A study on the implications of introducing specific technical language to improve the oral skills of...

UNIVERSIDAD MAGISTER

FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN

CARRERA DE LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS

MEMORIA DE SEMINARIO DE GRADUACIÓN PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE

LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS

“A STUDY ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF INTRODUCING SPECIFIC

TECHNICAL LANGUAGE TO IMPROVE THE ORAL SKILLS OF

STUDENTS FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALTY AT

COLEGIO TÉCNICO PROFESIONAL LA SUIZA, 2016”

Eugenith Porras Brenes

Karina Paniagua Porras

2016

Problem Statement

How students from the Occupational Health Specialty Achieve

the Technical English if they do not learn the Specific Technical

Language at Colegio Técnico Profesional La Suiza.

General Objective

To diagnose the need of technical English language in students

from the Occupational Health Specialty at Colegio Técnico

Profesional La Suiza by bringing some tools to improve it.

Specific Objectives

• To identify the components of the MEP English syllabus.

• To describe the impact of Language Teaching Methodology on

the linguistic competences of students.

• To demonstrate that the teaching of technical English helps in

the learning of the foreign language.

• To develop a Proposal for teaching English especially for the

students of the Occupational Health Specialty.

Variables

• MEP English Syllabus

• Methodology used by teachers

• Students English competences

• Teaching of technical language

• Learning of a foreign language

Institutional framework

La Suiza Professional and Technical High School is located in

the Community of La Suiza in the second district of the canton of

Turrialba.

The institution offers different specialties such as Rural Tourism,

Executive Secretary, Fashion Design, Accountability, Computers

Assistance, Productivity and Quality and Occupational Health,

those specialties have English lessons for the technical part.

Agricultural, Agro-ecology and Agro-industry do not have English

Technical lessons.

Theoretical framework

Education has been considered an important and valuableelement used for the development of the societies aroundthe world.

The article 78, the Political Constitution of the Republic ofCosta Rica (1949) establishes pre-scholar and general basiceducation are obligatory, free and financed by the Government.

La Ley Fundamental de Educación in Costa Rica (2001)establishes the goals of Costa Rican Education as thefollowing ones: formation of citizens who love their Nation,aware of their duties, rights and fundamental liberties, witha deep sense of responsibility and respect towards humandignity. Then, education contributes with the completedevelopment of human personality.

Methodogical framework

It is a descriptive paradigm. The descriptive research aims to get the

identification of the relations that exist between two or more variable.

The students from La Suiza Technical and Professional High School

are the protagonists of the following investigation. At the same time,

the English teachers.

The sample corresponds to 11th graders. It has 11 students. Also, 5

Technical English teachers.

Instruments: Observation, Interviews and Questionnaire.

Analysis of observation

• Introductions in the business activities.

• Students participate a lot because they can recognize the

information from previous classes.

• Recognize and exemplify occupations.

• Identify jobs and their functions.

• Frustrated to review units that they learned years old.

Analysis of the interview

• 5 teachers in La Suiza Technical and Professional HighSchool.

• Producing orally the foreign language in the classroom.

• Grammar very important for structures.

• MEP syllabus.

• Teacher’s responsibilities.

• Teaching specific language.

Analysis of questionnaire

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT IF

TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BETTER

THAN ACADEMICS

72.73

27.27

- -

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

Source: Chart #6

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT IF THERE

IS ENOUGH NUMBER OF SPECIALTIES

18.18 18.18

63.64

-


Source: Chart #7

STUDENTS CONSIDER THAT LESSONS ARE

ENOUGH FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

9.09 9.09

63.64

18.18


Source: Chart #8

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT IF SOME

SPECIALTIES HAVE MORE ENGLISH THAN

OTHERS

72.73

27.27

- -

100.00

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Total

Source: Chart #9


METHODOLOGY OF THE TEACHER IS

APPROPRIATE

9.09

45.45 45.45

-


Source: Chart #10

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT IF THEY

USE FOUR SKILLS IN CLASSES

45.45

36.36

18.18

-


Source: Chart #11

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT JARGON

80.00

20.00

- -


Jargon

Source: Chart #12

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT IF THE

ENGLISH CLASSES ARE COMPETENT

18.18

81.82

- -


Source: Chart #13

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT IF THE

ENGLISH CLASSES ARE SUITABLE

9.09

72.73

18.18

-


Source: Chart #14

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT JARGON

IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

72.73

27.27

- -


Source: Chart #15


ENGLISH CLASSES HAVE ADEQUATE LEVEL

Source: Chart #16

9.09

36.36

54.55

-



ENGLISH PROGRAMS MUST BE MODIFIED

72.73

9.09 9.09 9.09


Source: Chart #17

OPINION OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT THE

CHANGE OF THE SPECIALTIES PROGRAMS

Source: Chart #18

81.82

18.18

- -


Conclusions

• The MEP English Syllabus does not have the relevant informationstudents need.

• The work of the teachers changes the student’s perspectives, so itmeans that depending on the methodology of teachers, studentscould achieve or not the knowledge or the goals.

• Students do not have all the tools to be comfortable tocommunicate using the foreign language they acquired in thespecialty.

• The technical language could bring to students the chance todevelop their abilities learned through the specialty process.

• A concrete vocabulary is an important base for successfullymastering a new technical foreign language.

Recommendations

• The MEP should develop specific programs to differentspecialties.

• Teachers could reinforce the program with a workablemethodology.

• English competence of students could improve if they will have avery specific program for each specialty.

• The technical language could bring to students the chance todevelop their abilities learned through the specialty process.

• The learning of concrete words is very important for successfullymastering the foreign language.

Cost of the studyVARIABLE UNIT COST

(COLONES)TOTAL COST(COLONES)

TOTAL COST(DOLLARS)

Paper 2.900 5.800 10, 48

Print 25 37.500 67, 81

Teachers´ hours 5.250 787.500 1. 424, 05

Total 8.175 830.800 1.502, 35

Source: Porras Eugenith; Paniagua Karina. (2016)

Note: Exchange note c553/dollars BCCR 28/08/2016

Proposal of an Occupational Health Specialty

compilation for technical English teachers

General Objective

To compile worksheets and readings with Technical language inthe Occupational Health Specialty at Colegio TécnicoProfesional La Suiza

Specific Objectives

To elaborate the compilation for the Occupational HealthSpecialty at Colegio Técnico Profesional La Suiza

To develop a workshop for achieving specific language in theOccupational Health Specialty at Colegio Técnico Profesional LaSuiza

Cost of the Proposal

ITEM UNIT COST

(COLONES)

TOTAL COST

(COLONES)

TOTAL COST

(DOLLARS)

Paper 2.900 2.900 5,24

Print 200 40.000 72,33

Teachers´ hours 5.250 420.000 759,49

Total 8.350 462.900 837,06

Source: Porras Eugenith; Paniagua Karina. (2016)

Note: Exchange note c553/dollars BCCR 28/08/2016

Impacts of the Proposal

Academic Impact

The fundamental purpose of this educational compilation is theoptimum development of the High School students as a skillful,able, and determined person.

Institutional Impact

This provides a rigorous learning based on a specific language,social and emotional learning, and access to new technologies;specially, in the Occupational Health Specialty.

Other derived researches

• Researchers could investigate about Ministerio de Educación

Pública Programs or MEP syllabus based on English for

conversation.

• Researchers could develop an investigation about programs

of other specialties according to the specific language

students achieve.

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