Browsing by Author "Baltra, Liliana"

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    • A close look at l2 learning: from individual differences to multiple intelligences and brain based studies 
      Abarca Ulloa, Giovanna; González, Marian; Joignant, Nathalie; Oyarzo, Carolina; Romero, Ambar; Sanhueza, Isis; Silva, Daniela (Universidad de Chile, 2005)
      Since the second half of the twentieth century a significant paradigm shift has taken place in second language education, namely, the shift from positivism to post-positivism, and from behaviourism to cognitivism. In ...
    • An Analytical Assessment of the Performance of EFL University Students in Essay Writing 
      Aracena, Alan; Fernández, Marcelo; Fuentes, Cristóbal; González Temer, Verónica; Vera, Francisca; Zúñiga, María Paz (Universidad de Chile, 2006)
      Writing is a complex linguistic ability that needs years of practice in order to be mastered. As a matter of fact, it is an ability that can never be fully acquired. Its acquisition involves a series of cognitive processes ...
    • Explorations about language and mind 
      Acuña, Nataly; Balletta, Carolina; Domel, Valentina; Guerra, Carolina; Monsalve, Mauricio; Morales, Matías; Nabalón, Carmen; Pérez, Angela; Wahl, Rafaela (Universidad de Chile, 2007)
      The relevance that cognitive linguistics has reached in the last decades has triggered our interest in the field mainly due to its pioneering approach to the study of language. This theory is commonly contrasted with the ...
    • Teaching and learning Methods: Theories and Trends in L2 
      Prieto Pérez, Nevia; San Martín, Silvana (Universidad de Chile, 2004)
      After many years of hard study and careful research, we can state that focusing on the teaching area is not the key to achieve a good proficiency when learning a foreign language. This idea is based on the fact that, even ...