Promoting english motivation among Primary education students, design and analysis of a cooperative in a catalan primary school

Abstract

The thesis turns around the cooperative learning (henceforth CL) in the Primary stage applied in EFL. It is the aim of the study to analyse and understand the aspects related with this process and its effectivity to enhance learning among children. It is also aimed the design and development of an interdisciplinary didactical proposal, which includes the use of cinema and ITC in the school. On the other hand, the proposal search to promote intercultural transfer by knowing stories from other countries in order to demonstrate the power of an international language. Thus, the main purposes of the study are the development of a didactic unit in higher cycle based on CL, and the analysis of its impact on students’ motivation. The idea of the thesis comes from my personal interest in cooperative learning projects in Primary schools and its connection with English.