assessment, and cooperative learning to foster student engagement and progress. Despite challenges such as limited resources and inadequate learning spaces, the mentoring sessions achieved notable improvements in students’ grammar proficiency and confidence. Recommendations are provided to optimize future programs by enhancing learning environments and integrating practical, low-tech strategies. This experience underscores the importance of adaptive teaching practices in fostering meaningful learning and professional growth.

• Autores: Argel Osorio, Maria Angélica
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad de Córdoba
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional Unicórdoba
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co:ucordoba/8820
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/8820; https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/home
• Palabra clave: Mentoría; Enseñanza comunicativa de lenguas (CLT); Aprendizaje basado en tareas (TBL); Enseñanza de gramática; Colaboración entre pares; Mentoring; Communicative language teaching (CLT); Task-based learning (TBL); Grammar teaching; Peer collaboration
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Copyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2024