Content-based instruction in an english oral communication course at the University of Costa Rica

This article presents the results of a research study carried out with a group of second-year English students at the School of Modern Languages at the University of Costa Rica. The purpose of this investigation was a) to find out if the recycling of content through the use of a variety of authentic...

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Autor principal: Hernández Herrero, Annabelle
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2005
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/aie/article/view/9146
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spelling AIE91462023-03-01T20:39:09Z Content-based instruction in an english oral communication course at the University of Costa Rica Hernández Herrero, Annabelle content-based instruction (cbi) authentic sources oral production skills tasks improve instrucción basada en contenidos (cbi) fuentes auténticas habilidades de producción oral tareas mejorar This article presents the results of a research study carried out with a group of second-year English students at the School of Modern Languages at the University of Costa Rica. The purpose of this investigation was a) to find out if the recycling of content through the use of a variety of authentic informational sources (readings, videos, brochures, newspapers, movies, lectures, etc.) contributes to the improvement of the students’ oral production skills, b) to identify which tasks best promote the oral participation of the students, c) to determine how to integrate the teaching of pronunciation into everyday classroom activities and d) to determine which linguistic aspects have to be reinforced to improve the students’ accuracy and fluency in oral production tasks.  El artículo que se ofrece consiste en una comparación etnográfica sobre propuestas educativas no formales, entre el Museo de los Niños de Costa Rica y seis museos o centros de ciencia españoles ubicados en lo que se conoce como la nueva museología. Se detallan los aspectos de la nueva museología española que pueden enriquecer la práctica del museo costarricense. Universidad de Costa Rica 2005-12-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/aie/article/view/9146 10.15517/aie.v5i2.9146 Actualidades Investigativas en Educación; Vol. 5 No. 2: (Julio - Diciembre) Actualidades Investigativas en Educación; Vol. 5 Núm. 2: (Julio - Diciembre) Actualidades Investigativas en Educación; v. 5 n. 2: (Julio - Diciembre) 1409-4703 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/aie/article/view/9146/17518 Derechos de autor 2014 Actualidades Investigativas en Educación http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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description This article presents the results of a research study carried out with a group of second-year English students at the School of Modern Languages at the University of Costa Rica. The purpose of this investigation was a) to find out if the recycling of content through the use of a variety of authentic informational sources (readings, videos, brochures, newspapers, movies, lectures, etc.) contributes to the improvement of the students’ oral production skills, b) to identify which tasks best promote the oral participation of the students, c) to determine how to integrate the teaching of pronunciation into everyday classroom activities and d) to determine which linguistic aspects have to be reinforced to improve the students’ accuracy and fluency in oral production tasks.  El artículo que se ofrece consiste en una comparación etnográfica sobre propuestas educativas no formales, entre el Museo de los Niños de Costa Rica y seis museos o centros de ciencia españoles ubicados en lo que se conoce como la nueva museología. Se detallan los aspectos de la nueva museología española que pueden enriquecer la práctica del museo costarricense.
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title_fullStr Content-based instruction in an english oral communication course at the University of Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Content-based instruction in an english oral communication course at the University of Costa Rica
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