Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction
This research analyzes how citizenship and communicative competences can be fostered through a task-based approach to language teaching. This paper proposes the design of a unit with social components as the main meaningful task for the teaching of the English language and for fostering citizenship...
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2021-07-01
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| description | This research analyzes how citizenship and communicative competences can be fostered through a task-based approach to language teaching. This paper proposes the design of a unit with social components as the main meaningful task for the teaching of the English language and for fostering citizenship competencies in A2 level learners. An action research method was used; data collection techniques included observations, diaries, interviews, and students’ artifacts. Findings report that tasks might foster English language use if those are designed by taking into account students’ context and interests. Furthermore, real-life tasks derived from contextual features can enhance civic engagement and promote values, which can be signals of citizenship. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ebc69c25e7a94aa492b58d8124a2aff22025-08-20T02:04:44ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902021-07-0123210312010.15446/profile.v23n2.90519Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based InstructionYanilis Romero0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-5393Adriana Pérez1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-979XUniversidad del NorteUniversidad del NorteThis research analyzes how citizenship and communicative competences can be fostered through a task-based approach to language teaching. This paper proposes the design of a unit with social components as the main meaningful task for the teaching of the English language and for fostering citizenship competencies in A2 level learners. An action research method was used; data collection techniques included observations, diaries, interviews, and students’ artifacts. Findings report that tasks might foster English language use if those are designed by taking into account students’ context and interests. Furthermore, real-life tasks derived from contextual features can enhance civic engagement and promote values, which can be signals of citizenship.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/90519citizenship educationcommunicative competenceenglish languagevalues |
| spellingShingle | Yanilis Romero Adriana Pérez Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development citizenship education communicative competence english language values |
| title | Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction |
| title_full | Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction |
| title_fullStr | Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction |
| title_short | Fostering Citizenship and English Language Competences in Teenagers Through Task-Based Instruction |
| title_sort | fostering citizenship and english language competences in teenagers through task based instruction |
| topic | citizenship education communicative competence english language values |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/90519 |
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