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The creation of an English curricular unit for 10th graders in a public school in western PR
The creation of an English curricular unit for 10th graders in a public school in western PR
dc.contributor.advisor | Morales Caro, Betsy | |
dc.contributor.author | Acevedo Biaggi, Francis | |
dc.contributor.college | College of Arts and Sciences - Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.committee | Rodriguez Guglielmoni, Linda M. | |
dc.contributor.committee | Pratt, Ellen | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of English | en_US |
dc.contributor.representative | Sánchez, Halley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-14T19:44:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-14T19:44:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the thesis was to create a curricular unit for 10th grade students at a public high school in Puerto Rico using a needs assessment. The assessment included answering several questions: topics students would want included in the English class, language skills students do not master, materials their school provides and classroom dynamics. Students also participated in an interview which included direct questions about what they wanted included in their English class to make it motivating. The study allowed to develop a student profile. Students’ needs and interests regarding the learning of English are described in detail and serve as the key information to developing the unit. The curricular unit created is titled: Career, Job and Future and contains 9 lesson plans and 20 different activities. Students fulfill the English 10th grade standards of the Department of Education at the same time that they are working in an interesting and necessary unit of their choice. | |
dc.description.abstract | El propósito de esta tesis fue crear una unidad curricular para estudiantes de décimo grado de una escuela superior en Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, utilizando una evaluación de necesidades. La evaluación de necesidades incluyó varias preguntas incluyendo: temas que los estudiantes quisieran incluir en la clase de inglés, destrezas en inglés que los estudiantes no dominan, materiales que la escuela provee y dinámicas en el salón de clases. Los estudiantes también participaron de una entrevista la cual incluyó preguntas directas sobre que ellos quisieran incluir en su clase de inglés para hacerla motivante. El estudio también permitió desarrollar un perfil de los estudiantes. Los intereses y necesidades de los estudiantes en la enseñanza del inglés son descritos en detalle sirviendo como información clave desarrollar la unidad curricular. La unidad curricular creada se llama: Carrera, Trabajo y Futuro. Esta unidad contiene 9 planes de clase y 20 diferentes actividades. Los estudiantes llenarán las expectativas de los estándares de décimo grado del Departamento de Educación a la vez que trabajan en una interesante y necesaria unidad de su elección. | |
dc.description.graduationYear | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/886 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | (c) 2008 Francis Acevedo Biaggi | en_US |
dc.rights.license | All rights reserved | en_US |
dc.subject | Curriculum planning | en_US |
dc.subject | ESL-motivation | en_US |
dc.subject | English language-students' needs | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bilingualism -- Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Education -- Curricula -- Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Education, Secondary -- Curricula | en_US |
dc.title | The creation of an English curricular unit for 10th graders in a public school in western PR | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
thesis.degree.discipline | English Education | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | M.A.E.E. | en_US |