Pugliese De González, GabriellaContreras Lance, María José2023-02-042023-02-042023-02-02https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/7006Early childhood is considered a golden stage where children are developing their language acquisition skills. Teachers must look for dynamic ways to keep students motivated and focused in the classroom. This paper describes my experience during my internship as an English preschool teacher at the Antonia Santos school in Montería, Córdoba. To accomplish this, I applied The Game-based learning approach to increase attention spans while preschoolers students were learning vocabulary. In addition, this report illustrates the findings and achievements related to my student's growth, personal improvements, and professional advancement. Finally, some recommendations and conclusions are presented for future intern teachersINTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 8PEDAGOGIES .............................................................................................................. 10Early Childhood Education in Colombia. ................................................................... 10Motivation in second language learning. .................................................................... 11Total Physical Response Method............................................................................... 13Game-based learning. .............................................................................................. 14Advantage of game-based learning (GBL) ................................................................. 15METHODOLOGY......................................................................................................... 17RESULTS ..................................................................................................................... 20Students’ Growth.......................................................................................................... 21Implementation of the Game-Based Learning............................................................ 23Professional Growth..................................................................................................... 26Personal Growth.......................................................................................................... 31CONCLUSIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS................................................. 32REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 34APPENDIX................................................................................................................... 37application/pdfengCopyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2023Trabajo de grado - Pregradoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)Aprendizaje basado en juegosNiñez tempranaAtenciónMotivaciónGame-based learningEarly childhoodAttentionMotivation