Tesis de maestría

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Aprendizaje de la Flauta Traversa en la Educación Superior: Retos durante el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje desde la virtualidad
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-01) Ruiz Murillo, Mónica Raquel; Barrantes León, Irán
Con la emergencia del COVID-19, el aprendizaje y la enseñanza de la flauta traversa a nivel universitario tuvo que adoptar una virtualidad repentina que obligó a realizar modificaciones en las metodologías, estrategias y recursos con el propósito de continuar con el proceso de mediación. El principal objetivo de este ensayo se centra en reflexionar sobre los retos que se han presentado al pasar de una praxis educativa presencial, donde existía un acompañamiento directo entre el profesor y el discente, a un proceso de formación a través de plataformas virtuales, para eso se detalla la experiencia del docente, el rol del estudiante, el enfoque del programa de estudio y los métodos de evaluación. Entre las conclusiones se destaca la importancia de aprender de esta coyuntura y renovar mediante la práctica y la investigación con la finalidad de fortalecer la formación musical en la educación superior.
Boosting English Reading and Writing Skills Through the Implementation of Technological Activities that Promote Phonological Awareness in First- Grade Students
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-09) Arias Salazar, Karen; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the usage of activities that promote literacy acquisition with the assistance of phonemic awareness and technology. It seeks to promote processes that can support literacy in first grade students. Also, this paper will attempt to define phonemic awareness, literacy, and the benefits that technology and e-learning activities can bring to literacy.
Challenges and possible solutions for english teaching and learning in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022) Castro Arias, Katherine; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
This essay explores and presents challenges and possible solutions associated with English teaching and learning in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It covers the reality of public bilingual education in Guanacaste, single-teacher schools, and the rural university context. The proposed solutions are contextualizing the educational ambiance, communication between the school and the parents, alliances between the public and private sectors, strategies to handle negative emotional factors and to promote motivation among students.
Challenges posed by virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic and the opportunities offered by communicative language teaching in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021) Navarro Céspedes, Valeria; Vargas Zúñiga, Juan Pablo
Since the COVID-19 started, the education field has been forced to adapt to the new reality to continue with the learning process of students. However, this virtual process took a lot of effort and patience from all the parts involved. Teachers had to find new ways to teach their students, to catch their attention and to make the learning process possible. Using different tools such as the communicative language teaching approach, the development of 21st century skills, and the technological tools can improve the language learning process. By applying these aspects in the class, students can improve not only in their language micro and macro skills but also to prepare for what the future holds for them. After seeing the results, a year later in this virtual experience, it is clear that the COVID-19 changed the education field, and it is not going back to how it was.
Eje pivotal de las tecnologías de la educación en la educación superior, representado por la crisis del SARS-CoV-2
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-01) Vega Rojas, Leonardo; Barrantes León, Irán
Este ensayo analiza diferentes referencias bibliográficas y compara posiciones entorno al eje pivotal de la tecnología en la transformación pedagógica evidenciada por la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 en el 2020 y 2021. Los principales factores desde los cuales se estudia el tema son la gestión, la posición docente y estudiante, la praxis y los fundamentos tanto epistemológicos como teóricos. Este estudio genera una discusión para determinar el impacto real de transformación de las Tecnologías de la Educación sobre el conocimiento teórico práctico de la pedagogía universitaria. Como objetivo secundario, el texto apoya la importancia de fomentar el pensamiento crítico y la teoría de la liberación en la educación, así como la presentación de alternativas para la mejora de utilización tecnológica en la educación. Con base en esto, el estudio plantea argumentos, por los que la pedagogía ha sufrido una transformación a través de la mediación tecnológica en el marco de una crisis sanitaria y plantea, además, propuestas de trasformación para el impulso de una tecnología más inclusiva, efectiva y congruente con el avance tecnológico en el campo de la educación superior.
Empowering sexually diverse EFL students: Embracing diversity in the english language classroom towards a more inclusive learning community through complementary strategies and activities to work with sexually diverse classrooms at Liceo de Santo Domingo, Heredia
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022) Azofeifa Chaves, Froilan; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
The ultimate purpose of discussing sexually diverse issues in the foreign language classroom is to improve educational and coexistence outcomes. Teaching education agendas oriented towards the embracement of sexually diverse students is the appropriate setting for assisting educators, students, the administration, and parents in anticipating gender misunderstandings in the classroom, devising innovative solutions, working towards respectful understanding and interaction, and igniting real academic investigation in an scarcely explored field. This paper considers gender, diversity across the current public Costa Rican education system, and how misconceptions might impact the students' academic performance and affective development. Additionally, it aims at welcoming and supporting sexually diverse students in EFL classes to create a more accepting environment. Finally, in order to supplement the current Costa Rican conversational English curriculum, tactics and exercises for teachers will be suggested to support teachers in assisting their students and the learning community in understanding, accepting, and celebrating gender diversity.
