@article{Castillo_Rojas_2014, title={Sensitizing Young English Language Learners towards Environmental Care}, url={https://latinjournal.org/index.php/gist/article/view/443}, DOI={10.26817/16925777.150}, abstractNote={This paper reports an action research study aimed at understanding how to sensitize young English language learners towards caring for the environment. The pedagogical intervention in a 5th grade class consisted in the use of creative writing strategies to express learners’ ideas. Three stages were followed: recognizing facts, reflecting on them and proposing a solution to a problem. The progress learners made at each stage was analyzed. The findings suggest that learners made significant gains in language development and environmental awareness from the opportunities offered by self-expression and debate.}, number={9}, journal={GIST – Education and Learning Research Journal}, author={Castillo, Rigoberto and Rojas, Maria del Pilar}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={179–195} }