Developing the Pedagogical Capacity of English Language Teachers in Regular Basic Education in Tacna Region

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effect of the lexical approach on English language learning in first-year secondary students from a variety of public educational institutions, as developed through the pedagogical capacity of English language teachers in regular basic education, with a particular emphasis on the Local Education Management Unit (UGEL) in Tacna Region. The current inquiry is of the applied type, with a pre-experimental design; before application, 13 teachers' pedagogical capacities were reinforced by pragmatic training in the lexical approach immersion in the classroom, with the assistance of a specialist. Each school was monitored and visited throughout the growth process by an expert. To assess the approach's effectiveness, a pre-test was administered as an entry test and a posttest as an exit test to a sample of 276 students. The results indicated that before implementing the Lexical Approach, the English area's learning level was medium, but after implementing it, it increased to a high level, with a percentage of 60.14% of pupils. Additionally, there is a distinction between input and output tests in statistical testing. In conclusion, it developed pedagogical capacities and employed a lexical approach that benefits English language learning.