Unit 1 - Task 2 - What a Problem!

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Octuber 2020
Step 1: Checking

In the web conference carried out by the tutor, some

1.Research topics must take into account the geographic, historical and population
context.

2. Establish the limits of your study.

3. The objectives must start with an infinitive verb.

4. The issue must be stated clearly and concisely as this generates the research
problem.

5. It is not advisable to use modal verbs for a research problem. It is better to use
questions with wh question.

6. how to write the objectives and justification

7. The topic chosen for a research problem must be clear and manageable.
Step 2: Journal on English as a Foreign Language

Read your chosen article and answer the following questions:

Fahrian. F (2014) The role awareness in second language Developmt.DOAJ.

Journal. Journal on English as a Foreign Language. 2015;4(1):37-40. http://e-
journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/73/627

o What are the objectives of this research?

Today, becoming fluent in more than one language is no longer a luxury, but has
become a necessity. It is well known that English is the most widely taught first
language in the world, knowing how to learn it is essential and for this reason the
various methodologies of applied linguistics have been continuously analyzed: the
objective of this article is to briefly describe current theoretical approaches on the
role of consciousness in language learning.

o What are the research questions?

This article has presented a concise overview of the theoretical and methodological
issues surrounding the role of awareness in adult second/foreign language behavior
and learning, and provided a brief report of current empirical studies that have
employed verbal reports to investigate this role in L2 development in the L2
classroom.

Van Lier quotes Humboldt: “Language cannot really be teaching. It can only be
awakened in the soul,” referring to this natural internal process of man. (1995, p. 21).
For this reason, this is where the research question arises in this article:

• What is awareness and how has it been defined in SLA?

• Why is the use of the SLA approach an intrinsic motivation that the student
obtains to solve communication through the use of critical reasoning and
analysis of their own language.?
o What is its significance in the field of language learning?
The role of Consciousness in the development of the acquisition of a second
language is a methodological proposal, whose objective is to find a balance that
provides the student with the necessary tools to solve a communicative situation
through critical reflection in different contexts. Through this approach, students
become motivated and self-sufficient in the learning process and acquire a global
knowledge of other languages that allows them to have a deeper vision at the
linguistic and cultural level, ideal for our current world.

Step 3: My Research Idea

How to identify English language learning problems in 6th grade students at the

American Gymnasium College in Solitude? Does the family environment have any?

influence on this?

Research problem.

What kind of difficulties do sixth graders face at the American Gymnasium of the
Atlantic when acquiring a second language?

Research questions.

How does the family environment influence the sixth-grade students of the American
Gymnasium of the Atlantic school in the acquisition of a second language?

What skills should students strengthen in terms of acquiring a second language?

Overall objective

Identify learning problems in the acquisition of a second language in sixth grade

students at the Colegio Gimnasio Americano Del Atlántico.
Specific objectives

1. Identify if the family environment is the basis for the difficulty of acquiring a
second language.

2. Recognize if the cognitive factors as well as the linguistic context. affect the
acquisition of a second language in the students of the Colegio Gimnasio
Americano Del Atlántico.

3. Analyze what other factors are influential in the acquisition of a second language
for students of the Colegio Gimnasio Americano del Atlántico.

Significance of the study:

It is indisputable that English has become the global language of communication par
excellence and the most widely used in the world, for this reason learning foreign
languages is an inescapable need for human beings, since the level of development
reached by the societies of the world. third millennium product of its economic and
cultural integration requires mastery of them.

The objective of this study is to identify the difficulties that sixth grade students of
the American Gymnasium of the Atlantic have, in terms of the acquisition of a new
foreign language (English), and how the socioeconomic environment influences
students to present obstacles to mastering the skills required by this language in
your learning process.
 How does the family environment
influence the sixth-grade students of
Step 4: Visual Diagram the American Gymnasium of the
Atlantic school in the acquisition of a
second language?
What skills should students strengthen
in terms of acquiring a second
language?

Research questions.

What kind of difficulties do sixth graders face at the American Research problem.
Objetives
Gymnasium of the Atlantic when acquiring a second language?

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graders face at the American
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the Colegio Gimnasio Americano Del
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Loretta Asay. (2016, January 12). Research Problems, Questions, and Hypotheses
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