Promoting a Contextualized Learning Experience Through the Implementation of PBA and the Use of Authentic Materials in Fourth-graders at Juan María Céspedes

ABSTRACT: This action research aimed at defining to what extent the implementation of project based approach using authentic materials promotes a contextualized learning experience in primary school students. The participants were 18 students from group 4-4 at Educational Institution Juan María Céspedes. Actions consisted in the creation of a project in which students presented some facts about a country. Authentic materials were used as input in all stages of the project in order to have a more contextualized perspective of the target language. Data collection instruments included a teacher journal, students artifacts, a student survey, and an interview with the cooperating teacher. Findings suggested that CTL had a positive impact on students, authentic materials helped the enhancement of reflective thinking and PBL promoted the awareness of students’ own learning processes.

• Autores: Grisales Lara, Luisa Fernanda
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/26621
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26621
• Palabra clave: Action research; English language - study and teaching; Primary school students; Teaching methods; Estudiante de primaria; Método de enseñanza; Authentic materials; Project-based teaching; Enseñanza por proyectos; Inglés - Aprendizaje; Investigacion accion – Medellin; Materiales auténticos; http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000722; http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043705; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept83; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept2124
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/