EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials
Higher education institutions in the modern world require meeting the needs of Millennials. These students show various learning preferences and a high degree of motivation in the process of developing their knowledge and skills with technology tools. The main objective of this study is to analyze i...
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2014-12-01
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| author | Olga Chaves Carballo Damaris Cordero Badilla |
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| description | Higher education institutions in the modern world require meeting the needs of Millennials. These students show various learning preferences and a high degree of motivation in the process of developing their knowledge and skills with technology tools. The main objective of this study is to analyze if freshman students in three English majors ath the National University (Heredia) present the characteristics of Millennials. Data were collected through a questionnaire designed by the researchers, and the results propose a series of teaching and learning strategies to help English teachers to meet the needs of these students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a572f606afb45609a282842cc21219f2022-12-21T23:22:54ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaRevista de Lenguas Modernas1659-19332215-56432014-12-0121EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the MillennialsOlga Chaves Carballo0Damaris Cordero Badilla1Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje Universidad Nacional, Costa RicaEscuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje Universidad Nacional, Costa RicaHigher education institutions in the modern world require meeting the needs of Millennials. These students show various learning preferences and a high degree of motivation in the process of developing their knowledge and skills with technology tools. The main objective of this study is to analyze if freshman students in three English majors ath the National University (Heredia) present the characteristics of Millennials. Data were collected through a questionnaire designed by the researchers, and the results propose a series of teaching and learning strategies to help English teachers to meet the needs of these students.https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/17416Millennialstechnological abilitiesinnovative teaching and learning activitiesfreshman students |
| spellingShingle | Olga Chaves Carballo Damaris Cordero Badilla EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials Revista de Lenguas Modernas Millennials technological abilities innovative teaching and learning activities freshman students |
| title | EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials |
| title_full | EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials |
| title_fullStr | EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials |
| title_full_unstemmed | EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials |
| title_short | EFL/ESL Freshman Students at UNA: The Case of the Millennials |
| title_sort | efl esl freshman students at una the case of the millennials |
| topic | Millennials technological abilities innovative teaching and learning activities freshman students |
| url | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/17416 |
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