Enhancing the Speaking Skill in the EFL Classroom through Poster Design: a Didactic Proposal for First Year ESO Students

Abstract

[eng] This dissertation aims to explore the effectiveness of utilizing poster design projects as a means to enhance speaking skills among first year ESO students. Several studies support the use of Project-based Learning as an effective methodology to promote real interactions among the students, as it gives them a real reason to talk to each other in order to reach a common objective. Apart from this, many authors claim Cooperative Learning is pivotal in nowadays context as it promotes a context where key competences can be worked. Taking into account the literature revision, this paper proposes a didactic framework to be developed in a first of ESO class. Ten sessions have been developed and described step by step. Students are tasked with designing posters on amazing animals, presenting them to their peers, and receiving feedback. The focus lies on improving students' speaking abilities while engaging them in a creative and informative activity. Apart from developing the students’ speaking skills, the activities promote peer and self-reflection, which are essential in the learning process. Materials to support the activities were also created and included as appendices at the end of this paper.