English vocabulary learning through interactive reading using short stories in ninth graders

Abstract

This research project is focused on the description and analysis of the processes of learning vocabulary with the implementation of interactive model of reading by using short stories with topics of interest to students of ninth grade in a private school in Bogota. Ten students participated in the project for more than six months. Among the main sources used to obtain data, field notes, and test artifacts Student`s generated during the process. Data analysis revealed that activities based on interactive reading model allowed the acquisition of new vocabulary to help students understand the stories and engage with the text, the author and the context in which the story was written.