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The good, the bad and the unthinkable of learner autonomy in EFL
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-02-20)
This study assesses the relation between self-evaluation and the development of learner autonomy (LA) in English as a foreign language (EFL). Using action-research, the investigation included 22 first-year students taking ...
El aprendizaje móvil : enfoque integrador para aumentar la participación de los estudiantes
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-02-20)
M-learning utilizes handheld electronic devices as didactic tools for facilitating learning and teaching within real-time access in the language classroom. Current studies on m-learning suggest ...
Lexical Errors in EFL Students’ Written Production
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-07-06)
This research describes and analyzes common vocabulary errors found in the written production of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. Based on the lexical errors identified, the analysis of the data was ...
Washback Effects of Board-Based Speaking Tests
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-07-06)
This study analyzes the opinions of a group of three English as a Foreign Language programs, on the washback effects of board-based oral tests on the students’ language proficiency and foreign language anxiety ...
Implementing Guided-Discovery Grammar Learning
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-07-06)
This inquiry explores the implementation of guided discovery as a means to promote analyzing and reasoning skills in the study of grammar in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) class. A grammar guided discovery ...
Public school students at a clear disadvantage in English language vocabulary production
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-05)
The aim of the present study is to offer a comparative perspective onthe level of attainment of productive vocabulary in three different high school settings in the Costa Rican educational system. The study ...
A register-based perspective to suprasegmentals in ELT
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-12)
The current paper is a systematization of EFL experiences around the teaching of suprasegmentals courses from a register-ba-sed perspective. Simply put, the proposal is based on the notion that prosodic elements must be ...
English for TOEFL ITP Test-takers : Future Check
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)
El inglés con fines específicos (ESP) ha surgido para satisfacer las necesidades académicas y profesionales de los alumnos. Mediante la aplicación de una metodología de inglés con fines académicos (EAP) como base de un ...
Perceptions of EOP Student Teachers Regarding Lesson Planning for Adult Learners during their Practicum at the Master’s Program in Applied Linguistics, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)
La mayoría de los profesores de idiomas que se embarcan en la enseñanza del inglés con fines específicos trabajarían con alumnos adultos (Lytovchenko et al., 2018). La planificación de lecciones para esta población de ...
Discovering grammar through corpus II
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-03-15)
The book Discovering Grammar Through Corpus II is intended to help students understand basic grammar topics through on an inductive approach. This book has been designed to be used with the Corpus of Contemporary American ...