UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE UNIVO SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THESIS:

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1 UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE UNIVO SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THESIS: PROGRAM OF STUDY OF THE EXTRACURRICULAR ENGLISH SUBJECT AND ITS FUNCTIONALITY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN STUDENTS OF THE ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAREER AT ESCUELA ESPECIALIZADA EN INGENIERIA ITCA FEPADE OF SAN MIGUEL CITY RESEARCH GRADUATION PROJECT PRESENTED BY: MIGUEL ÁNGEL OLIVARES ALVARADO CÉSAR ERNESTO CAMPOS RAMÍREZ HANCY JOAQUÍN OLIVARES ALVARADO SPECIFIC ADVISOR: LIC. MDU. BORIS ALÍ HENRÍQUEZ ARGUETA TO OBTAIN THE DEGREE OF: LICENCIADO EN IDIOMA INGLÉS SAN MIGUEL, EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA

2 UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE UNIVO SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES: RECTOR: ING. ROGELIO CISNEROS LAZO VICE RECTOR: DR. RENÉ FERNANDO CESTONI PARDUCCI ACADEMIC VICE RECTOR: LIC. JEREMIAS HERNÁNDEZ FUENTES ATTORNEY GENERAL: DR. MAURICIO RAMÓN SUAREZ ROSALES GENERAL SECRETARY: LIC. JOSÉ GILBERTO HERNÁNDEZ CASTRO DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: LICDA. ISABEL HERNÁNDEZ DE GUEVARA SAN MIGUEL, EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA

3 UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE UNIVO SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BOARD OF EXAMINERS: PRESIDENT: LIC. HERBERDH ALFREDO CHICAS GUEVARA FIRST CHAIRMAN: LIC. ELY GUILLERMO AYALA QUINTANILLA SECOND CHAIRMAN: ING. JOSÉ RODOLFO GALEAS LÓPEZ SAN MIGUEL, EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA

4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT My foremost thanks go to God, without him this Research would not have been possible. I would like to thank my partners in this research, Miguel and Hancy for their encouragement in order to finish this research project. I would like to thank my advisor, licenciado Boris Henríquez, who helped me with all his advices and guidance in many aspects. I would like to be grateful for the members of the committee for their wise advices to be able to carry out this research project in the best way. Special gratefulness to the Coordinator of the English department of the Escuela Especializada en Ingeniería ITCA FEPADE, licenciado Atilio Martínez for his cooperation to make possible this project, also to the Escuela Especializada en Ingeniería ITCA FEPADE, to the students of the engineering technical major, since without their cooperation it had not been possible to come to this point. I want to be grateful to all my friends and classmates, who with their advices helped me to be a better person. My heartfelt gratefulness to my mother Maribel and my two dads Manuel and Juan José for helping me to have reached my career, thanks for their advices and encouragement to achieve my goal. In memory of my beloved grandmother Adela, Thanks to her advices and her love through me.

5 I m grateful to my wife for her moral support in those moments of discouragement in the process of the research project. To my daughters Scarlett and Milena. I dedicate this achievement, which for them and to them, I have obtained. My gratefulness to all those people that somehow helped me to get to this point. César E. Campos

6 First of all, I want to be grateful to God because thanks to him, I have managed to reach one of my goals in this life. Special thanks to my parents for their moral and economic support during the whole learning process, thanks to them I have been able to manage to be a professional. To my brothers, for the whole support that they gave me during my university studies, without them it would not have been possible to finish my career. I want to thanks especially to licenciado Atilio Martínez Coordinator of the English Department of the Escuela Especilizada en Ingenieria ITCA FEPADE for his cooperation during the research, and at the same time to the authorities from Escuela Especilizada en Ingenieria ITCA FEPADE. To my partners of the research project, for their dedication and effort that they put during the accomplishment of this project. To all my classmates, thanks for their advices and for motivating me always. To my friends, who were important parts in my life, for their words of motivation to continue forward. I want to say thanks to my advisor licenciado Boris Ali Henríquez, and to the committee members for their advices to make this project possible. And to all those persons who always supported me and for those different reasons they are not longer with me. Thanks to all. Miguel Angel Olivares

