• closedAccess   Study of potential application of literary texts in language teaching 

      Bordas Sierra, Miguel Ángel Universitat Jaume I (2014)
      The following academic paper deals with acknowledging the potential application in incorporating literary texts in language classes as a tool to teach English as a second language, the paper will also focus on discussing ...
    • closedAccess   Study on language attrition 

      Cebrià López, Carolina Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-19)
      Nowadays, people do not know if they are or not aware of one of the most significant issues of immigrant population across different countries; the contact among languages in dissimilar situations can affect the skills of ...
    • closedAccess   Surveillance and Language Manipulation in "1984" 

      López Ruiz, Carla Universitat Jaume I (2015)
      This paper presents the importance of surveillance and language manipulation in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. In the first section, I provide a brief introduction about how the thesis is going to be arranged, ...
    • closedAccess   Symbolism in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening 

      Miró Juan, Eva Universitat Jaume I (2018-06-11)
      The aim of this paper is to present an interpretative analysis of the imagery and symbolism in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. This analysis has been undertaken from a feminist perspective while always taking the reader ...
    • closedAccess   Task-based language teaching: an analysis of learners' perception of technology-mediated tasks in EFL contexts 

      Sánchez Muñoz, Gloria Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-15)
      This dissertation focuses on new trends for teaching English through a communicative approach. It mainly focuses on how to apply a Task-based language teaching (TBLT) methodology to an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) ...
    • closedAccess   TBLT: A Lesson Plan about Saint Valentine’s Day 

      Maronda Sanjuan, Paula Universitat Jaume I (2017)
      This project consists in the design of a lesson plan for an elementary class in the Official Language School (EOI in Spanish). The aim of this paper is to elaborate a teaching proposal about Saint Valentine’s Day by using ...
    • closedAccess   Teacher's Feedback to Learners' Errors: A Focus on Level of Proficiency 

      Iserte Iserte, Cristina Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-05)
      As one of the theoretical conditions for language learning (Alcón-Soler, 2004), feedback plays a key role in the English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classroom. At any level, language learners make errors as part of their ...
    • closedAccess   Teachers’ background and attitudes towards CLIL in secondary education 

      Guillamón Suesta, Francisco Universitat Jaume I (2014-06-19)
      The ability to express and communicate appropriately in English has become an imperative requirement in society, which is typified by internationality and mobility across countries. Within this context, Content and ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching a Second Language to Kids Through the use of New Technologies: a Lesson Design 

      Gigirtu, Nicoleta Octavia Universitat Jaume I (2020-10-06)
      The educational system, in Spain, still focuses on conventional methods when it comes to teaching. However, according to Prensky (2001) "millennial students" or "digital natives” were exposed to technology from a very ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching and learning conversational skills in the English speaking classroom 

      Aguilar Moreno, Patricia Universitat Jaume I (2017-10-03)
      Teaching and learning English in the Spanish educational system from a communicative perspective has been the object of study of numerous investigations. In this area of study, the teaching and learning of the speaking skill ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language: CLIL and Immersion Comparison 

      Romero Marzá, María Universitat Jaume I (2016-10-20)
      The aim of this dissertation is to understand how English can be taught as a foreign (FL) or second language (L2) focusing on two different teaching approaches which are CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching English through TBLT: a lesson plan for beginners and its impact on their motivation 

      Alburquerque Arribas, Mercedes Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-05)
      In the Spanish context of learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL), teachers commonly ask the question of why the majority of students are unable to speak English. The deficiency of real language learning situations ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching Grammar to EFL learners: a pedagogical proposal based on ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy films 

      Sánchez de la Peña, Saray Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-10)
      Globalisation and technological advances have brought new ways of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), enlarging our way of thinking and innovating the learning process. Therefore, their introduction ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching irregular verbs through interactive boards 

      Benages García, Laura Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-16)
      The shift that education has experimented affected in the way of teaching and learning from learning by memorizing according to the Grammar Translation Approach to a virtual learning environment. The teacher’s role changes ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching literature through the thinking routines 

      Lozano Herrero, José Antonio Universitat Jaume I (2015)
      Literature is an expression of life through the medium of language. Taken to mean only written works, literature was first produced by some of the world's earliest civilizations—those of Ancient Egypt and Sumeria—as early ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching motivational strategies through Folktales in the EFL classroom 

      Cózar Blanca, Ana Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-14)
      One of the problems that some students show in learning English is a lack of motivation. This paper focuses on teaching motivational strategies in EFL classrooms and how the traditional concept of motivation has changed ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching music to primary students proposal in english: a CLIL proposal 

      Belkhodja Tanielli, Lilia Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-11)
      Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), has to do with some linguistic immersion in the educational field. The term CLIL was firstly coined in 1994 by David Marsh. This methodology is based on applying the language ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching Pragmatics from a Task-Based Approach: A Focus on Requests in Email Communication 

      Bachero Beltrán, Alexandra Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-22)
      In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching pragmatics is of utmost importance due to the scarcity of opportunities to interact in English out of school. In addition, within the communicative approach, Task-Based ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching Pragmatics from a task-based approach: The case of apologies 

      Saborit Flor, Inmaculada Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-03)
      This paper focuses on the teachability of pragmatics in the context of English as a Foreign Language. In order to seek the best way to teach pragmatic features, the present paper challenges the traditional perspective ...
    • closedAccess   Teaching pragmatics: insights from SLA research 

      Herraiz Martínez, Ana Universitat Jaume I (2014-06-18)
      This paper focuses on the teaching of pragmatics in English as a Foreign Language classroom and how the traditional way of teaching languages can be challenged. It also aims to highlight the importance of incorporating ...