Aprendiendo sin Límites: Un entorno virtual innovador e inclusivo para el aprendizaje del Inglés en la pedagogía hospitalaria en la Fundación Hope

Abstract

This project seeks to improve English language learning in a hospital pedagogie setting through a Virtual Learning Object (VLO) designed for the Hope Foundation in Bucaramanga, Colombia. This initiative addresses significant educational gaps faced by children who are undergoing different medical treatments that require a lot of time and special care, which is why they must constantly interrupt their learning processes. Hospital classrooms are an excellent opportunity for children to continue their educational process, but they also face challenges such as the lack of a constant teacher, lack of technological resources, and the use of relevant methodologies, which makes it difficult to acquire a second language for the condition in which the students are found. Using qualitative action research, this project designs and implements a Virtual Learning Object (VLO) adapted to the special needs of children, this resource compiles gamified activities and different inclusion strategies to foster motivation, engagement, and cognitive development. The purpose of the project using virtual learning is to teach a second language, but beyond language learning, the VLE seeks to create an interactive learning space that benefits academic continuity, strengthens its affective dimension and generates motivation in them both in learning and in their personal lives to be able to face a difficult health situation.