PROPOSAL

4. PROPOSAL 4.1. TOPIC

DESIGN A GUIDE WITH BASIC GRAMMAR RULESTO DEVELOP READING SKILLS FOR THESTUDENTS OF SEVENTH COURSE OF GENERAL BASIC EDUCATION.

4.2. RATIONALE

According to the Malla curricular (2014), the English language is not considered as an academic subject for second to seventh grade students (basic general education), which is the cause of several academic problems when these students start their eighth grade. As it is described in Chapter II, the grammar is a fundamental aspect to develop reading comprehension as well as basic vocabulary, which is an advantage to facilitate the learning process.

This proposal will be a way students improve theirEnglish language learning. The implementation of a grammar guide with reading comprehension exercises will help seventh grade students learn basic grammar rules in order to develop reading comprehension in English.

This proposal aims to provide seventh grade students with English language basic skills to becomeeighth grade successful English learners.

The proposal will benefit seventh grade students from “Dra. Olga Quiñonez de Espinoza”, public School who will learn basic grammar rulesin order to apply reading strategies to develop reading comprehension in English as a foreign language.

4.3. OBJECTIVES 4.3.1. General ObjectivesTo improve “Dra. Olga Quiñonez de Espinoza”seventh grade students reading comprehension through the design of an English grammar rules guide. 4.3.2. Specific ObjectivesTo evaluate grammar structures students knowledge.To select appropriate reading exercises. To elaborate a guide with grammar rules and short texts.

4.4. FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT

The application of the proposal is feasible since the director and teachers at “Dra. Olga Quiñonez de Espinoza” public school, are interested in preparing students to acquire basic knowledge in English language. Moreover, students are interested and motivated to learn English as a foreign language.

4.5. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL

The proposal of this project is to provide seventh grade students with English basic grammar rules to improve their language learning.

The basis of this project is to emphasize the acquisition of reading strategies to develop reading comprehension during the English learning process. This project will be carried out during the first school year term, with the support of the school community.

The proposal encompasses the design of a grammar guide with reading exercises designed for the seventh grade students.This guide develops several topics concerning basic grammar rules which have been carefully explained. Also there is a set of grammar exercises worksheets per topic which have been

categorized in different levels. students could The guide will allow students practice grammar rules as well as toreading comprehension. To achieve this goal the proposal provides easy, short and illustratedreadings to have students apply grammar structuresexposed.

The grammar guide is organized in six units. Each unit has a grammar explanation and reading practice. The grammar topics selected are the following: Unit 1Personal pronounsPossessive adjectivesArticles (a/an/the)Demonstrative adjectives

Unit 2Verb to beVerb To Be (contractions)Verb To Be (negative form)

Unit 3Verb To Be (interrogative form)Affirmative answersNegative answers

Unit 4There is/There areThere is/There are (negative form)There is/There are (interrogative form)Unit 5Parts of speech Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, preposition, articleUnit 6WH Question: – What, Who, Where, How, When, Why