English for specific pursposes trainning and the use of the arts and literature in favor of forestry

Abstract

This study shows the results obtained during the implementation of a task using the arts as means to achieve the communication in the English language. The results of this proposal were based on pedagogical and didactic theoretical ground, the methodology of language teaching and the use of arts in the learning process, which allowed proposing a pedagogical conception of the English for specific purposes´ formation process through the arts and, as one of its constituent ideas, was that of declaring that the process was to be implemented in the development of the communicative specialized task by means of the use of the arts related to the forestry activity as means to motivate the students towards an efficient the learning of the English language in order to communicate with members of their scientific community. The task is classified into preparation and practical actions and expansion and transfer actions, it was implemented in three stages and originated the ForestArt movement. The implementation of the communicative specialized task permitted to achieve communicative aims and contributed to the entire formation of the students highlighting the valuable use of the English language and the comprehension of the forestry science reaffirming aspects of national identity, from an artistic perspective.