Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic through TPR and storytelling in the Infant Education English classroom
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2020-11-19
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[ES]El presente Trabajo Fin de Máster tiene como objetivo crear una propuesta didáctica en inglés para ser aplicada con un grupo de infantes del tercer año del segundo ciclo de Educación Infantil, una vez que las escuelas vuelvan a abrir en septiembre (como se espera) después del confinamiento a causa de la COVID-19. Se establece un marco teórico antes de explicar la propuesta didáctica. Como parte del mismo, se realiza un análisis de la situación educativa actual en España después del estallido de la pandemia en primer lugar. Luego, se examina la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera en una etapa temprana de la educación, seguida de la descripción de los principales enfoques para hacerlo. Finalmente, se destaca la importancia de reconocer las emociones y poder controlarlas para adquirir una segunda lengua. La propuesta de enseñanza implica un plan curricular basado en el uso de la Respuesta Física Total y la narración de cuentos para la adquisición de conocimiento de contenido a través del inglés. A pesar de que la propuesta didáctica no se ha implementado, se pueden sacar algunas conclusiones sobre la situación educativa actual y la elaboración de la propuesta didáctica en torno a la COVID-19.
[EN]The present Master’s Dissertation is aimed to create a didactic proposal in English intended for application to a group of pupils in the 3RD year of the second cycle of Infant Education once schools (hopefully) reopen in September after the COVID-19 lockdown. A theoretical framework is set up before explaining the didactic proposal itself. In it an analysis of the current educational situation in Spain after the outbreak of the pandemic is done, to begin with. Then, the teaching of English as a foreign language at an early stage of education, followed by the description of the main approaches to do so, is reviewed. Finally, the importance of recognizing emotions and being able to control those in order to acquire a foreign language is highlighted. The teaching proposal involves a curricular plan based on the use of Total Physical Response and storytelling for the acquisition of content knowledge through English. Even though the didactic proposal has not been implemented, some conclusions can be drawn from the experience of analysing the educational situation and elaborating a didactic proposal for Infant Education that revolves around COVID-19.
[EN]The present Master’s Dissertation is aimed to create a didactic proposal in English intended for application to a group of pupils in the 3RD year of the second cycle of Infant Education once schools (hopefully) reopen in September after the COVID-19 lockdown. A theoretical framework is set up before explaining the didactic proposal itself. In it an analysis of the current educational situation in Spain after the outbreak of the pandemic is done, to begin with. Then, the teaching of English as a foreign language at an early stage of education, followed by the description of the main approaches to do so, is reviewed. Finally, the importance of recognizing emotions and being able to control those in order to acquire a foreign language is highlighted. The teaching proposal involves a curricular plan based on the use of Total Physical Response and storytelling for the acquisition of content knowledge through English. Even though the didactic proposal has not been implemented, some conclusions can be drawn from the experience of analysing the educational situation and elaborating a didactic proposal for Infant Education that revolves around COVID-19.