Lenguas Modernas
Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://repositorio.sibdi.ucr.ac.cr/handle/123456789/16
Browse
4 results
Search Results
Now showing 1 - 4 of 4
Item The Blended Learning method in the teaching of vocabulary development skills to eighth graders at Colegio Dr. Ricardo Moreno Cañas, Rincón de Zaragoza, Palmares: El método de Blended Learning en la enseñanza de vocabulario a los octavos años del Colegio Dr. Ricardo Moreno Cañas, Rincón de Zaragoza, Palmares(2017) Arias Corrales, Christofer Rolando; Gamboa Rodríguez, Ricardo Alberto; Jiménez Salazar, José Asdrúbal; Rojas Piedra, Paulo Josué; Vásquez López, María YorleniAcquiring vocabulary when learning English as a second or foreign language becomes one ofthe biggest challenges for leamers. The present document explores the mended Leaming strategies to facilitate the learning of vocabulary in the Costa Rican setting. This eclectic method has as its core principie the combination ofthe traditional face-to-face instruction along with the technology-enbanced class. Even though there is enough literature about the use of this method in severa) educational settings, there is not plenty information specifically on vocabulary instruction. Hence, the researchers aimed to integrate the use of this technology based methodology to the leaming of vocabulary in Efl academic settings to improve dynamicity, motivation, and engagement in the class. This study explores the roles of the teacher and tbe student under the Blended Leaming Method of instruction. To have a clear understanding of the impact of this methodology, two groups of eighth grade from a public academic high school were taught for I O lessons; one under the Blended Leaming Method (experimental group) and the other one under the traditional method of instrnction (control group). A pre-test and a post-test were applied to both groups at the beginning and at the. end ofthe intervention. Tbe resufts ofthe tests showed how the experimental group had a dramatic improvement in their vocabulary leaming in comparison with the control group. Even though botb groups presented an improvement in the mastery of their vocabuJary, the leve) of improvement was noticealt>ly bigher in the experimental group after the 1 O lessons ofintensive work. Further, the study aimed to provide an alternative to traditional instruction that offers teachers and learners a dynamrc, moüvating, and fulrfilling experience of learning. Key words: Vocabulary development skills, vocabulary learning in foreign/second language, Blended Leaming Method, BLM, vocabulary teaching strategies, BLM-Based strategiesItem Circumlocution, approximation, and word coinage: strategies to improve eighth-grader´s autonomy in oral performance at experimental bilingual high school of Palmares(2017) Arrieta Lara, José Félix; Esquivel Miranda, Juliana; Morales Jiménez, Melissa; Quesada Montoya, María José; Quirós Rodríguez, Kenneth; Rodríguez Sibaja, Juan José; Sevilla Morales, HenrySe estudia el proceso de fomentar la autonomía en el aula de inglés por medio de tres estrategias comunicativas fundamentales: circunlocución, aproximación y acuñación de palabras para mejorar las habilidades orales de los estudiantes. Se trata de una investigación de enfoque de método mixto (QUAL-quan), ya que los datos cualitativos son dominantes sobre los datos cuantitativos y ambos se recopilaron en las mismas fases del estudio, enmarcados en una investigación de estudio de caso porque el proyecto buscaba evaluar el nivel de autonomía de los estudiantes en tareas orales. Los sujetos incluyen 12 estudiantes de octavo grado del Liceo Experimental Bilingüe de Palmares. La recopilación de datos se llevó a cabo mediante una hoja de observación de los estudiantes, un cuestionario para los estudiantes, una rúbrica de evaluación de tareas comunicativas y un cuestionario para el profesor. Los resultados develan efectos positivos de las estrategias comunicativas propuestas; los estudiantes mejoraron su rendimiento al usar el idioma inglés; sin embargo, el docente colaborador señala que las estrategias pueden ser difíciles de poner en práctica para los estudiantes con bajo nivel de competencia. Ante ello, el equipo investigador diseñó un folleto de actividades comunicativas como fuente para implementar las estrategias propuestas. Los hallazgos sugieren un grado de correlación entre las estrategias implementadas y el desarrollo de la autonomía en la población estudiada.Item Easing the learning of the simple past and past participle of irregular verbs in English through the use of applications for smart devices: a case study with tenth graders from Colegio Nacional Marco Tulio Salazar, site Central Elementary School, Atenas = Facilitar