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Wilder Yesid Escobar Alméciga. Social research applied to english language teaching in Colombian contexts
Content
About the Editor/Author
A Socio-cognitive Approach to English Language Learning. Language Learning is a Social Practice
About the Author
The Linguistic Typology of Verb Structure: A Comparative Approach for the EFL Classroom. Introduction
Linguistic Typology and Verbs of Motion
Path of Motion
Manner of Motion
Typology Implications in the EFL Classroom
Cognitive Linguistics and the Teaching of Phrasal Verbs
Implications for Future Research
Conclusion
About the Authors
Social Dynamics Shaping English Learning Processes. Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Rationale
Literature Review
Research Design
Population
Type of Study
Instruments
Data Analysis and Findings
Exclusion
Rejection
Interaction
Conclusions
About the Author
Effects of Emotional Barriers and Disempowerment on Learning and Communicative Processes Present in EFL Students. Introduction
Description of the Problem
Literature Review
Krashen’s Affective Filter Hypothesis
Effects of Anxiety in Foreign-Language Learning
Emotional Barriers: The Invisible Walls that Hinder Acquisition
Emotional Intelligence
Empowerment: An Effective Self-efficacy Generator
Power and Knowledge
Background Research on Empowerment in Colombia
Methodology
Anxiety Factors
Empowerment Factors
Emerging Categories
Pedagogical Implications
The Emotional Empowerment Approach
Emotional Empowerment Hypothesis
The Construction Analogy
Conclusion
About the Authors
Literacy Practices and Language Issues in Colombian EFL Contexts. Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Literature Review. Language and Culture Dependency
CLIL Advantages and Benefits for Learner Performance
Research Method
Data Analysis and Findings
Culture in Students’ Contexts
Students’ Progress in Content Learning
Language Production in Social and Academic Contexts
Thinking Skills
Conclusions
About the Author
Children’s Narratives: A Mirror of their Social Sensitivity. Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Rationale
Literature Review. A Personal Writing View
To a Socio-Critical Dimension of Writing
Voice
Conscientization
Social Sensitivity
Children’s Life Stories and Narratives
Research Design. Type of Study
Research Setting
Participants
Instruments. Children’s Written Narratives
Conferences
Validation of Instruments
Instructional Design
Data Analysis and Findings
Conclusions and Pedagogical Implications
Further Research
References
Notes. Chapter One. The Linguistic Typology of Verb Structure: A Comparative Approach for the EFL Classroom
Chapter Three. Effects of Emotional Barriers and Disempowerment on Learning and Communicative Processes Present in EFL Students
Chapter Five. Children’s Narratives: A Mirror of their Social Sensitivity
