The Use of Games to Promote Interaction Among Eleventh-Grade Students at A Public Institution

ABSTRACT: This action research project was carried out with the intention of exploring to what extent it is possible to promote interaction in the English classroom through the use of games in a public school in Medellín with 35 eleventh-grade students. The data collection process was done through a...

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Autores:
Escamilla Caicedo, Yuranis María
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2022
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/29947
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10495/29947
Palabra clave:
Action research
Teaching methods
Método de enseñanza
collaborative environment
Interaction in education
Gamificación
Interaccion entre alumnos
Investigacion accion - Medellin
Juegos - Aprendizaje
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000722
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept83
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This action research project was carried out with the intention of exploring to what extent it is possible to promote interaction in the English classroom through the use of games in a public school in Medellín with 35 eleventh-grade students. The data collection process was done through activeobservations, an interview with the cooperating teacher; a questionnaire, a guided conversation with the students, video recordings of the staging of a role-play, and students' written works; allthe processes supported by reviewing professional literature. Data analysis showed that using games in the English class is effective in promoting interactions and providing a collaborative environment. The conclusions of this study showed that interaction among students was encouraged by the definition of a class framework that progressively invited students to enjoy playing games that promoted interactions, motivation, and learning about the language thanks to the fact that students felt more confident and motivated.