Teaching Vocabulary Through Storytelling to Kindergarten Students from a Public School in Dosquebradas

The following classroom project describes the implementation of storytelling to teach English vocabulary to kindergartners. This project was developed at a public school in Dosquebradas, and the implementation was carried out taking into consideration that vocabulary is important in the process of learning a second language. This classroom project was based on the Engage, Study and Active model, to determine the effectiveness of the use of storytelling to teach vocabulary in a fun and significant manner, helping kindergartners to improve their second language and imagination. High participation and understanding about the topics developed in the classes were shown in the results, but also some disruptive behavior and issues with the use of L1 were evidenced during the implementation of this project.El siguiente proyecto de aula describe la implementación de la narración de cuentos para enseñar vocabulario a los niños de Jardín infantil. Este proyecto se desarrolló en un colegio público de Dosquebradas, y la implementación se llevó a cabo teniendo en cuenta que el vocabulario es importante en el proceso de aprendizaje de una segunda lengua. Esta investigación se basó en el modelo Engage, Study, Active, para determinar la efectividad del uso de la narración para enseñar vocabulario de una manera divertida y significativa, ayudando a los niños de Jardín a mejorar su segundo idioma e imaginación. Durante la implementación de este proyecto, los resultados mostraron una alta participación y comprensión sobre los temas desarrollados en las clases, pero también se evidenciaron algunos comportamientos disruptivos y problemas con el uso de L1.PregradoIngeniero(a) de Sistemas y ComputaciónTable of Content Abstract 5 Resumen 6 Introduction 7 Justification 9 Objectives 12 General 12 Teaching objectives 12 Learning Objectives 12 Specific 12 Teaching objectives 12 Learning Objectives 12 Literature Review 12 Conceptual Framework 15 Vocabulary 16 Components of vocabulary 16 Vocabulary strategies 17 Storytelling 18 Teaching of Storytelling 19 Lesson plan task based on storytelling 20 Methodology 22 Context and Setting 22 Participants 22 Design 23 Development and Implementation 24 Methods and Data Analysis 24 Results 29 4 Linguistic outcomes 29 Family word set identification 29 Pronunciation drills of specific vocabulary 32 Professional Growth 35 Lesson design 35 Managing Disruptive Behavior 37 Students’ Responses 38 Effectivity of storytelling to learn vocabulary. 38 Effects of L1 instructions in L2 vocabulary learning process. 39 Conclusions 41 Limitations 43 References 4