Speaking lesson plan in an english teaching-learning process.

Abstract

Currently, access to quality education in rural areas remains a constant challenge in Ecuador, especially in the canton of Chone, Manabí province. In this context, the TEFL Community Service program (Teaching English as a Foreign Language with a focus on Community Service) emerges as a key tool to promote English language learning in rural communities, where educational resources and opportunities are often limited. The TEFL program aims not only to provide students with linguistic skills but also to promote cultural and social integration through community service. This approach fosters a collaborative bond among educators, volunteers, and rural educational units, strengthening English teaching in a practical and contextualized manner. The implementation of this initiative in Chone has a significant impact as it addresses the need to improve communicative competencies in English, preparing students for an increasingly globalized world. At the same time, it fosters values such as cooperation, service, and community development, contributing to the educational and social progress of rural areas. The Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages program at the Universidad Laica “Eloy Alfaro” de Manabí, through the TEFL in Community Service graduation modality, seeks to enhance trainee teachers' competencies in "planning and executing the English language teaching process as a foreign language to improve the English proficiency level of students in public or semi-private educational institutions within Ecuador's Planning Zone 4." (Pine-Uleam, 2022)Under this premise, the Chone branch enables its students to intervene in educational practice aimed at transforming and organizing learning processes in the rural areas of the canton.