Browsing Trabajos Finales de Graduación by Subject "ENGLISH"
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Análisis de los desafíos pedagógicos derivados de las prácticas docentes durante el desarrollo de actividades de comprensión auditiva del inglés en un grupo de estudiantes de la sección 10-6 del Liceo de Ciudad Neily
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-01)Las prácticas pedagógicas de las y los docentes de inglés suponen un punto de partida relevante en la construcción de saberes y en el fortalecimiento de las competencias lingüísticas. La literatura vigente demuestra una ... -
El aprendizaje activo en la carrera de Enseñanza del Inglés: Su sistematización en la aplicación práctica en el tercer cuatrimestre del 2022, en la ULACIT de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-02)En un mundo que con el tiempo se mueve cada vez más rápido y que está en constante actualización, es imprescindible que la enseñanza y el aprendizaje no se excluyan de esta evolución. Actualmente, muchas instituciones ... -
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)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 ... -
Challenges and opportunities developing original digital english teaching material in pandemic times
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)There are many reasons why English teachers may create their own digital teaching material even though there is enough online. This essay describes some of the reasons why teachers should create their own digital instructional ... -
Challenges and possible solutions for english teaching and learning in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)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 ... -
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)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 ... -
Desarrollo de competencias comunicativas por medio del aprendizaje cooperativo aplicado desde la práctica docente durante el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en la asignatura de inglés para el fortalecimiento de las habilidades oracy en 9 personas estudiantes de octavo año del Colegio Técnico Profesional Agropecuario de Corredores
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-02)Este Trabajo Final de Graduación estudia como el aprendizaje cooperativo se desarrolla en la asignatura de inglés y fortalece habilidades oracy en 9 personas estudiantes de octavo año del Colegio Técnico Profesional ... -
Development of listening comprehension skills in 8th graders of the Bilingual Experimental High School in Santa Cruz by the promotion of local belonging during online learning
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)This essay explores and analyses the implementation of an original website that collects material and learning activities which help students comprehend, and eventually produce the language prompted by input and insights ... -
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)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 ... -
Exploring the possibilities of PAR and communicative competence in curricular negotiations in Costa Rican English learning courses
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)Exploring Participatory Action Research and communicative competence in democratic education and curricular negotiations allow delving into social dynamics, reflection and communication in the target language. As a result, ... -
Hegemony, educators’ critical awareness and language teaching
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)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 ... -
Pedagogical strategies to cater for dyslexic learners in the EFL classroom
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)This essay seeks to help teachers reflect on the importance of catering for dyslexic individuals in the EFL classroom. For this purpose, a general review of the causes and manifestations of dyslexia will be presented, so ... -
Pedagogical strategies to teach neurodivergent students in the english language classroom
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)The term neurodiversity can be explained as the distingsition to those people whose neurological characteristics are different from what is considered standard or typical. The purpose of the paper is to help teachers find ... -
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 ...