Browsing by Author "Riquelme Concha, Gabriela"

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    Materiales audiovisuales como recursos pedagógicos para potenciar el proceso de adquisición de vocabulario en estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera de enseñanza media
    (Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 2016-05) Abos-Padilla Velásquez, Bryan; Muñoz Figueroa, Camila; Parra Hernández, Claudia; Riquelme Concha, Gabriela; Correa Pérez, Roxanna Carolina
    The present research focuses on the use of audiovisual materials as pedagogical resources to foster the motivation to learn vocabulary, as well as the vocabulary acquisition process of English as foreign language (EFL). Based on the context of a globalized world, the researchers conduct this investigation in order to analyze the impact of the information and communication technologies (ICT), specifically the use of audiovisual materials on the learning of vocabulary of the English language when implemented on the EFL classroom. The research consists on the application of four instruments specially designed with investigative purposes, which consist on a vocabulary English test, two semi-structured interviews and a lesson plan, in order to collect relevant data to identify the level of English proficiency of a universe of 40 secondary EFL students from two different educational institutions located in Concepcion, Chile. The intervention process of this action research is conducted within a time limit of three weeks, in which vocabulary in the English language is presented through the use of audiovisual materials. After the application of the instruments, the data collected is analyzed and further discussed by the researchers. The results show that through the use of audiovisual materials it is possible to associate the meaning of a word to a picture, image, gesture or action, concluding that audiovisual materials indeed foster the vocabulary acquisition process of EFL, and also the motivation of secondary EFL students towards the learning of the language.