The Increase in Percentage of Students Who Actually Do Homework by Means of Communicative Out-of-Class Tasks instead of Homework Assignments: A Case Study of Adult EFL Students in the Conversation Courses at The University of Costa Rica

 

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Autores: Barrantes Torres, Daniela, Bonilla Matamoros, Gerson, Saravia Vargas, José Roberto, Solís Pérez, Nathalia
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2013
Descripción:This study investigates how communicative out-of-class tasks instead of homework assignments can increase the percentage of students who actually do homework in the conversation courses at the University of Costa Rica. The review of the literature indicates that communicative out-of-class assignments facilitate learning through purposeful language use. The information gathered supports the premise that communicative out-of-class tasks enhance learners’ rate of response to homework assignments. In addition, the results indicate that goal- oriented communicative tasks make students reflect on their own learning, and that homework complements the teaching and learning process when it fulfills the learners’ interests and needs. 
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/12609
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/12609
Palabra clave:homework
conversation courses
communicative out-of-class tasks
teaching
learning
tarea
cursos de conversación
trabajos comunicativos fuera de clase
enseñanza
aprendizaje