Graded readers as communication springboards in the english as a foreign language classroom
This research focused on describing how graded readers may enhance communication skills in learners aged 11 to 13, possessing an A2 level of English, according to the CEFR (2001), in two private schools in the province of Buenos Aires, who have trouble in effortlessly and fluently transmitting th...
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Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Lenguas
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/19211 |
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| Sumario: | This research focused on describing how graded readers may enhance communication skills
in learners aged 11 to 13, possessing an A2 level of English, according to the CEFR (2001),
in two private schools in the province of Buenos Aires, who have trouble in effortlessly and
fluently transmitting their own thoughts. Action research was carried out for this purpose.
Qualitative data after a carefully planned scheme was collected in the form of observers’
reports, recordings and journals which was later thoroughly analyzed. The findings showed
that the display of the right visual aids containing prefabricated chunks of language while
working with graded readers at the right level of comprehensible input, dealt with in a
friendly environment, enhanced learners’ participation and boosted communication. Learners
managed to successfully express their thoughts in a more articulate manner with the aid of
sentence starters and vocabulary banks. This action research showed graded readers may
become a good point of departure to meaningful communication as it was noted that learners
spoke more English as lessons advanced. |
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