Vernacular practices in the classroom

Abstract

To understand the importance of vernacular practices in the classroom, reading, and writing must be viewed from a sociocultural approach. Understanding that they are practices beyond the formal and academic; we read and write multimodal texts or literate artifacts that allow us to do things, assume roles, and build an identity. Therefore, it is considered important to introduce rap and WhatsApp in the classroom as a motivational strategy for creative and critical writing. To carry out this proposal, the methodology proposed by Alvarez and Ramirez for written production has been taken into account, which consists of the following phases: access to knowledge, planning, textual production, revision, and publication. The mediating teacher will use WhatsApp to introduce students to each of the phases, causing writing to become part not only of the classroom but also of their lives. Through this platform and rap will connect with the interests, thoughts, and emotions of the students, generating debates, timeless forums; creating free writing spaces similar to the technique used by the surrealists, the "exquisite corpse", where students in addition to writing can read and comment on the reflections of their peers. Thus, to promote the application and dissemination of this strategy in other institutions, the PBL system will be used to describe the proposal and promote other forms of writing in the classroom that allow students to know themselves and be empathetic with the opinions of others