Maestría en Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera

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    The effect of extensive reading on vocabulary knowledge
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestría en Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2018-06) Campaña Días, Diana Carolina; Chimbo Cáceres, Elsa Mayorie
    The objective of this research project is to analyze how extensive reading or reading for pleasure can enhance the vocabulary development of first level students at Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica. In order to determine the correlation between the two variables, a deep and thorough research analysis of books, magazines, researches, etc., related to these variables under study was done. Furthermore, an observation card was used to gather data about attitudes and behaviour towards extensive reading or reading for pleasure and a questionnaire encompassing 12 questions related to two aspects of word knowledge: word form and word meaning was used to measure the vocabulary knowledge of 48 first level students. These instruments allowed to collect data and later on, it was carefully analyzed and tabulated, which lead to verify the established hypothesis in the current research. Thus, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) determined the existence of the correlation between the two variables investigated. That is to say that the obtained results indicated that the use of extensive reading or reading for pleasure influence in the vocabulary development of the students. Based on the foregoing, the proposal that arises to solve the problem identified in the current investigation is the extensive reading or reading for pleasure of the following books: Summer sounds, Amazing young sports people and A Little trouble in Dublin. Thus, extensive reading will increase the interest of the students and through it, they can improve their vocabulary with the use of a handout that encompasses 19 vocabulary activities related to the books mentioned before. The students will utilize these activities in class and independently outside of it as well. Additionally, the objective of these activities is to keep tracking of the students reading outside the class by completing the proposed activities and to help them to increase their amount of vocabulary, too.