http://rein.umcc.cu/handle/123456789/100 2026-04-07T10:37:32Z http://rein.umcc.cu/handle/123456789/1415 An English-Spanish Glossary of False Cognates. Jordán Cruz, Emily This work is focused on the creation of a bilingual glossary of false cognates that will serve as an instrument to help students of English as a foreign language (L2) during their learning process by improving their knowledge of the language and the better understanding and use of it, since the first stages of their studies. In the paper a brief study of cognates, as well as the main aspects for the elaboration of glossaries are presented. The paper is structures in an introduction, a development, conclusions and recommendations. In the introduction, the problem, its solution and the objectives are stated as well as the results of the bibliographical search about the topics related. In the development the proposal of the glossary and its structures is developed. This work is intended to be a reference document for students and professors of English Language Teaching Major at the University of Matanzas. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rein.umcc.cu/handle/123456789/1414 Didactic alternative to motivate students towards the a1 level english lesson. García Fernández, Jacqueline Motivation has been included in the factors that influence the achievement degree of Language Learning process. It provides the stimulus needed not only to initiate the language learning, but also to sustain that desire during the learning process. As motivation, warm up is a fundamental component of the teaching- learning process of English as a foreign language. The above mentioned serves as point of reflection on how teachers think students must be motivated to the learning of English as a foreign language. The present research deals with the way warm ups behave and the importance and effectiveness in the motivation of A1 level students at the Language Department of Matanzas University. The theoretical foundations that supported this investigation were the works of Vygotsky, Leontiev, among others. The application of the Dialectic Materialistic Method, as well as Theoretical and Empirical ones, gave the authoress the opportunity to elaborate a Proposal of Didactic Alternative that includes objective, indicators to be considered and methodology to be followed which takes shape in the activities to be developed as warm ups. The Didactic Alternative helps to increase students’ motivation towards the English lessons. Finally, the practical significance of the research entails the structuring and implementation of a Didactic Alternative of warm ups activities. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rein.umcc.cu/handle/123456789/1412 Didactic games to stimulate motivation in a1 level students at the University of Matanzas. Silveira Pérez, Mariela Motivation is widely acknowledged in the context of students' social and linguistic development. Games and motivation play important roles in language learning as they favor students' performance, activate their rapid and strong thinking, and propitiate the conscious acquisition of contents. An aspect to be considered in this direction is the poor use of games to promote college students' motivation, helping them be actively involved in the language learning process. Due to the last, the scientific problem is: How to stimulate motivation to learn the English language in A1 Level students of the Major Program in Accounting and Finances at the University of Matanzas? The use of games not only facilitates the development of motivation by keeping interested and work levels but also language learning. The authoress addresses the issue from a theoretical and practical interconnecting of gaming methodology with theories of foreign language acquisition. So, the research is guided to design: A system of didactic games to stimulate motivation towards English language learning in A1 Level students of the Major Program in Accounting and Finances at the University of Matanzas. A system of theoretical and empirical methods was applied, supported by the application of the dialectic-materialistic method, which allowed the justification and recommendation of a solution to the scientific problem identified, as well as drawing conclusions and provide recommendations. The proposal was elaborated taking into consideration the pedagogical, methodological, and didactic rationale of the Cuban pedagogy nowadays. The research also exposes the main basis for the further application of the scientific result. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rein.umcc.cu/handle/123456789/1411 System of didactic activities for teaching technical vocabulary in english lessons for computer science engineering major. Bennet Goicochea, Johana The use of English language as a global means of communication brings a challenge to English classrooms. With the spread of the student-centered approach and the continued increasing use of the Common European Frame to develop communicative competence in students, which includes professional communication, language teachers are often faced with the task of making their lessons more meaningful and practical. The following research is intended for teachers and teachers-in-training who want to provide opportunities for their students to engage in real-life communication in the target language, with the intention of training technical vocabulary. The research brings about a scientific problem on teaching technical vocabulary in English lessons for students of Level A2 at the Majoring in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Matanzas. Designed to meet the students need, the objective is to elaborate a system of didactic activities to teach technical vocabulary in English lessons for the mentioned majoring. The systematization of the theory, supported by the application of the dialectic-materialistic method, as well as theoretical and empirical ones, gave the author the possibility to elaborate a system to be applied in the subject English Language at Level A2. The system is structured in objective, indicators to be considered for the evaluation, bibliography, and methodology, and helps students to boost technical vocabulary related to their Majoring; and takes shape in the activities of the specialization it serves. The practical significance entails the structuring of a system of didactic activities to develop technical vocabulary as a support to Face2Face activities. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z