Diseño de estrategias para el desarrollo de la habilidad de escritura en inglés en la preparación para pruebas internacionales, según el marco común europeo de referencia, en estudiantes de décimo grado del colegio Emilio Valenzuela de Bogotá, Colombia.

Abstract

Major technological advances, along with the increasing speed of communication, have enabled new generations to remain in constant contact with different cultures around the world, resulting in a significant global cultural exchange. This phenomenon has highlighted bilingualism as a necessity, since communication becomes imperative when interacting with others. Consequently, countries such as Colombia have made considerable efforts to provide their citizens with tools for learning and using a second language, in this case English. However, the results of standardized assessments reveal that current levels of bilingualism remain well below expectations across all evaluated language skills. For this reason, the objective of the present study is to provide support and strategies to improve the writing skills of tenth-grade students at Emilio Valenzuela School, located in the city of Bogotá. The study employs the case study method, which allows the issue to be addressed directly within its natural setting, namely the classroom. Likewise, a semi-structured interview is conducted, which not only reveals the students' perspectives but also enables non-participant observation to gather objective information regarding the participants' interactions, attitudes, and responses to specific stimuli or educational strategies. Finally, a survey is used to identify the students' viewpoints after participating in a workshop designed to improve their written production skills by following a series of steps established by the authors.