How can I design a class routine which improves the classroom atmosphere and motivates 3rd grade students in República de Francia School to get involved with the English lesson?

Abstract

This piece of work is an action research performed in the third grade at República de Francia School located in Ñuñoa, Santiago. This research deals with the place of established routines regarding the classroom atmosphere in English lessons. Following, it is possible to find the characteristics of the school in which this research was held, the specific features of the third grade class, and the motivation for doing this research. Plus, it is included the theoretical framework that supports the methodology proposed in order to improve the English classroom atmosphere, involving the Language Acquisition Device, the Affective Filter Hypothesis, and some theories around the benefits of having established routines in the classroom. Afterwards, an action plan is suggested that follows this framework. Finally, the data collected and their analysis are included, and some conclusions about them.