1. A comparative study of the teaching of English in a private and
a state school.
Dianela Garrido Cervera – Dinora Judith Poot Rubio
Objective Participants:
The main objective of this The participants of the
qualitative research is to determine Institute Cumbres -private
and analyze the level of English in school- are 20 (12 boys and 8
students in both private and state girls) children from 4 to 5.
school. Moreover, we want to The participants of Maria
describe, what are the factors Luisa Jimenez A. -state
involved in the English Learning school- are 25 (13 boys and 12
processes in both institutions girls) children from 4 to 5.
Private and State preschools with
students from a third grade of the Instruments or materials
English Language.
Background Teaching English
since the first years of a child is an Diaries
excellent advantage to acquire Questionnaires/ Interviews
easily a second language. Video Taping/ Audio
Education in Mexico is not as Recording
important as in other countries
(where English language is Literature Lesson Plans Analysis
compulsory) and this could be
because of many factors.
Review Procedure
First of all, we will start the
Research questions This research involves the research through observations.
RQ-1: What is the nature of analysis and description of two This will be in order to know
teacher–student interaction in both main educational institutions how the interaction in the
private and state schools? we are talking about: classroom is done. Moreover,
Private School and State/Public we will apply the open
RQ-2:What materials or teaching School. In this literature interviews to the teachers of
materials are used in English review we will define relevant both schools, so we can obtain
lessons in both ? literature that will be useful for some relevant information
this study; the factors that make such as: the training of the
RQ-3:How interaction (teacher- students develop their English teachers, the teaching skills,
student / student-student) is done language, the differences teaching strategies, other
in both types of schools? between private and public factors that affect the English
schools, the activities made by learning process, methodology
RQ-4:What teaching techniques the teachers, and the strategies and what are the most
and strategies are in both schools? they use. Finally, last but not effective strategies. In
least important, the importance addition, we will video tape
RQ-5: What is the nature of of the curricula content. and record audio some of the
feedback provided in both schools? activities developed during the
class. Finally, we will analyze
RQ-6: To what extend the the differences between both
syllabuses of both schools differ? syllabuses.