Conversation Circles to Foster Interactions

ABSTRACT: This action research study whose participants were ninth-graders of a public institution was aimed at exploring the usefulness of conversation circles to foster different types of interactions. Data were collected through a research journal, two interviews with the cooperating teacher at two different moments, a focus group, a questionnaire, and video recordings of four conversation circles. Data analysis showed that conversation circles are effective to foster interactions and provide a space to use the target language and construct knowledge. It also showed that the teacher’s role is important as a facilitator and promoter of interaction in this process. There were also limitations related to time constraints that could have kept me from achieving better results.

• Autores: Micanquer Guaitarilla, Romy Dorelly
• 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:10495/26842
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26842
• Palabra clave: Action research; Learning methods; Secondary school students; Estudiante de secundaria; Método de aprendizaje; Interaction in education; Interaccion entre alumnos; Investigacion accion – Medellin; http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000722; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept81; http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept2126
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/