Using the Process-Genre Approach to Improve Fourth-Grade EFL Learners’ Paragraph Writing

Héctor Mauricio Arteaga Lara

doi:10.5294/laclil.v10i2.8641

Autores/as

Héctor Mauricio Arteaga Lara Autor/a Fundación Educativa de Montelíbano, Montelíbano, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5765-6076

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5294/laclil.v10i2.8641

Palabras clave:

escritura, escritura de párrafos, enfoque de proceso y género.

Resumen

La escritura juega un papel crucial en el aprendizaje de idiomas. Estudios previos han descubierto la efectividad que diversos enfoques tienen en el desarrollo de habilidades de escritura con el fin de optimizar la competencia escrita de los estudiantes; sin embargo, se le ha dado poca importancia a la escritura de párrafos en estudiantes de primaria. El presente estudio de investigación-acción se valió de artefactos, diario del docente, diario de los estudiantes y entrevista grupal para recolectar datos acerca de la manera en la que el enfoque de proceso y género ayudó a estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera en cuarto grado de primaria a escribir párrafos narrativos bien estructurados. Los datos fueron analizados a la luz de la teoría fundamentada, y revelaron que la mayoría de los participantes logró escribir párrafos narrativos bien estructurados en los que desarrollaron solo una idea principal sin desviarse del tema. Estos participantes, además, lograron concientizarse sobre el rol de la audiencia (los lectores) y las características del género narrativo de escritura. Todo esto justifica la noción de que el enfoque de proceso y género es un método efectivo para que los estudiantes de primaria alcancen el objetivo mencionado por lo cual podría ser adoptado por escuelas de primaria en sus cursos de escritura.

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Biografía del autor/a

Héctor Mauricio Arteaga Lara, Fundación Educativa de Montelíbano, Montelíbano, Colombia

Magíster en Enseñanza de Inglés y Ambientes Autónomos de Aprendizaje. Es profesional en Educación y Ciencias Religiosas. Trabaja como profesor bilingue en la Fundación Educativa de Montelíbano.

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