Communicative games in EFL teaching : Design of a pedagogical guide for 11th grade, institución educativa Agropecuaria Indígena Quintín Lame

Abstract

We live in a globalized world where the educational system is in constant search of initiatives that allow the teacher to have enough tools to improve the quality of education and guarantee the student’s appropriation of skills and abilities, promoting significant learning and motivation to pursue academic goals. To study a foreign language is essential to attain those goals, that is why this research aimed to design a pedagogical guide for the teaching-learning of the English language based on communicative games involving some cultural aspects, in order to develop and strengthen the communication skills of the students of the Institución Educativa Agropecuaria Indígena Quintín Lame of the municipality of Tacueyo. In addition, with this proposal it was intended to offer didactic support which can be implemented in the classes with the encouragement to facilitate students’ learning and awaken the motivation and desire to learn this language in a dynamic and meaningful way, while promoting cooperation, teamwork active participation, and interpersonal relationships.