The following paper describes the outcomes and insights of the first stage of an action research study aimed to explore ways in which CBP and NC strengthen sense of community and provoke actions to benefit that community is a public school located in a rural area. This work emerged from a needs analysis study in which students gave their opinions about the importance of English as a second language. Implementing CBP and Negotiated Syllabus as means to involve and foster students to be aware of their responsibility for the preservation of the school facilities, as well as educating the surrounding community, demonstrated the development of sense of community in the students. Throughout the use of questionnaires, surveys and journals, the outcomes revealed that students felt more motivated when they are taken into account in making curricular decisions. In addition, this study showed that a commitment from the entire academic community is possible when some academic and personal goals are established collaboratively and efforts are made to generate important changes. Keywords: Sense of Community, Community Based Project, negotiated syllabus, needs analysis, critical pedagogy.

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通过社区研究和实施协商课程来建立社区意识

以下论文描述了一项行动研究的第一阶段的成果和见解，该研究旨在探索CBP和NC增强社区意识并激发行动以使社区成为农村地区的一所公立学校的方式。这项工作源于一项需求分析研究，在该研究中，学生对英语作为第二语言的重要性发表了自己的看法。实施CBP和谈判课程作为使学生参与并培养其意识到维护学校设施的责任以及对周围社区进行教育的手段，证明了学生社区意识的发展。在使用问卷，调查和期刊的过程中，结果表明，在做出课程决定时考虑到学生的积极性。此外，这项研究表明，当一些学术和个人目标共同建立并做出重大改变时，整个学术界都可能做出承诺。关键字：社区意识，基于社区的项目，协商的教学大纲，需求分析，批判性教学法。