Exploring First Graders Language Awareness

AbstractThis article reports a study, carried out at a private school in Tunja, with ten first gradestudents. The aim was to explore and analyze the characteristics of first graders language awareness. In order to achieve this objective, a case study was developed. Thus, a description was made of th...

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Main Authors: Fagua Fagua, Liliana María, Parra Rodríguez, Angélica
Format: Online
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Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2014
Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/3079
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description AbstractThis article reports a study, carried out at a private school in Tunja, with ten first gradestudents. The aim was to explore and analyze the characteristics of first graders language awareness. In order to achieve this objective, a case study was developed. Thus, a description was made of the way students experience the process of learning English and identifying the features of their language awareness process. Observations and interviews were used for data collection. The main findings suggest first graders features of language awareness are: mothertongue as well as foreign language, peer correction and motivation to contribute to language awareness. Key words: young learners, language awareness, English language learning process,
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-30792016-03-04T14:40:43Z Exploring First Graders Language Awareness Fagua Fagua, Liliana María Parra Rodríguez, Angélica AbstractThis article reports a study, carried out at a private school in Tunja, with ten first gradestudents. The aim was to explore and analyze the characteristics of first graders language awareness. In order to achieve this objective, a case study was developed. Thus, a description was made of the way students experience the process of learning English and identifying the features of their language awareness process. Observations and interviews were used for data collection. The main findings suggest first graders features of language awareness are: mothertongue as well as foreign language, peer correction and motivation to contribute to language awareness. Key words: young learners, language awareness, English language learning process, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2014-11-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/3079 10.19053/2011835X.3079 Enletawa Journal; No. 6 (2013) Enletawa Journal; Núm. 6 (2013) 2463-1965 2011-835X spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/3079/2786 Copyright (c) 2014 ENLETAWA JOURNAL
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