The use of supplementary materials for teaching children in EFL classes a comparative analysis of public and private high schools

Abstract:

The title of this research is “The use of supplementary materials for teaching children in EFL classes”. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not supplementary materials are used by teachers and how pertinent, appropriate, and qualified are those materials. The participants were children aged from 8 to 10 years old, they belong to the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at a private elementary school in La Libertad. The research was conducted using the qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method was used to observe and analyze de use of materials in each grade. And, the quantitative method was used to calculate the frequency of use of each of those materials in the observed classes. The instruments to collect the information were data collection formats, observation formats, tables, and questionnaires. Main results show that the supplementary materials mostly used by teachers in EFL classes were: the white board, pictures, flashcards, songs, stories, posters, dialogues, and handouts. The white board was the resource generally used in all grades. Teachers used more visual resources than other type of materials.

Año de publicación:

2013

Keywords:

• MATERIALES DE ENSEÑANZA
• Ciencias de la Educación – Tesis
• Educacion Secundaria
• Inglés – Enseñanza

Fuente:

rraae