Analyzing data I: Looking for patterns

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I started with the stage in the project that I hope to enjoy. After dealing with some difficulties in the implemantation stage, I started transcribing the video recordings about students opinions about the activities. Additionally, I revised my notes about the recordings of the sections and I contrasted with the audio recordings again. Those are the aspects that I have found in common:

1. During the recordings, there is the tendency to be aware of the pronunciation. Evidence of this is that planning the section of the show and before recording it, students used to ask me how to say something. ("Teacher, how do yo say...?"). It is evidenced also, since 42% of the interviewed expressed an improvement in pronunciation as one of the reasons why they feel more confident when speaking.

2. Step by step, the participants upgraded their intonation, from one where students just repeat what they had planned to say in the recording without any expression to one more confident, where they no only say but also express (happiness, surprise...)

3. Fluency: After the first recording, I realized the need to divide the recording in short chunks. Students noticed that by trying many times (repeating, the next repetition with a more accurate intonation) they could be less anxious when they have to be recorder. They confirm it in the final survey:

"Teacher: ¿Y cómo creen que se logra? ¿Qué creen que se necesita? (talking about feeling less anxious when recording)

Student: Práctica"

This is what I have looked at as patterns by now.