Innovación Educativa: Adaptación del Método Singapur para Desarrollar la Competencia Léxica en Inglés en Estudiantes de Grado Sexto de un Contexto Rural en Boyacá

Abstract

English is one of the languages that has gained relevance in a globalized world, crossing borders, especially in the educational field where standards and competencies have been developed and established for students to learn a foreign language, empowering students to be aware of the world, technology, science, and everything that helps them recognize and understand other cultures. The main objective of this research is to determine how adapting the Singapore method in didactic sequences improves lexical competence in English and strengthens communicative skills. A sample of sixteen sixth-grade students from Institución Educativa Rural Las Mercedes in Chiscas, Boyacá was selected. A qualitative research method with an exploratory-descriptive design from Sampieri's inquiry approach was used. The data collection obtained the participants' perspectives through a socio-critical approach, using surveys, diagnostic tests, observation, field diaries, and final tests, focused on non-standardized data collection methods. It was demonstrated that by applying the phases of the Singapore Method in didactic sequences, students improved their communicative skills in English. Specifically, they developed their basic lexical competence through experience, representation, and understanding, using resources from their rural environment. These tools stimulated their cognitive skills and helped them become familiar with everyday vocabulary, thus strengthening the learning of a foreign language in a pedagogical and didactic context.