Enhancing 10th-grade students’ understanding of complex grammar through teacher-made board games at the Águeda Gallardo de Villamizar High School.

Abstract

The current project is broken down into three main sections: 1) The pedagogical and research component; 2) The community outreach component; 3) The intra-institutional activities component. Regarding the first component, this project aims at helping tenth-grade students of the Águeda Gallardo de Villamizar High School to enhance their understanding of complex grammar through teacher-made board games. For the performance of this work, a qualitative action research was used, where instruments such as observation protocols, field-notes, and an open-ended and close-ended questionnaire where implemented for the gather and analysis of data. The sample consisted of 28 students from 10C, 11 women and 17 men from 15 to 17 years old. Likewise, the implementation of this strategy allowed them to learn new vocabulary, enhance their pronunciation, and reinforce the explained subject in the classroom. On the other hand, the use of arts and crafts to teach Basic English topics to fourthgrade students. This strategy was part of the community outreach component. And finally, it will be presented the activities that were developed within the High School, which allowed me to know in depth its essence and beliefs, and also to acquire knowledge outside the classroom.