7 I thank God, my parents Florinda Alvarado Campos and Francisco Olivares, and my brothers for giving me their support and facilities to get ahead with my studies because with their help I got one of my biggest goals which was to finish my university studies. I also thank my friends, classmates, and all my teachers who have been important with their knowledge that they have provided me. I want to thanks specially to licenciado Atilio Martínez Coordinator of the English Department of the Escuela Especilizada en Ingenieria ITCA FEPADE for his cooperation during the research, and at the same time to the authorities from Escuela Especilizada en Ingeniería ITCA- FEPADE. I thank my girlfriend because she has been very understanding giving me her love and support during difficult times that I have had in the thesis process. Also special gratefulness to my specific advisor licenciado Boris Ali Henríquez and all members of the committee licenciado Herberdh Alfredo Chicas, Ingeniero José Rodolfo Galeas, and licenciado Ely Guillermo Ayala, who gave us their advices to reach my goal, that was, to finish my Thesis. THANK GOD, THANKS TO MY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS. Hancy Joaquín Olivares

8 Index Contents Page N Introduction.. i, ii, iii 1 Chapter I 1 Statement of the Research Problem 1.1 Antecedents of the Problem Problematic Situation Statement of the Problem Justification Delimitation Geographic Temporary Theoretical Research Objectives General Objective Specific Objectives Chapter II 12 Framework 2.1 Legal Framework.. 12

9 2.2 Historical Background Theoretical Framework Study Programs Methods and Techniques for Teaching English Language Multiple Intelligences Learning Styles Basic Terms Definition Hypotheses System Specific Hypotheses Variables System Chapter III 67 Methodological Framework 3.1 Type of Research Study Design and Research Techniques Methods and Type of Sampling Population and Sampling Population Sampling Analysis and Techniques Research Tools Procedure for Data Collection 76 4 Chapter IV 79

10 Analysis and Interpretation of Data 4.1 Analysis and Interpretation of Data from Students Analysis of Independent Variable from Hypotheses One (from Students) Analysis of Dependent Variable from Hypotheses One (from Students) Analysis of Independent Variable from Hypotheses Two (from Students) Analysis of Dependent Variable from Hypotheses Two (from Students) Analysis of Independent Variable from Hypotheses Three (from Students) Analysis of Dependent Variable from Hypotheses Three (from Students) Analysis and Interpretation of Data from Teachers Analysis of Independent Variable from Hypotheses One (from Teachers) Analysis of Dependent Variable from Hypotheses One (from Teachers) Analysis of Independent Variable from Hypotheses Two (from Teachers) Analysis of Dependent Variable from Hypotheses Two (from Teachers) Analysis of Independent Variable from Hypotheses Three (from Teachers) Analysis of Dependent Variable from Hypotheses Three (from Teachers) Data Analysis and Interpretation of Hypotheses.. 117

11 5 Chapter V 144 Conclusions and Recommendations 5.1 Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter VI 147 References 6.1 Documental Sources Official Sources Virtual Sources Annexes. 149

12 INTRODUCTION In recent years, has initiated a new educational reform in El Salvador, that came to help to develop the country in both ways in economic and in social issues. One of the most significant reforms has been the 2021 Plan, which is implemented with the English subject in all public and private institutes around the country. Due to this, new careers have emerged in which the English subject is a requirement for these careers. In this regard many educational institutions have adopted different methodological strategies for teaching English language. In this way, the development of language skills has become very popular in regard to the teachers who teach English as a foreign Language and also the concern that is generated by students as part of the learning process through their own interests in learning a second language. Thus, our research is aimed at verifying the PROGRAM OF STUDY OF THE EXTRACURRICULAR ENGLISH SUBJECT AND ITS FUNCTIONALITY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN STUDENTS OF THE ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAREER AT ESCUELA ESPECIALIZADA EN INGENIERIA ITCA FEPADE OF SAN MIGUEL CITY. In concordance to the Statement of the problem, it describes the possible causes that give rise to the problematic situation. It is presented and worded, formulated as a question which led to the investigation, then is the justification that focuses on establishment of the fundamental reasons for studying the problem, and then it specifies the areas and covered sectors in the research without losing the track of limitations that may be encountered through the process. In addition, there are objectives of the research to establish the expected successes and so, i

13 conveniently guide the development of the research including one general objective and three specific. With regard to Chapter II, it consists of: the Normative Framework in which everything is based, classified on the laws that regulate our research topic. The historical framework, which includes the background of the problem in the different historical stages of the development of educational reform in our country until new reforms including the current implementation of the English language as a second language at present. Also, in this chapter arises the theoretical framework, which supports the theories that motivated the research. The Chapter III presents the formulation of hypotheses, which are formed in attempts to answer the proposed question, in which are used two hypotheses with their respective variables and indicators that provide the basis for the design of the instruments. In addition, there are extraneous variables and their respective control that will give each of them. Methodological design, this describes the type of research that is being carried out, detailing the study population and the methods, techniques and research tools including step by step procedures to perform it. Penultimate, are the references which have been considered to get the theory and data that support this research. ii

14 Finally, add the annexes that contain information to prove the data or raised designs on the content of the investigation. iii