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2008-01-01

Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class

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Journal writing in English language learning, action research (en)

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  • Judith Castellanos Author
This action research was conducted at Universidad Nacional de Colombia with nine preservice teachers of the Philology and Languages, with Emphasis in English, at the Upper- Intermediate level of English. The study consisted of planning and evaluating a pedagogical intervention, which consisted of students exploring readings and/or their background knowledge and reflecting through journal entries about themes of their own choice. The instruments to collect information comprised the students’ journals, field notes from a poster session and a questionnaire. The results allowed me to conclude that the students had the opportunity to exercise a degree of autonomy which involved free choice on the topics they explored. The journal became a language-learning tool for the students; likewise, throughout its development, they experienced the need to do some research in the area they were exploring, which allowed them to construct knowledge. Key words: Journal writing in English language learning, action research Esta investigación acción se realizó en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, con nueve estudiantes del programa de Filología e Idiomas con énfasis en inglés, que cursaban el nivel intermedio alto de inglés. El estudio consistió en planear, implementar y evaluar una intervención pedagógica, la cual consistió en que los estudiantes exploraran lecturas y/o su bagaje cultural por medio de reflexiones escritas en un diario sobre temas de su propio interés. Los instrumentos utilizados para recoger información de los estudiantes incluían sus diarios, notas de campo en una sesión de carteleras hechas por los estudiantes y un cuestionario. Los resultados me permitieron concluir que a través de los diarios, ellos tuvieron la oportunidad de ejercitar un aspecto de la autonomía que involucra la libre elección de los temas que exploraron. El diario se convirtió en una herramienta para el aprendizaje de la lengua. De igual forma, pudieron investigar sobre los temas que exploraban, lo que les permitió expandir su conocimiento. Palabras claves: Escritura de diario en el aprendizaje del inglés, investigación acción

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APA

Castellanos, J. (2008). Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 9(1), 111–128. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707

ACM

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Castellanos, J. 2008. Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 9, 1 (Jan. 2008), 111–128.

ACS

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Castellanos, J. Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2008, 9, 111-128.

ABNT

CASTELLANOS, J. Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 1, p. 111–128, 2008. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707. Acesso em: 20 apr. 2024.

Chicago

Castellanos, Judith. 2008. “Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 9 (1):111-28. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707.

Harvard

Castellanos, J. (2008) “Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 9(1), pp. 111–128. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707 (Accessed: 20 April 2024).

IEEE

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J. Castellanos, “Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 111–128, Jan. 2008.

MLA

Castellanos, J. “Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 2008, pp. 111-28, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707.

Turabian

Castellanos, Judith. “Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 111–128. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707.

Vancouver

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Castellanos J. Journal Writing and its Benefits in an Upper Intermediate EFL Class. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2008 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];9(1):111-28. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/10707

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