The state of the art of english language teaching in la Celia, Risaralda

The present study is part of a macro project done in eleven Risaralda’s regions in order to follow the first step of the project La Ordenanza, which is entrusted to diagnose the state of the art of English language teaching. In this case the research took place in La Celia, where information was gather about methodology of the classes, students’ perceptions towards the class, the practice and the resources of the institution, in order to identify the use of English and the way it is taught. The results show that students have motivational problems in relation to learning due to the way the topics are taught, one of the most significant variables that was found with this study is the lack of didactic material confirms that the only competence that was promoted was the linguistic one, specially grammar and vocabulary, besides the material was not very varied and did not consider the different learning style which creates students apathy towards the English class, likewise the study indicates several aspects to strengthen with regard to the practice of the English and the development of the second language in the students. On the other hand, this study shows us the role that the mother tongue plays, the trends of teaching in the English classroom as a foreign language and the participants perceptions involved in the research. In general terms, there was demonstrated that L1 (mother language) is used as a strategy for monitoring the comprehension and for giving instructions, and L2 (foreign language) was not used for the instruction. The present study revealed the need of the implementation of strategies related to the learning process and education of English. This research will be a great contribution to the macroproject the State of the Art of English Language Teaching in Risaralda, which will serve as a diagnosis for future studies on Risaralda Bilingual Project.