This qualitative study was conducted in a public school in Bogotá–Colombia with the participation of 8 students from an 8th grade. Data was gathered through audio tape recordings, researcher field notes, students' journals and finally a semi-structured interview; the analysis technique was the transcription of data. This paper addresses qualitative data that helped to answer the research question that directed this study: What are the main academic characteristics that emerge from eight graders' social negotiations through an oral