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The research consisted of selecting two different schools. The two of them recognized as one Private and Subsidized; both located in Santiago the Chile. This study was looking forward to gather information and results of the implementation of a methodology called "Student-Centered Approach." This...

This quasi-experimental study examined the relationship between proficiency levels and second language (L2) development enhanced specifically by interaction between second language learners (henceforth, peer interaction). This study was designed to promete learning opportunities for students usin...

Este estudio experimental examinó la relación entre la habilidad de producir un lenguaje y el desarrollo de una segunda lengua. El presente estudio se diseñó para resaltar las oportunidades de aprendizaje de los estudiantes en relación a la interacción grupal e investigar si el nivel de la habili...

This qualitative case study is based on the perceptions that three Chilean students from an English teaching program of a private university have about their former and current English teachers (Native and Non-Native). To explore their beliefs, semi-structured interviews were conducted. The resea...

Este estudio de caso cualitativo está basado en las percepciones que tienen tres estudiantes chilenos acerca de sus profesores. Para explorarlas, se realizaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas. El estudio fue inspirado por la falta de estudios previos en el contexto chileno, para así llenar el espa...

This thesis explores the design and implementation of a critical action research , undertaken to show how motivation and practice with authentic material can help students reduce anxiety and acquire better results while facing the English SIMCE test. The study applied consisted on three cycles of...

During the last years, teaching English as a foreign language has been playing and important role in Chilean society. Even though it has been more than a decade of teaching English as a foreign language, it was within the last five years that the government decided to pay attention as it deserves...

This thesis project examines the impact of implementing a mentorship on a group of Contador Auditor (from now on Accounting) students that belong to the English General Program at a priva te university. These students ha ve different problems in terms of their development of the four English lang...

Este proyecto de tesis examina el impacto de implementar una mentoría en un grupo de alumnos de Contador Auditor que pertenecen al programa de inglés general de una universidad privada. Estos alumnos poseen diferentes problemas en términos del manejo de las cuatro principales habilidades del idio...

The present study describes the process of the application of two different Classroom Management techniques in seventh graders. These techniques were chosen according to the students' needs considering the school's context and the classroom environments. Through this study, it is aimed to help te...

El siguiente estudio describe el proceso de la aplicación de dos diferentes técnicas de manejo de curso en alumnos de séptimo grado. Estas técnicas fueron escogidas de acuerdo a las necesidades de los alumnos considerando el contexto de la escuela y el ambiente de las salas de clases. A través de...

The growing interest in Cornrnunicative Language Teaching has placed speaking as a relevant skill. Oral skills - both speaking and listening - are at the very foundation of literacy. Classroom talk helps students learn, reflect on what they are learning, and communicate their knowledge and unders...

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar los efectos de una metodología de Foco en Forma en la producción escrita de una postal realizada por estudiantes adultos. La información fue obtenida de estudiantes universitarios de segundo año cursando la carrera de ingeniería. Estos estudiantes pertenec...

This study aimed at analyzing the effects of a Focus on Form methodology over adult students' written production of a postcard. The data was collected from second year university students enrolled in an engineering program. These students belonged to level A2 according to the Common European Fram...

Al reconocer y considerar que la calidad de las prácticas pedagógicas ejercidas por los docentes ejercen una poderosa influencia en los resultados relativos al rendimiento académico de sus estudiantes, la presente investigación se desarrolló con la intencionalidad de conocer el cómo se aborda el ...