Promoting family participation in the secondary education in first foreign language classes

Abstract

[eng] The need for family involvement in the education of children is an indisputable fact today. Therefore, the literature on family-school relationship is quite abundant. However, most works on this topic have a descriptive perspective without detailed proposals for activities in specific subjects. The aim of the present research project is to give a proposal of activities that encourage family participation for the classes of English as the first foreign language for one school year. These activities for the English classes in combination with parent involvement activities on the school level will help to develop positive attitudes, and a tight bond with family will be created in the students´ perception of school, which will lead to better academic performance, better behaviour in the classroom and overall satisfaction with the educational process.