A primer E-Book for listening and speaking based on local knowledge

Abstract

This paper describes an ongoing project that consists of the elaboration of an innovative and interactive e-book on the English learning process in adolescents. This study explores issues related to Colombian culture and the reinforcement of listening and speaking with it. Participants are beginner ELL between 12 and 15 years old. The inquiry will employ surveys, interviews, and participants’ reflections. Data will be analysed using multi-angle observations, the principles of axial codification, and discourse analysis. Initial hypotheses suggest that the development of identity and patriotic love can be affected when teachers only use external cultures for learning. It is also established that speaking and listening need reinforcement since there is not too much attention to these skills. This project expects to enhance the learners’ perception of their own culture as they develop the target language through the e-book.