A Proposal of Out-of-School Activities to Promote English Learning Autonomy in Basic Learners

Abstract

This thesis project was inspired by people who have learned English by themselves and how they have been developing their macro-abilities without getting stressed. It was elaborated and applied at the CIEX Institution because it is an excellent school that lets its students increase their knowledge and skills as researchers. The researcher used some teenagers´ interests that can be useful to improve English skills, and how important these are for English foreign language students, considering their out-of-school activities of learning something attractive and meaningful. This project was carried out using a qualitative approach due to this approach does not limit the ideas or thoughts about any theme, and it is free to gather information and complete the research. On the other hand, the method used was action research because the researcher had to develop activities that were more common for the participants, in this case, for teenagers. To consider teenagers´ context was very important because the researcher wanted to develop useful activities that help them to improve their English, and they feel comfortable learning more. Out-of-school activities such as listening to music, playing video games, reading books, watching videos, or watching some movies are excellent tools that teenagers may consider helpful to increase their macro-abilities, showing interest in doing them by themselves, and at the same time promoting their autonomy.