Homework 1

1. Advanced
English
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Msc. Amparo Romero
ANALYZING A SCIENTIFlC ARTICLE
Estefania Chango
Gabriela Córdova
Indira Espín
Jonathan Mejía
Carlos Mena

2. Tittle of the
scientific
article
Using literature circles in the ESL
college classroom: A lesson from Puerto
Rico
Objective
The purpose of this research is to
implement literature circles as a
teaching strategy in order of enhancing
students’ participation in English classes
and improve the EFL development macro
skills, taking into account L1.

3. Gaps in
the
research
Reading Skill
Improvement of
the English
macro skills.
Teaching English
as a foreign
language
Low level of
comprehension
and language
production

4. Methodology
Focus group
Reflective prompts
Interviews and a
questionnaire
Skills Understanding
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
English
Written Spoken

5. Limitations related
to methodology
Was designed and
developed to perfection
It was the correct
methodology
To know the mistakes
Data Collection Data Analysis
Field notes
Semi-structured
interviews
Reflective Prompts
Questionnaire
Descriptive
Field notes Discussions

6. Results
Don't suggest issues or
problems
This research unreliable
The use of literature circles
without incorporating roles
To explore how the absence of these can
affect the participation of students and
the process of inquiry.

7. It was concluded that literature circles were an
effective strategy for those that had Spanish as their
mother tongue or first language. Thus, providing space
where students participate freely in the analysis and
interpretation of a text. Overall, a collaboration
between peers was one of the main contributors of
motivating using English in the classroom.
Conclusion

8. Sambolin, A., & Carroll, K. (2015). Using literature circles in the ESL college classroom: A lesson
from Puerto Rico. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 17(2), 193–206.
https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=305742130003
References

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