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    • Folktales and Short Stories to Blend Culture and Language Competence 

      Olivares, Cinthya; Altamirano Alvarado, Jorge (Editorial Universidad Nacional, 2020-07-20)
      The aim of this research is to study the use of literature-based cultural material to reinforce speaking and writing skills by using folktales (general culture) and short stories (home culture) in oral and written expression ...
    • Indirect learning strategies in university students' EFL development 

      Olivares, Cinthya; Brenes Sánchez, Verónica (Asociacion Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles MEXTESOL A.C, 2021)
      This article aims at raising awareness of the need to implement indirect strategies in the language learning process to maximize results. Although there is a comprehensive classification of indirect learning strategies, a ...
    • R2D2: an effective model to incorporate ICTs in the EFL classroom? 

      Olivares, Cinthya; Brenes Sanchez, Veronica; Valverde-Marín, Evelyn (Universidad de Costa Rica. Instituto de Investigación en Educación (INIE), 2020-01-01)
      Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in English language teaching have become effective tools to boost meaningful learning. In an EFL environment, the need to apply a model to incorporate web tools and free ...
    • Strategies for learning vocabulary in and outside the classroom 

      Araya Ríos, Jacqueline; Gamboa Sánchez, Beatriz (Portal de Revistas Académicas UCR, 2019-09-12)
      An important part of learning a language is acquiring vocabulary in or-der to apply it to the other aspects that are studied. Language teach-ers can aid students in upgrading their lexical information ...
    • The Importance of English for the Costa Rican Economy and Curriculum 

      Brand Fonseca, Kevin Armando; Segura Arias , Roger (EUNA, 2022-02-17)
      Este estudio de caso analiza el papel que del idioma inglés en la economía y el currículo costarricense. El análisis se hace basado en un marco referencial sobre la adquisición y aprendizaje de segundas lenguas con ...
    • Universitarios con conciencia social y humanista: el caso Team-UNA 

      Barrantes, Lena (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-07-01)
      El proyecto Team-UNA tiene como objetivo principal gestionar la participación de estudiantes de la carrera Bachillerato en la Enseñanza del Inglés como tutores de estudiantes de secundaria de la comunidad. A través ...