Hegemony, educators’ critical awareness and language teaching
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021) Robles Barrantes, Andrés Ariel; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
The hegemonic powers behind the education system have reduced the role of the teacher to a technician who limits his or her performance to a transitional behavior and a discipline regulator. We are lower to obedient professionals who follow the rules; teachers are not supposed to question our faculties and just do what we are asked to do. In the case of language educators, we should teach our students the numbers or colors in English, how to use the verbs, and to identify different idiomatic expressions. We have to teach listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We should not get involved in the analysis of our contexts, ask our students to transform our society or challenge the systematic difficulties faced in their everyday lives.
Pertinence of the Standardized TOEIC Testing for Costa Rican Teachers: Boost or Hurdle for Professional Development
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022) Gutiérrez Fuentes, María José; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
In different countries around the world, private and governmental institutions require pre-service language teachers to be certified in order to work. In Costa Rica, teachers must obtain a B2 or C1 level of English to apply for a job in the Ministerio de Educacion Publica (MEP in Spanish) in any of the following international tests: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, CAE, or CPE. This paper explores the need for Costa Rica to provide a more pertinent certification that evaluates not only the capacity of using the language but also to teach it, the capacity of responding to students’ behavior and climate, the creativity to plan and design classes, and the quality of instruction, classroom management, planning, assessment and evaluation. To accomplish this task, some teaching certifications around the world for English teachers are analyzed. In addition, the reality of Costa Rica in terms of teacher certification is explored along with the reliability of standardized tests. Finally, the need for a specific language teaching certification for teachers in Costa Rica is explained and supported. This paper concludes with the idea that a certification that evaluates the language in teaching contexts, the capacity of responding to students’ behavior and climate, the creativity to plan and design classes, quality of instruction, classroom management, planning, assessment, and evaluation is needed.
Reading comprehension input benefits on vocabulary acquisition of ESL adult students
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021) Hernández Porras, Francinie; Vargas Zúñiga, Juan Pablo
This article focuses on the positive effects reading comprehension has on the vocabulary acquisition process of ESL adult learners. The purpose is to show students the benefits of reading comprehension and motivate them to read more. The article is a literature review of different authors who talk about reading comprehension effects and methods.
Reconsidering English Language Learning in Costa Rica: Exploring Teachers’ Well-Being and its Importance, Challenges, and Recommendations in the Wake of a New Era in Education
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022) Chaves Pérez, Jose David; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
The lack of empathy and support that educators constantly face has serious consequences. However, this does not seem to be enough to make a significant change in the way this is perceived. The following paper aims to study the current situation regarding teacher well-being among Costa Rican English language teachers. It focuses on stressors, testimonies, and a series of strategies that can be used as a way to cope with this profession’s struggles and offer better conditions for English language instructors.
The myth of native speakers and native speakerism in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021) Solís Sequeira, Stephanie; Vargas Zúñiga, Juan Pablo
Speaking English has become the universal language which people use to communicate, nonetheless to what extent do second language learners should master English to the point of having “Native” like mastery. This essay inquires the problematic of native speakers and native speakerism and how it affects Second Language Learners (SLL) and Second Language Teachers (SLT). Also this essay describes some of the myths that exist behind the Native Speaker’s teaching methodology and sheds light on how these myths reproduce discrimination towards SLL/SLT.
The pertinence of addressing the affective filter in EFL Costa Rican classrooms and strategies to lower it
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022) Morales Valerio, María José; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
This paper explains the relevance that the affective filter has on students’ learning processes and the different approaches that can be implemented to reduce its negative effects. At this time, several studies have confirmed the role that the affective spectrum plays on students’ proficiency in a foreign language and how necessary it is to address this issue. In order to collect information about the negative impact of the affective filter and the strategies that can be used, an exhaustive analysis of different studies was carried out. This analysis shows that when students’ affective filter is ‘high’—e.g. feeling anxious, frustrated, stressed—students eventually become uninterested and unmotivated about the subject matter and the activities carried out in class. Also, they could become apathetic to the relationships that could be built with other classmates due to the fear of being criticized, and as a result, students’ learning process would be hindered. Moreover, some effective methods are discussed as well, such as using humor as a tool in the class, having discussions about the topics that are to be introduced, using English captions, applying relevant topics to teach, implementing songs and games, introducing self-soothing strategies, and creating teacher-student rapport to encourage a healthy and comfortable environment within the classroom. Overall, it is concluded that students having a ‘high’ affective filter leads to a learning process being negatively affected. Then, the importance of examining possible procedures to help students succeed is emphasized as well.
The usage of a differentiated instruction strategy to teach heterogeneous english groups in a Costa Rican context
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022) Lopez Cerdas, Cristopher; Zúñiga Vargas, Juan Pablo
Heterogeneous groups, also called mixed ability groups or classes, are one of the most challenging student populations for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. Currently, the lack of contextual research on the realities of heterogeneous groups in Costa Rica has created a need to collect important constructive aspects that could help teachers with heterogeneous groups. This paper, summarizes key guidelines that Costa Rican teachers can follow to initially understand what heterogeneous groups are and how to address them with a differentiated instruction (DI) approach while considering the students’ needs, group work, a student-centered approach, and learning styles, to follow an informed path in teaching mixed ability students.

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