Uso y desarrollo de la lengua oral en el aula rural: Cambio de paradigmas educativos

Abstract

Much has been said about schools in different contexts, but little has been made visible about the challenges and opportunities faced by schools located in rural Chile. In this sense, given the importance of developing communicative competence, we consider it is necessary to know, from the teachers' point of view, their communicative histories in relation to the way in which they accompany the use and development of oral language in their students from rural areas. In this article we analyze the perceptions and strategies of oral language use and development in the classroom, according to teachers working in rural schools, considering their school and family history. Eight teachers from two regions of the country participated in interviews based on the EVALOE Scale. Main findings are related to identify factors that influence communicative competence in the rural context, and to a profile of teachers who, despite multiple barriers, are promoting instances that favor this and other competencies. The results are discussed according to literature related to teacher reflection, communicative competence, and the school as a natural environment for the development of this competence.