THE IMPACT OF PROJECT-BASED METHODOLOGY ON VOCABULARY LEARNING IN EFL: A QUASIEXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN A VALENCIAN SCHOOL
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2021-10-25
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Jaén: Universidad de Jaén
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[ES] El objetivo de este trabajo es explorar el impacto de los proyectos interdisciplinares en las
clases de inglés como lengua extranjera (en adelante ILE), particularmente en el aprendizaje de
vocabulario de los estudiantes de secundaria y en su motivación para aprender. Para lograr este
objetivo, se ha llevado a cabo un estudio de método mixto. Por un lado, se ha puesto en
marcha una investigación cuasi-experimental en cuatro grupos de inglés en 1o de ESO en un
colegio valenciano. Se ha utilizado un diseño de prueba previa y posterior para investigar si la
metodología basada en proyectos podría mejorar el aprendizaje de vocabulario en ILE. Por
otro lado, se han diseñado instrumentos cualitativos para recopilar información sobre las
percepciones y opiniones de los estudiantes sobre la metodología empleada. Los resultados
indican que los estudiantes aprenden vocabulario tanto en los grupos experimentales como en
los de control, pero su motivación para hacerlo es mayor en los experimentales.
[EN] The aim of this dissertation is to explore the impact of interdisciplinary projects in English as a Foreign Language (henceforth EFL) classes, particularly on secondary students’ vocabulary gaining and on their motivation to learn. To accomplish this aim, a mixed method study was carried out. On the one hand, a quasi-experimental research was launched in four groups of English in 1st ESO in a Valencian school. A pre-post test design was used to investigate whether project-based methodology could improve vocabulary gaining in EFL. On the other, qualitative instruments were designed to gather information on the students’ perceptions and opinions about the methodology employed and their motivation. Findings indicate that there is vocabulary gaining in both the experimental and the control groups, but student’s motivation is higher in the experimental ones.
[EN] The aim of this dissertation is to explore the impact of interdisciplinary projects in English as a Foreign Language (henceforth EFL) classes, particularly on secondary students’ vocabulary gaining and on their motivation to learn. To accomplish this aim, a mixed method study was carried out. On the one hand, a quasi-experimental research was launched in four groups of English in 1st ESO in a Valencian school. A pre-post test design was used to investigate whether project-based methodology could improve vocabulary gaining in EFL. On the other, qualitative instruments were designed to gather information on the students’ perceptions and opinions about the methodology employed and their motivation. Findings indicate that there is vocabulary gaining in both the experimental and the control groups, but student’s motivation is higher in the experimental ones.