A SYSTEM OF PROCEDURES BY PROJECTS FOR THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS OF READING COMPREHENSION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

Authors

  • Ana Velia Domínguez León Profesora Universidad de Granma
  • Melquiades Mendoza Pérez Universidad de Granma
  • Jozef Colpaert Universidad de Amberes, Bélgica
  • Roeland Samson Universidad de Amberes, Bélgica.
  • Maritza Núñez Arévalo Universidad de Granma

Keywords:

teaching-learning process; reading comprehension; system of procedures; method of project work

Abstract

The dynamics of the teaching-learning process of reading comprehension in foreign languages for academic purposes in Cuban universities leads to search for didactic alternatives for its improvement. Hence, in the present work, it is proposed a system of procedures through the method of project work, which allowed students to process textual information from different sources in an effective way and communicate this knowledge in diverse formative contexts. It was also carried out a partial exemplification of this contribution, whose process of evaluation corroborated the feasibility and relevancy for its application, as well as its possibility of adaptation and implementation in other subjects of the English Language Discipline and other foreign languages studied in Cuban Higher Education. In this sense, the qualitative interpretation of the reached results showed an evolution in the teaching-learning process object of investigation, strengthening this way, the apprentices’ level of access to information through the analysis and contextualization, in order to achieve a better academic and professional formation.

Author Biographies

Ana Velia Domínguez León, Profesora Universidad de Granma

Especialista en Docencia Universitaria. Aspirante a Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas. Universidad de Granma, Cuba. Profesora Auxiliar.

Melquiades Mendoza Pérez, Universidad de Granma

Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas. Profesor Titular. Director del Centro de Estudios de la Educación Superior “Félix Varela” de la Universidad de Granma. Cuba.

Jozef Colpaert, Universidad de Amberes, Bélgica

Doctor en Ciencias. Promotor de varios proyectos internacionales. Director del Instituto de Idiomas y Comunicación LINGUAPOLIS. Editor of CALL Journal.

Roeland Samson, Universidad de Amberes, Bélgica.

Doctor en Ciencias. Promotor de varios proyectos internacionales.

Maritza Núñez Arévalo, Universidad de Granma

Especialista en Docencia Universitaria. Universidad de Granma, Cuba. Profesora Auxiliar.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Domínguez León, A. V. ., Mendoza Pérez, M., Colpaert, J., Samson, R., & Núñez Arévalo, M. (2013). A SYSTEM OF PROCEDURES BY PROJECTS FOR THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS OF READING COMPREHENSION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES. Didáctica Y Educación ISSN 2224-2643, 4(7), 71–84. Retrieved from https://revistas.ult.edu.cu/index.php/didascalia/article/view/249

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