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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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
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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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
Read MoreReading 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.
Read MoreDeveloping 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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