EFL learners’ preferences in the implementation of direct learning strategies in learning grammar
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2015
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Fallas Gabuardi, Viviana
Fonseca Sánchez, Karla
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II Congreso Internacional de Lingüística Aplicada CONLA UNA
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El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar las estrategias de aprendizaje directas empleadas por los estudiantes de segundo año matriculados en el curso Gramática II, de la Universidad de Costa Rica en el Recinto de Golfito para aprender la gramática del idioma inglés. Por otra parte, la percepción de los estudiantes hacia la importancia de este componente del lenguaje así como las prácticas de enseñanza, los principios y percepciones del profesor a cargo del curso se analizaron con el propósito de comprender el entorno en el que el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje se lleva a cabo en cursos de esta naturaleza. Para obtener la información necesaria, diversos métodos de recolección de datos tales como observaciones no participativas, cuestionarios y una lista de comprobación fueron implementados. Los resultados demostraron que los estudiantes aplican los tres tipos de estrategias directas; a saber, estrategias de memoria, cognitivas, y de compensación. No obstante, se demostró que las estrategias cognitivas y de compensación se utilizan con más frecuencia que las estrategias de memoria. Es de suma importancia mencionar que este estudio contribuyó, en gran medida, a que el docente encargado del curso de gramática y sus estudiantes tuvieran una idea más amplia acerca de la pertinencia de la aplicación de las estrategias directas de aprendizaje. Se espera que bajo la luz de los resultados, tanto instructores como alumnos, mejoren y adopten nuevas tácticas para la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la gramática en miras de un desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa en el idioma meta más efectivo.
The purpose of the following research is to report on a study which aimed at identifying the direct strategies employed by second-year foreign language learners enrolled in the course Grammar II at Universidad de Costa Rica, Golfito Site to learn grammar. Moreover, the students’ perceptions toward current grammar teaching practices as well as the professor’s grammar teaching principles and beliefs were analyzed for the purpose of better understanding the environment in which the learning process was taking place. In order to obtain the data of interest, different qualitative instruments such as non-participant observations, questionnaires and a checklist were used. In the first place, this research has greatly contributed to the identification of many students’ beliefs about grammar teaching and the learning process in general. Additionally, the results demonstrated that students implement the three kinds of direct strategies; namely, memory, cognitive, and compensation, but at different levels of frequency. In fact, they use cognitive and compensation strategies more often than memory strategies. It is also relevant to mention that this study may provide teachers and students with valuable insights about the implementation of direct learning strategies in learning grammar. As a final point, it is expected that in the light of the findings discussed in this paper, both instructors and students can adopt new tactics to facilitate the teaching and learning process and develop students’ communicative competence in a more effective way.
The purpose of the following research is to report on a study which aimed at identifying the direct strategies employed by second-year foreign language learners enrolled in the course Grammar II at Universidad de Costa Rica, Golfito Site to learn grammar. Moreover, the students’ perceptions toward current grammar teaching practices as well as the professor’s grammar teaching principles and beliefs were analyzed for the purpose of better understanding the environment in which the learning process was taking place. In order to obtain the data of interest, different qualitative instruments such as non-participant observations, questionnaires and a checklist were used. In the first place, this research has greatly contributed to the identification of many students’ beliefs about grammar teaching and the learning process in general. Additionally, the results demonstrated that students implement the three kinds of direct strategies; namely, memory, cognitive, and compensation, but at different levels of frequency. In fact, they use cognitive and compensation strategies more often than memory strategies. It is also relevant to mention that this study may provide teachers and students with valuable insights about the implementation of direct learning strategies in learning grammar. As a final point, it is expected that in the light of the findings discussed in this paper, both instructors and students can adopt new tactics to facilitate the teaching and learning process and develop students’ communicative competence in a more effective way.
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APRENDIZAJE, LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS, GRAMÁTICA, ESTRATEGIAS DE ENSEÑANZA, INGLÉS, LEARNING, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, GRAMMAR, TEACHING STRATEGIES, ENGLISH