Using IMAGE Model to De-Center Stereotypes in EFL Colombian Eighth Graders
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| Title: | Using IMAGE Model to De-Center Stereotypes in EFL Colombian Eighth Graders |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ana Maria Sagre-Barboza (ORCID |
| Source: | HOW. 2025 32(1):138-159. |
| Availability: | ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 8 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Secondary School Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Stereotypes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Rural Schools, Models, Pictorial Stimuli |
| Geographic Terms: | Colombia |
| ISSN: | 0120-5927 |
| Abstract: | This article informs the results of a study conducted at a public secondary school in Colombia whose purpose was to explore how eighth-grade students dispel judgment and stereotypes concerning cultural differences through authentic materials inserted in the IMAGE model. The research design involved a qualitative research method and the application of the action research cycle. The qualitative data were analyzed using deductive coding considering students' three preconceived stereotypes. The results reveal that students could move from generalizing and having prejudices to being more mindful of cultural differences concerning the English language. Likewise, this study shows that the target language, grammar, culture, and content could be integrated into a single English class. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1465348 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article informs the results of a study conducted at a public secondary school in Colombia whose purpose was to explore how eighth-grade students dispel judgment and stereotypes concerning cultural differences through authentic materials inserted in the IMAGE model. The research design involved a qualitative research method and the application of the action research cycle. The qualitative data were analyzed using deductive coding considering students' three preconceived stereotypes. The results reveal that students could move from generalizing and having prejudices to being more mindful of cultural differences concerning the English language. Likewise, this study shows that the target language, grammar, culture, and content could be integrated into a single English class. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-5927 |
