Impact of the English Program Materials in a Public University in Colombia by GONZÁLEZ MARÍN, CLARA INÉS, MARÍN PALACIO, NATHALIA, CARO GUTIÉRREZ, MIGUEL ANTONIO ANTONIO

“…This is the report of a research proposal that had as its main purpose the identification of the impact of the materials used for teaching an English language course in the institutional English program of a Colombian university. …”

Storytelling as a Didactic Proposal to Approach Culture Topics in a Fifth Graders' Classroom by Esteban Nuñez, María Teresa, Gómez Ríos, Ana Victoria

“…In this regard, some stories were narrated using big-books which were designed into the English language classroom. The instruments used in this action research to collect data were student’s artifacts, group discussions, and two surveys. …”

Reading comprehension in students from first to third grade with “Escuela Nueva” methodology by Ávila Cepeda, Hugo Alfonso, Jiménez Pinzón, Rosalbina, Torres Ortiz, Jaime Andrés

“…Analyzed the results of the “SABER” tests for third grade in language (2014), low reading comprehension performances were observed in students of the San Pablo campus with Escuela Nueva (EN) methodology. …”

Historia del programa radial “pedagógicamente” by Galindo Mendoza, Myriam Cristina, Aragón Bueno, María Gracia

“…This article is a review that aims to reveal the experience that has been carried out since the beginning of the radio program that belongs to the Bachelor in Basic Edu- cation with emphasis on Mathematics, Humanities and Spanish Language of the Faculty of Distance Studies at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, which is called “Pedagogically”. …”

El viaje y los objetos en la obra poética de Marina Tsvietáieva by Cuevas Gómez, Paola Andrea

THE USE OF THE READING AND THE WRITING LIKE STRATEGY TO TEACH THE HYGIENE IN THE COLOMBIAN SCHOOL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY by Tulio Alfonso Ramírez, Doris Lilia Torres Cruz

“…While literacy was promoted utilitarian and practical purposes, which contributed to the management of technology, manufacturing industry and agriculture, also was in the service of thought that promoted hygienist and splendor of the language. Identifying reading and writing as tools other than the condition of the subject itself, generates the impossibility of raising critical processes, and meaningful participation in a process of nation building. …”

Assessment Alternatives within the English Classroom by Carvajal Téllez, Angélica María

“…And finally the study allowed trainee teachers to be aware of the facts in their practicum.Key words: Assessment, Alternative Assessment, complementary training program, language awareness, teaching practice.ResumenEste artículo es el resultado de una investigación acción desarrollada en la Escuela Normal Superior Sor Josefa del Castillo y Guevara con un grupo de cinco docentes en formación y su docente de inglés. …”

Aportes para una relación entre el desarrollo milenario de la escritura y el niño que aprende a escribir by Ortiz M., Esteban

“…The pretension end is that people may use the historic sequence dogma, to understand some of the children manifestations in their evolutionary process, specially what has to deal with acquiring the writing language.Key Words: Writing, Learning, Historical Sequence.…”

Una función más del arte y la educación artística hoy by Hortúa López, Diana Fernanda

“…In short, to help from acontemporary language to validate and re- signify what we are, not as individuals but as communities.Key words: Artistic Education, Boyacá, Cultural Practices.…”

Writing as self-practice and rural school by Lara, Paola Andrea, Pulido-Cortés, Oscar

“…Finally, the article addresses some conclusions that highlight writing as an exercise that moves away from the instrumentalization and the decoding of language.…”

Los observadores de clase y su posición en el campo de la enseñanza del inglés by Martínez Luengas, Miguel

“…The class observations are constant practices that are carried out in the ELT (English Language Teaching) field. When a person started studying to be an English Teacher, this person observes the school contexts, the teachers at schools/universities and is also observed by the Main Teacher and/or coordinators. …”

Video Tutorials for Strengthening English in a New School in the Municipality of Oiba, Santander by Melgarejo Leon, Kevin Andrey

“…Throughout this manuscript, I present a study about creating video tutorials to enhance the English language in a Progressive Education Setting in Oiba Santander. …”

Analyzing ads Under Calla in an EFL Classroom. A Case Study with Middle School Students in Colombia by Cruz Bernal, Daniel Alirio

“…In this qualitative case study, five students analyzed advertisements following lessons planned under the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) model.  The instruments for data collection, such as students’ artifacts and transcripts of the workshops, were analyzed under a thematic analysis. …”

Automatic measurement of anthropometric variables for the evaluation of respiration using artificial visión by Marino-Vera, Héctor, Mendoza, Luis Enrique, Gualdrón-Guerrero, Oscar Eduardo

“…The speech-language evaluation of breathing is a tool important for the health professional because it allows to know the difficulties of people when breathing. …”

Using Mobile Learning to Enhance Pre-Service Teachers’ Participation in Distance Education English Tutoring Sessions by Carvajal Téllez, Angélica María, Medina, Yolanda Duarte

“…Moreover, it is meaningful for students to improve their English language competence by activating their use of digital skills. …”

Exploring the principles of construct and content validity presented in the tests of the textbook english unlimited by Robayo, Lucimaver González, Avendaño, Alberto Ramírez

“…In relation to content validity, students and teachers displayed a low level of satisfaction for somereasons: the tests provided by the textbooks  do not fulfill their expectations related to their learning’s goals, there is a lack of contextualized activities, as well as lack of exposure to the English Language. On the other hand, in relation to construct validity, there is no correlation between the types of activities proposed for the class and the tests given to the students.Key words: content validity, construct validity, testing, textbooks, evaluation.  …”

“Me gusta la educación, pero detesto al Universidad y el Colegio" realidades de sujetos docentes en formación by Arenas Reyes, Julio Cesar Augusto

“…Algunos autores han atribuido dichos inconvenientes a factores de orden cognitivo (Krashen, he natural approach: Language acquisition in the classroom, 1989), (Krashen, The Power of Reading: insights from the research, 2004), (Horwitz, 2012); pero la evidencia del estudio demuestra que varias de las razones por las cuales los estudiantes universitarios no aprenden de la manera que se espera, obedecen en gran parte a creencias construidas respecto a la adquisición de conocimiento por parte de los estudiantes, y el tipo de interacciones que tienen en diferentes contextos. …”

Estrategias de aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera en la modalidad de educación a distancia de los estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Educación Básica de la Facultad de Estudios a... by Mendoza Afanador, Ruby Estella, Pardo Espejo, Nelly Estella

“…Esta investigación sigue una metodología de tipo experimental con aplicación de pre-test y post- test y un grupo control; por lo tanto, este análisis se basa en la aplicación del cuestionario de Rebecca Oxford denominado “Strategy Inventory for Language Learning” (SILL). Entre los resultados obtenidos de la aplicación de este cuestionario se encontró que las estrategias predominantes de los estudiantes son las de memoria, seguidas de las metacognitivas y de las afectivas. …”

Affective Features of Linguistic Attitudes of College Students by López Gil, Karen S., Chamorro Mejía, Mónica

“…The diversity of uses of the language that students have built in their home contexts could get in tension with the dynamics of the college environment. …”

Representaciones semióticas en números racionales by Granados Niño, Nancy Johana, Jiménez Espinosa, Alfonso

“…The results show that the register of semiotic representation most handled by the students corresponds to the graphic scheme where the representation in the form of a cake predominates from the part-whole meaning, an interpretation that generated obstacles and artificiality in the conceptualization, in addition to establishing treatments in the arithmetic register and conversions between the registers of common language, the arithmetic and the graphic.…”