Developing critical reading skills by retaking Colombia`s indigenous myths as a means of understanding learners`self cultural Awareness

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to show some results of a research project whose main goal was to design Colombia’s indigenous myths critical reading activities as a tool for understanding students’ self-cultural awareness. It was carried out with ninth graders at a private school. The main theoretical aspects that support this study are: Cultural awareness in language teaching, indigenous myths, and critical reading skills. This was an internship which gathered student artifacts (written workshops) as the principal instrument. Some interesting findings were: that students could tie themselves with indigenous culture; and, that reading was useful to recognize themselves as preservers and transmitters of culture.