An exploratory study on writing problems present in students of tourism at the Universidad Nacional Brunca Campus and a proposal of a remedial plan
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2009
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Mora Abarca, Ana-Sofia
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Esta es una investigación de carácter cualitativo que se llevó a cabo en la Universidad Nacional en la sede Regional Brunca, localizada en el cantón de Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica. La misma exploró y diagnostico por qué y en cuales fases del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la habilidad escrita del idioma inglés como parte de los cursos de inglés para propósitos específicos de la carrera de Gestión Empresarial del Turismo Sostenible, no permitían a los estudiantes superarse en esta área a pesar de haber pasado por cuatro cursos en este idioma antes mencionado. Las preguntas de investigación consistían en recabar donde en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje y cuales aspectos prevenían que los estudiantes mostraran un nivel superior en el área de escritura. Con base en los resultados obtenidos en la parte diagnóstica se recomendó la implementación de cambios en áreas como capacitación de los profesores y la creación de un centro de escritura como parte de un programa de apoyo para el éxito académico de los estudiantes.
Los datos se recopilaron a través del uso de varios instrumentos para la recolección de información como cuestionarios, observaciones en las clases, entrevistas y recolección de artefactos como lo fueron las composiciones revisadas por los profesores en el área de escritura.
Después de esto, se realizó el análisis de los datos mediante codificación y categorización de las referencias recolectadas. Los resultados se obtuvieron gracias a la triangulación de datos bajo el escrutinio de cada categoría. Esto permite llevar a cabo las recomendaciones y conclusiones que fueron presentadas al final del proceso.
This is a qualitative research that was carried out at the National University in the Brunca Regional Branch, located in the canton of Perez Zeledon, San Jose, Costa Rica. It explored and diagnosed why and in which phases of the teaching-learning process of the written English language skills as part of the English courses for specific purposes of the Sustainable Tourism Business Management career, did not allow students to excel in this area despite having gone through four courses in this language mentioned above. The research questions consisted of gathering where in the teaching-learning process and which aspects prevented students from showing a superior level in the writing area. Based on the results obtained in the diagnostic part, the implementation of changes in areas such as teacher training and the creation of a writing center as part of a support program for students' academic success was recommended. Data were collected through the use of various instruments for the collection of information such as questionnaires, classroom observations, interviews, and collection of artifacts such as the compositions reviewed by teachers in the area of writing. After this, data analysis was performed by coding and categorizing the collected references. The results were obtained thanks to the triangulation of data under the scrutiny of each category. This allowed the recommendations and conclusions that were presented at the end of the process.
This is a qualitative research that was carried out at the National University in the Brunca Regional Branch, located in the canton of Perez Zeledon, San Jose, Costa Rica. It explored and diagnosed why and in which phases of the teaching-learning process of the written English language skills as part of the English courses for specific purposes of the Sustainable Tourism Business Management career, did not allow students to excel in this area despite having gone through four courses in this language mentioned above. The research questions consisted of gathering where in the teaching-learning process and which aspects prevented students from showing a superior level in the writing area. Based on the results obtained in the diagnostic part, the implementation of changes in areas such as teacher training and the creation of a writing center as part of a support program for students' academic success was recommended. Data were collected through the use of various instruments for the collection of information such as questionnaires, classroom observations, interviews, and collection of artifacts such as the compositions reviewed by teachers in the area of writing. After this, data analysis was performed by coding and categorizing the collected references. The results were obtained thanks to the triangulation of data under the scrutiny of each category. This allowed the recommendations and conclusions that were presented at the end of the process.
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Maestría de Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje
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ESCRITURA, ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS, TURISMO, ADQUISICIÓN DE SEGUNDO LENGUAJE, MÉTODOS DE ENSEÑANZA, WRITING, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, TOURISM, SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, TEACHING METHODS