Increasing EFL Learners’ Oral Production at a Public School Through Project-Based Learning

This research study examined how a group of ninth graders enhanced the speaking skill in an English as a foreign language classroom through project-based learning. Data about the experience were collected through field notes, transcripts of learners’ oral performance, and one interview. Grounded the...

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Main Authors: Ady Marcela Vaca Torres, Luis Fernando Gómez Rodríguez
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-07-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/59889
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description This research study examined how a group of ninth graders enhanced the speaking skill in an English as a foreign language classroom through project-based learning. Data about the experience were collected through field notes, transcripts of learners’ oral performance, and one interview. Grounded theory was implemented for data analysis, out of which three main findings emerged: (1) project-based learning encouraged students to increase oral production through lexical competence development, (2) helped them to overcome fears of speaking in L2, and (3), increased their interest in learning about their school life and community.
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spelling doaj-art-b1102cfb31dd44c39b384a3ba2ce6fae2025-08-20T03:39:26ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902017-07-01192577110.15446/profile.v19n2.59889Increasing EFL Learners’ Oral Production at a Public School Through Project-Based LearningAdy Marcela Vaca Torres0Luis Fernando Gómez Rodríguez1Colegio Virginia Gutiérrez de PinedaUniversidad Pedagógica Nacional de ColombiaThis research study examined how a group of ninth graders enhanced the speaking skill in an English as a foreign language classroom through project-based learning. Data about the experience were collected through field notes, transcripts of learners’ oral performance, and one interview. Grounded theory was implemented for data analysis, out of which three main findings emerged: (1) project-based learning encouraged students to increase oral production through lexical competence development, (2) helped them to overcome fears of speaking in L2, and (3), increased their interest in learning about their school life and community.http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/59889Communicative competenceEnglish as a foreign language learningproject-based learningspeaking skill
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English as a foreign language learning
project-based learning
speaking skill
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English as a foreign language learning
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