Аннотация:The purpose of this research project is to analyze the possibilities offered by reading fixed art images of the work of Colombian artists in strengthening oral communicative ability in English, in a population of 34 eleventh grade students from the Agustín Nieto Caballero Educational Institution from the municipality of Dosquebradas (Risaralda, Colombia).Its investigative approach is descriptive, interdisciplinary and qualitative, where the referential teaching experience and the theoretical foundation in the study of the visual image in the educational context and its aesthetic qualities, as well as the communicative skills in English and its inductive teaching method, converge in the development of a didactic unit that acts as a research instrument.Cooperative work is prioritized and audiovisual, plastic and digital products are generated, in addition to categories of analysis originated in the application of investigative techniques, resources or instruments such as semi-structured interviews, observation guides, field diary and the Likert test.It is possible to verify spontaneity as a valuable ally for oral communication in English, the growth in the fluency of students from the recognition of the work of national artists as a motivating agent, the appropriation of new learning spaces such as museums, the importance of teamwork to reduce the fear of making a mistake and the value of the didactic unit for structuring the complexity of learning.
