Teaching Perceptions on a Linguistic Intervention for the Inclusion of Rural Migrant Students: The Case of Calanda (Teruel)

Casanovas-López, Raquel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Palos Cros, Ana Reyes ; Barberán Prades, Merche

Resumen: The increasing migration phenomenon in rural areas presents significant challenges to the educational system, particularly regarding the linguistic inclusion of newly arrived students. The lack of material and human resources prevents the provision of an adequate transitional period for these children to learn Spanish before being fully integrated into the classroom, which hinders their initial participation and academic performance. RACODI (Shared Roots in Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion) is a micro-research project based on methodological innovation for foreign language learning in a rural setting. It stems from the main project AGORA (Technological and Methodological Innovation for Language Teaching and the Generation of Synergies in Rural Areas). Its main objective is to include students from immigrant families through language learning in a primary school in Calanda, Teruel, using custom-designed linguistic activities for 5th- and 6th-grade students. Although the project includes multiple lines of action, this article focuses specifically on teachers' perceptions following an educational intervention, highlighting their role as essential agents in decision-making and in validating the proposal. Preliminary results show that teachers are cautious when evaluating the project globally, although they do perceive improvements in social inclusion, linguistic skills, and academic performance. This cautiousness is attributed to the short time frame of the project so far. Furthermore, they emphasize the need for family involvement, which entails cooperative work between the school and other local and regional institutions.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.30564/fls.v7i11.9295

Año: 2025

Publicado en: Forum for linguistic studies 7, 11 (2025), 1335-1350
ISSN: 2705-0610

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2021-128128OB-I00

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Métod.Invest.Diag.Educac. (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)