Learning through my talents and my context : An approach to the linguistic, pragmatic and sociolinguistic communicative competences in third graders at Carlos Alban School in the periods 2023-2 and 2024-1

Abstract

This professional practice was developed at Carlos Albán School, located in the municipality of Timbío – Cauca – Colombia, in an urban area to the East of the city, with third graders. In order to promote innovative practices and strategies, this work is part of a cooperative strategy called “Learning through my talents and my context”, promoting communicative competences (Linguistic, Pragmatic and Sociolinguistic), through group activities from students' interests (dance, painting, and songs) in order to create a positive environment, in which the ideas of others were shared, respected and valued. As mentioned above, 3 phases were established to develop and strengthen these competencies, which are as follows: 1. Drawing and painting, strategies to develop my English Competences 2. Singing, a strategy to develop my English Competences 3. Dancing, a strategy to develop my English Competences That is why this professional practice is framed from the interests of students and their contexts, taking cooperative learning as a pretext, to develop and strengthen communicative competences, giving priority to the student. In the same way, it intended to encourage and motivate students not only to develop communicative competences in English, but also to the appropriation of new knowledge in another language.