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Comparison of English Intonation Produced by EFL Spanish Speakers
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-12)
This study presents an analysis of the intonation regarding pitch, intensity and pitch contour produced by Spanish native speakers who have studied for at least five years in an English teaching programme in Chile. This ...
The influence of working memory on vocabulary learning
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-08)
Language is a vital tool that allows people not only to communicate their thoughts, feelings or ideas but also to create and project their identity. Language is knowledge, and therefore, it is a key element for this ...
Reading in a second language and the factors that students of english pedagogy of the UCSC perceive as difficulties while reading fiction
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-02)
The following study reflects the perceived difficulties of the students of English Pedagogy at UCSC regarding reading comprehension in English as a second language, where cultural, literary and linguistic aspects emerge ...
Implementación del Inglés con Fines Específicos en tres liceos técnico-profesionales de la provincia de Concepción
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-12)
El aprendizaje del idioma inglés como lengua extranjera ha adquirido una relevancia significativa en nuestro país y el mundo en vista de las demandas que exige el mercado laboral de hoy en día. Dichas demandas se reflejan, ...
The learning of strategies for developing English listening skills by using Edmodo® in secondary school students
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-08)
The domain and development of the English language has been important throughout years and Chile has not fallen behind since the State has created and implemented tests, such as SIMCE, for measuring the language acquisition. ...
Second year students perceptions about extensive listening in an english pedagogy degree in a regional university; description and analysis
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-11)
The main objective of this research project is to find out if extensive listening will change students’ perceptions about listening practice. It was applied to second year students of the English Pedagogy degree of a ...
Oral corrective feedback effect in the pronunciation of regular verbs
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-12)
The aim of this research was to investigate whether oral corrective feedback improves learners’ accuracy in the pronunciation of regular verbs. A group of 23 fourth year of high school students of English as a foreign ...
Prevalence of neuromyths amongst student-teachers from Chile
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-12)
This research focused on investigating the prevalence of neuromyths and the general neuroscience knowledge of student teachers from Chilean universities. The participants were 184 student teachers from three different ...
El aprendizaje cooperativo mejora el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en estudiantes de 1er año medio de un colegio particular subvencionado de la comuna de Talcahuano
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-05)
En la actualidad, muy pocos docentes de diversas instituciones educativas optan por trabajos cooperativos dentro del aula debido a variados factores. Uno de ellos es el tiempo que se perderá al organizar el mobiliario ...
Undergraduate students’ perception of the use of text messages in L2 for learning vocabulary outside the classroom
(Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-05)
El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer la percepción de estudiantes con respecto al uso de mensajes de textos vía Remind1 en el aprendizaje de vocabulario en inglés. El uso de tics se ha vuelto común en los colegios ...