el aprendizaje del pasado simple y participio pasado de los verbos irregulares en inglés por medio de las aplicaciones por dispositivos inteligentes: un estudio de caso con los estudiantes de décimo grado del Colegio Nacional Virtual Marco Tulio Salazar, sede Escuela Central, Atenas(2017) Garita Muñoz, Vivian; Mora Abdallah, Eduardo; Ramírez Rodríguez, Karina; Ramírez Valenciano, María Fernanda; Zamora Solano, Karen; Vásquez Carranza, Luz MarinaMastering the simple past and past participle of irregular verbs in English presents itself as a e hall en ge for Second/Foreign Language Learners because of the complexity in the morphological change of the verb root. Previous research has shown that learning such features of the English language is not only difficult for L2 learners but also for L 1 learners, and general izations and/or overgeneralizations are common. Given these facts, the purpose pursued in this study was to explore the extent to which mobile applications could support learners' acquisition of past and past participle forms of a se lected number ofirregular verbs. The participants ofthe study were a control group of 6 eleventh graders and an experimental group of 12 tenth graders who were enrol led in a public evening high school; their ages ranged between seventeen and twenty-two. Four in strume nts were used to collect the data: two questionnaires, a pre- and posttest, and active observations. The interventions consisted of applying 3 different mobile applications for students to practice a total of 49 irregular verbs. The results showed that, through the use of the target mobile applications as a complementary tool , students' motivation towards the learning of the past and past participle of irregular verbs in English greatly improved; it promoted cooperative learning, improved correct pronunciation awareness, helped students to learn the target verbs, and increased engagement and enthusiasm. Though the use of mobile applications to learn the past and the past pa1ticiple ofverbs was found to be plainly positive, further investigation is needed to determine the extent to which their use might evidence more quantitatively salient improvement overa more extended period, as restrictions in time as well as in the number of students who took part in this study were faced...Item The implementation of the task-based approach in the teaching of english for specific purposes (ESP) with eleventh and twelfth graders from the productivity and quality, logistics and administration specialties at CTP Atenas 2016-2017: a pedagogical approach = Implementación del enfoque basado en tareas en la enseñanza del inglés con propositos especificos con estudiantes de undécimo-dodécimo grado de las especialidades d eproductividad y calidad, y logística y distribución del CTP Atenas, 2016-2017: un enfoque pedagógico(2017) González Porras, Jorge Andrés; Vásquez, Luz MarinaThis study reports on the effectiveness of the Task-Based Approach in the teaching of an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course ata Public Technical High School in Costa Rica, 2016-2017. The case study used a mixed methodology, and it included 24 students ages 16-18 as well two male teachers ages 33-34. The participants were from the Logistics and Administra/ion, and Productivily and Quality specialties at Colegio Tecnico Profesional in Atenas. First, it was found that the Study Program proposed by MEP for the teaching of English in technical high schools does not truly constitute an ESP Program but an EGP Program. Second, there is a clear need to train English Teachers on the specialty they are to work on before they are assigned to teach these types of courses. A third finding was the relevance of using authentic materials as to ensure the success in the acquisition of ESP skills needed by students before they undergo a National Standardized Test or face a real-work situation in a near future; hence, teachers shall be trained on how to prepare and select the most appropriate materials to teach ESP in various sub- specialties. The effectiveness in using the Task-Based Approach to teach ESP is supported in that, students from the experimental group increased their performance by 20% when contrasting their grades obtained in the a pre- and post-ESP test. Similarly, the results revealed that those students who were taught using the Task Based Approach have a marked improvement of 20.6% regarding General English Knowldege as compared to the grades obtained by the students from the control group (only a 1.08%). The study constitutes a point of reference for MEP authorities to improve the Study Programs for the teaching of ESP at public high schools throughout Costa Rica, given the positive results found.