Creation of a CD of Ruben Dario`s poems made songs, to develop English pronunciation with students from 11th grade at Maria Jesus Narvaez Institute in the second semester 2016

摘要

This work about an innovative strategy has the purpose to provide an interesting activity that can be applied by teachers to improve the students’ English pronunciation of English. As a result of this didactic innovation a CD about Ruben Dario`s poems made songs was recorded, applying cooperative learning between students to achieve their goal. It was accomplished in the English classroom of Maria Jesus Narvaez institute from Santa Teresa-Carazo in the academic year 2016 with a sample of 14 students in the eleventh grade.udThis innovation proposal was developed in three phases following this order:udIn the first phase the institute was visited and the project was presented to the principal, to the English teacher, and students explaining them, the objectives of this work. Then, in the second phase, the innovative strategy was applied with students. This phase was divided into eight sessions, in each session a process was followed according to steps to make songs based in poems and using the cooperative learning as an advantageous approach to accomplish this project. In the last session the CD was recorded. In the third phase the process was evaluated appreciating the impact and effects of the activity in the students` pronunciation, through an interview to English teacher, students, a focal group and also an evaluation rubric applied to students.udKeywords: innovation, strategy, pronunciation, Ruben Dario`s poems, songs, cooperative learning.