Browsing Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación by Subject "ENGLISH"
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Pertinence of the Standardized TOEIC Testing for Costa Rican Teachers: Boost or Hurdle for Professional Development
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)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 ... -
La promoción del aprendizaje centrado en el estudiante y basado en proyectos: su impacto en la evaluación sumativa, experiencia de clase en una universidad privada, en el curso de Inglés General II
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)Dado que la educación superior está en constante actualización y modificación, los docentes buscan la manera de presentar nuevas alternativas que ayuden a lograr los objetivos planteados en cada curso impartido. Para ... -
Promoting the use of Cartoon Characters to Motivate First Grade Students of Porrosatí School to Engage in the English Language Learning Process
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-09)This article proposes to promote the use of cartoon characters to motivate first-grade students to Engage in the English language learning process. To do so, a qualitative research project was conducted. The participants ... -
Reading comprehension input benefits on vocabulary acquisition of ESL adult students
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)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 ... -
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)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 myth of native speakers and native speakerism in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)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 ... -
The pertinence of addressing the affective filter in EFL Costa Rican classrooms and strategies to lower it
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)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 promotion of online student-centered classes to achieve Communicative Language Teaching with the help offered by technological tools
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)Nowadays, teaching virtually has become a challenge due to the COVID 19 emergency. However, with the help of technological tools, English as aforeign language (EFL) classes can be directed towards a student-centered ... -
The usage of a differentiated instruction strategy to teach heterogeneous english groups in a Costa Rican context
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)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 ... -
The Use of the Dialogic Teaching Approach to Promote Communicative Competencies with a Group of Intermediate English Adult Students
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-09)This essay intends to explore how the use of the Dialogic Teaching Approach enables my intermediate English adult students to acquire communicative competencies in a globalized society. Many Costa Ricans have been moved ... -
Three strategies for true beginners of an outreach program of a public university in the current context of education in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)Many students do not have fundamental knowledge of their first language and do not know some basic concepts such as parts of speech and how they function. They do not know the basic mechanics of writing and do not have the ... -
Understanding and coping with foreign language anxiety
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)Foreign Language Anxiety or FLA has become one of the most constant and persistent issues to be faced in the English classroom; thus, FLA is currently a complex obstacle for students to achieve a meaningful learning ... -
Understanding the methodology and techniques to teach english for specific purposes in public technical high schools
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)This paper describes that English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is a new tendency suggested by the Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica for the curricular transformation in all the specialties that the system offers ...