Parents´involvement in the learning process of English as a Foreing Language in 9th and 10th grade according tu pupil´s perception

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the adolescents’ points of view about their parents’ involvement and its influence on their learning process of English in 9th and 10th g rade. Since, the involvement of parents is relevant in order to understand how students learn English as a Foreign Language with the guidance and support of their parents; besides, it is extremely important to assume that these studies could give us the po English teachers in order to comprehend the learning ssibility to improve ourselves as teaching process of our students. Also the following investigation includes an analysis of motivation, involvement, Vygotsky’s theory (Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding), Chilean Involvement Context, the affective filter and the discussion of the English SIMCE in Chile.