Using Visual, Aural, and Audio-Visual Materials in EFL Classrooms

1. Introduction: Technology’s Impact on EFL Teaching

Technology has revolutionized the teaching-learning process, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education is no exception. The Communicative Approach, emphasized in the Spanish educational system (LOE, LOMLOE, RD 157/2022, Decree 61/2022), encourages authentic materials and activities. This has led to a shift from traditional materials to audio-visual resources like images, videos, and audio recordings.

The Madrid Autonomous Community’s digital

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Games and Creativity in Foreign Language Learning: Enhancing Communicative Competence

TOPIC 18: Games and Creativity in Foreign Language Learning

Definition and Classification of Games Used in Language Learning

The Game as an Enjoyable and Creative Technique to Develop Communicative Competence in the Foreign Language

  • Introduction
  • Definition and Characteristics of Games
  • Games and Creativity in Foreign Language Learning
    • Concept of Creativity
    • Advantages of Using Games
    • Functions of Games
  • Classification of Games in Language Learning
  • Gamification
  • Games as a Technique to Develop Communicative Competence
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Essential Elements of Morphosyntax in English for Effective Communication

1. Introduction

The description of language includes three components: phonology, grammar, and lexicon. Phonology describes the sound system, the lexicon lists vocabulary items, and grammar deals with words and sentences.

Furthermore, there is no doubt that knowledge of grammar is essential to mastering a language. It establishes the grammatical competence included in Communicative Competence and multilingual competence according to LOMLOE 3/2020, December 29th, which was developed in Royal Decree

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Lexical and Semantic Fields in Teaching English Vocabulary

TOPIC 11: Lexical and Semantic Fields in English

Socialization, Information, and Attitude Expression Vocabulary

Activities for Teaching and Learning Vocabulary

1. Introduction

While an image is often considered worth a thousand words, the inability to find the right words in another language can be incredibly frustrating. Linguists increasingly emphasize the importance of vocabulary acquisition in language learning. This emphasis is reflected in educational frameworks like the Organic Law of Education

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Reading and Writing Processes in Language Acquisition

TOPIC 8: Written Language: The Reading and Writing Process

Comprehension Techniques: From Global to Specific Understanding of Texts. Writing: From Comprehension to Production.

1. Introduction

2. Written Language Skills

a. Distinctive Features of Written Language
b. Literacy

3. Reading Comprehension: From Global to Specific Understanding

a. Reading Approaches
b. Reading Stages
c. Reading Techniques
d. Activities and Materials

4. Writing: From Comprehension to Production

a. Writing Sub-Skills
b. Writing Stages
c.
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Developing Linguistic Skills in English: A Communicative Approach

TOPIC 3: DEVELOPING LINGUISTIC SKILLS: LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND EXPRESSION, WRITTEN COMPREHENSION AND EXPRESSION. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH

1. Introduction

Over the years, the approach to language and communication has undergone various changes in terms of its concept and how it should be acquired and developed in students. The most recent model is based on the Communicative Approach, whose main aim is to make students communicatively competent. In this way, they should learn not about

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