Invstigacion

Sworn Statement
The undersigns Graciela Mora Gamboa, Jonathan Leiton Ramirez, Mauricio Araya Ortega, Diogenes Leon Badilla and Josue Porras Rodriguez; students of the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica swear under oath and aware of all the penalties of this act, first; that we are the intellectual authors of this Research Project titled “Lack of students’ self-confidence when participating inspeaking activities” at Liceo Yolanda Oreamuno Unger High School, School Circuit 02, Dirección Regional de Educación de Grande de Terraba, and second; that we release the University of any responsibility in case our declaration be false.

Graciela Mora Gamboa

Jonathan Leiton Ramirez

Mauricio Araya Ortega

Diogenes Leon Badilla

Josue Porras Rodriguez

Acknowledgements
First of all, wewant to give thanks to God Almighty, who has blessed us with families and has given us the opportunity to be study and prepare ourselves to be professionals. Secondly, to our families and friends, who support us and ehlp us during this research.


Dedication
We dedicate this research to the professors and students, directly or indirectly, involved in the process of the investigation. To theprofessors who shared with us their time, dedication and patience to help us to grow integrally, as persons and teachers. To the students, in who we thought while planning and applying the different stages, because the main goal of this effort is to bring English closer to them. To all of them, our deepest thanks.
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Table of Contents
Sworn Statement 1
Acknowledgements 2
Dedication 3
Table of Contents 4
1.1 General objective: 6
1.2 Specific objectives: 7
1.3 Justification 7
1.4 Introduction 8
1.5 Hypothesis 11
1.6 Background of the Problem 11
1.6.1 History of English Teaching in Costa Rica 11
1.6.2 Student’s role according to the Communicative Approach 14
1.6.3 Intrapersonal andInterpersonal Intelligence in the classroom 15
1.6.4 Oral Skills: Management and Interpretation 17
1.6.5 Conclusions 18
1.7 Problem 19
1.8 Methodology 20
1.9 Definition of terms (Variables) 21
1.10 Scope and delimitations 21
1.10.1 Scope 21
1.10.2 Delimitations 21
1.11 Participant observation 22
Falta la observacion 3 25
1.12 Analysis of Information 25
Pre-test Analysis 25
FirstVariable: Teacher – Students Rapport 26
Analisys of the Pre Test 27
Chart 1: Question 1 27
Graphic 1: Exp. Group Answer to Question 1 28
Graphic 2: Comparative graphic in Question 1 29
Chart 2: Question 2 30
Graphic 3: Exp. Group Answers to Question 2 31
Graphic 4: Comparative Graphic to Question 2 31
Chart 3: Question 3 32
Graphic 5: Answer Exp. Group to Question 3 33
Graphic 6:Comparative Graphic of Question 3 33
Second Variable: Intrapersonal Intelligence 34
Chart 4: Question 4 35
Graphic 7: Exp. Group answers of Question 4 36
Graphic 8: Comparative Graphic of Question 4 37
Chart 5: Question 5 38
Graphic 9: Exp. Group Answers to Question 5 38
Graphic 10: Comparative Graphic of Question 5 39
Chart 6: Question 6 40
Graphic 11: Exp. Group Answer toQuestion 6 41
Graphic 12: Comparative graphic in Question 6 42
Chart 7: Question 7 43
Graphic 13: Exp. Group answer to question 7 44
Graphic 14: Comparative Graphic of Question 7 44
Chart 8: Question 8 45
Graphic 15: Exp. Group Results of question 8 47
Graphic 16: Comparative Graphic for Question 8 47
Chart 9: Question 9 48
Graphic 17: Exp. Group answers for Question 9 49
Graphic 18:Comparative graphic for Question 9 49
Analysis of Post Test Data 50
CHART 1: QUESTION 1 50
GRAPHIC 1: ANSWERS GIVEN TO ITEM 1 51
GRAPHIC 2: ANSWERS GIVEN TO ITEM 1 BY SUBJECT OF INFORMATION 52
CHART 2: QUESTION 2 53
GRAPHIC 3: ANSWERS GIVEN TO QUESTION 2 54
GRAPHIC 4: ANSWERS GIVEN TO QUESTION 2 BY SUB OF INFORMATION 55
CHART 3 : QUESTION 3 56
GRAPHIC 5: ANSWERS GIVEN TO...