The Inclusion of Graphic Arts in a Multi-Level EFL Classroom to Increase Ninth Graders' Motivation Toward the Language Learning Process and the English Class

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present Action Research report recounts the experience of a student-teacher from Universidad de Antioquia who implemented graphic arts activities in an English course to increase multi-level proficiency students’ motivation toward the class and learning of the foreign language. This study was conducted in a 9th grade at the public institution INEM José Félix de Restrepo in Medellín. Data was collected through a personal journal, questionnaires, and interviews during three graphic arts cycles that were implemented in the class. These cycles comprehended the use of comic strips, illustrations, and poster design in the English class. The results of the data analysis provided information on how graphic arts activities improved students’ motivation toward English class and the learning of English. Additionally, it evidences some hurdles that may have hindered the implementation of graphic arts activities in a Multi-level EFL classroom.