Literary center to promote the study of contemporary Colombian literature

Abstract

This study aimed to propose a literary center of interest as a playful method to strengthen the meaningful learning of contemporary Colombian literature in eighth-grade A students of the Institución Educativa Agropecuaria Rosa Jaimes Barrera. Methodologically, the study was located in the post-positivist paradigm, from a qualitative approach, framed in participatory action research, considering the following phases: deconstruction, reconstruction, and evaluation of practice. 38 students of grade 8-A constituted the unit of analysis. The survey and observation (techniques) and the questionnaire, logbook, and rubric (instruments) were used for data collection. The results show that the playful activities allowed the students to realize the relevance of literary learning to strengthen linguistic expression. It is concluded that the literary works and the design of collaborative and participatory play activities strengthened the students’ meaningful learning.