La lectura por placer como herramienta para el desarrollo del vocabulario en estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera-EFL
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Lectura por placer, desarrollo del vocabulario, pedagogía EFL, lectura extensiva, motivación.Resumen
Este estudio analiza el papel de la lectura por placer como estrategia pedagógica para fomentar el desarrollo del vocabulario en inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL) en estudiantes universitarios. La investigación se realizó con una población de 120 estudiantes del octavo semestre de la carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí, distribuidos de las secciones A, B y C. Fue empleado un diseño mixto que integró encuestas cuantitativas y entrevistas cualitativas a docentes. Los cálculos estadísticos fueron completados para asegurar la consistencia de frecuencia interna, porcentajes y tabulación de datos. Los hallazgos indican que la lectura por placer contribuye a un incremento en el desarrollo del vocabulario (receptivo y productivo), la comprensión lectora y la escritura. Los docentes coinciden que la creación de un contexto para aprender vocabulario a través de la lectura voluntaria es fundamental, además sugieren el uso de estrategias como la predicción, el uso del diccionario y las ferias de libros. La discusión contrasta los hallazgos de esta investigación con la literatura internacional, resaltando similitudes con estudios que involucran lectura extensiva, motivación intrínseca y la lectura digital. Se concluye que los programas estructurados de lectura por placer pueden ser entendidos como intervenciones pedagógicas efectivas para promover el vocabulario en contextos EFL.
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