Improving writing and reading in english through the eclectic method with fourth grade students.

Abstract

This research project was developed in the Agustin Nieto Caballero institution which is a public school with fourth-grade students of primary school and was planned and developed by the English teacher of the morning shift. The project had as its main objective to improve the reading and writing abilities in the English language learning process of students in fourth-grade applying and using some assumptions of the constructivism approach, total physical response, and audiovisual method as an Eclectic Method based on the plan class of the second term. The research was developed over seven weeks and its results show that students were improving their reading and writing abilities through the whole intervention process. Also, it makes the teacher/researcher reflect on their teaching practice and continue developing and planning learning experiences based on the application of the Eclectic Method.