1

STUDY OF THE COMPLIANCE OF ‘‘THE PROYECTO DE AULA’’ IN ENGLISH

CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL

CRISTIAN ALEXANDER ASMAZA ROSERO

PAULO JADIR SANCHEZ PARRA

UNIVERSITY OF NARIÑO

PASTO, NARIÑO

2019
 2

Methodology

Introduction

For the development of this research project, several aspects are taken into consideration,

which clearly determine the development of the project. These aspects are; the population and

sample chosen, the design, the research type, the data collection instruments and their

interpretation.

Population and sample

This study is developed in the “I.E.M. Aurelio Arturo Martinez” Considering the research

framework, one study group is considered; the eleventh-grade students. This group is formed by

twenty-five students aged from seventeen to eighteen years old divided into boys and girls and

one teacher. It is also important to mention that most of the individuals who are part of the

research belong to low and medium socioeconomic status.

Design

This study is carried out in three main stages. The first stage of this research is the request

to the institution of the syllabus corresponding to the current academic year in order to know the

objectives and activities proposed for the students. The second stage of the research is the

application of surveys to students and teachers about their knowledge and opinion about the

syllabus, this stage includes a process of observation of the classes in order to obtain the required

information. The last step of the research is the realization of a contrast between the activities

proposed in the syllabus and those that are carried out by the teacher.
 3

Analysis and Interpretation of Data

This study can be classified within the qualitative study because it follows a logical

process of the activities that are performed, also it follows a determined objective throughout a

simple series of tasks, focusing in how the process of collecting data is shown to facilitate the

comprehension of the problem and its possible solutions. This information is analyzed and

interpreted from finding out the aspects and conclusions of the processes realized.

Data Collection Instruments

Different instruments are used in this research such as observational methods and

document analysis. They are: interviews to know the people who is taken into the study and find

out characteristics like their names and points of view about the situation; surveys to determine

the knowledge about the language that they have; observations to determine how they are

developing the proposed activities and discussions to know how is the experience of learning and

teaching English in their environment.

Data Collection Procedure

The information is collected through a different series of tasks. First, the information

collected is taken from the interviews that are done and with this information, deduce who are the

people that is taking part of the study and to know about the situation that is presented. Second,

the information about their knowledge in the English area is determined by a survey consisted in

a series of questions that they answer orally and in writing. Finally, a discussion is done in base

of the many point of views that the students and teachers have about the situation portrayed and

with this information identify what are the most common aspects related with the problem.
4