PPP as a method to develop linguistic competence and to build the novice in - service english teacher’s knowledge of TEYL

“In Mexico's public elementary schools, English language teaching is becoming more common. According to PRONi, (National English Program) English should be taught from the 3rd grade of preschool to the 3rd grade of middle school as a subject. During this time, students are engaged in four cycles that should help them develop their social and basic competencies. This research was carried out in cycle 2, which acknowledges the improvement of language skills as the basis for the next cycles. To achieve these goals, the in-service novice teacher research used PPP method in each class. The sample population consisted of 31 students from an elementary public school. At the time of the study, most of the participants were at the same proficiency level. The analysis was carried out using a descriptive and reflective teaching to identify the usefulness of PPP as method and the attitudes and performances of children. The data was obtained by means of a journal and observations. The instrument was composed by a description and a reflection of five selected classes that were taken from 16 classes and one for each month according to their progress performance, providing details on the implementation of the PPP method in the English class.