Vera Cruzatti, RossanaBorbor Lainez, Dave AllanAquino Suarez, Eduardo Leonel2026-01-132026-01-132026-01-13Borbor Lainez, Dave Allan; Aquino Suarez, Eduardo Leonel (2026). English learners engagement andcultural awareness. La Libertad. UPSE, Matriz. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación e Idiomas. 45p.UPSE-TPI-2026-010https://repositorio.upse.edu.ec/handle/46000/15961Engagement and Cultural Awareness are crucial in preparing intercultural competence and shaping English learners’ classroom success. The study analyzes how culturally responsive material, collaborative tasks, participation, language practice and community- linked projects that increase motivation. Findings proportionate that when learners found out diverse cultural perspective and real. world context, they show high communicative risk taking, self- reflection, and the improvement of interactional strategies. This study used a qualitative and phenomenological research method, with five teachers from “Escuela de Educación Básica Veinticuatro de Julio and college Universidad Estatal Peninsula de Santa Elena” who participated as a sample. The authors used a focus group of face- to-face and virtual sessions to know the different perspectives of the interviewees, The research show the factors that interviewees consider important when students have a lack of engagement and cultural awareness.engopenAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Stateshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ENGAGEMENTENGLISH LEARNERSCULTURAL AWARENESSCOLLABORATIVEbachelorThesis