“Strengths and drawbacks of the use of authentic materials for teaching culture-based lessons in the English subject at the “Pujilí” Educational Unit”

This research aims to identify the strengths and drawbacks of the use of authentic materials for teaching culture-based lessons in students of the second grade of Baccalaureate at “Pujilí” Educational because when it comes to English teaching, it is not only about teaching language skills but also about teaching the culture of the target language. Furthermore, a series of observations were made such as in the case of cultural elements and authentic material where it was noted that there was not enough cultural content in the Ecuadorian curriculum proposed to the English language area for Baccalaureate, and according to the project number six established by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education and Prioritized Emergency Curriculum (English Language Area), teaching culture contents with the authentic material in the EFL classroom is not applied. In addition, in the observations made on the second grade of Baccalaureate classes taught by the tutor teacher, it was noted that the cultural content was not reinforced and the materials used for the teaching-learning process were not attractive to the students. To carry out the research, the action research design was used, since it allowed answering the research question: What are the strengths and drawbacks of the use of authentic materials for teaching culture-based lessons in students of the second grade of Baccalaureate at “Pujilí” Educational Unit? The participants were 26 students of 2nd grade of Baccalaureate of “Pujilí” Educational Unit. The results showed that there are some strengths when working with authentic materials such as the students’ level, meaningful activities, classroom interaction, teacher’s development, clear instructions, and motivation since they allowed students to reinforce their cultural knowledge and understanding as well as participate actively during the activities and achieve the objectives set. However, class management, low students’ participation, low teacher’s support, and corrections were the drawbacks in the use of authentic materials for teaching culture-based because these slowed down the construction of cultural knowledge. Finally, the research findings revealed that teaching culture in the EFL classroom through the proper implementation of culture-based lessons and authentic materials supports the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.

• Autor Principal: Balladares Caisa, Luis Maycol (author)
• Outros autores: Tapia Vargas, Malena Nataly (author)
• Formato: bachelorThesis
• Idioma: eng
• Publicado: 2022
• Subjects: CONOCIMIENTO COMPRENSIÓN CULTURAL; EFL; LECCIONES; MATERIAL AUTÉNTICO; INGLES
• Acceso en liña: http://repositorio.utc.edu.ec/handle/27000/9371