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imagen mental, motivación y lectura en lengua extranjera / Mental imagery, motivation and reading in a foreign language

Neural research points to a new direction in the study of the human mind and mental imagery seems to be a component of thought underlying every act of knowledge. In consonance with this evidence, some educational approaches are advocating the use of mental images in the classroom in order to aid in...

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Published in:Tejuelo (Trujillo) 2018-09, Vol.28, p.127-160
Main Author: Ávila López, Javier
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Summary:Neural research points to a new direction in the study of the human mind and mental imagery seems to be a component of thought underlying every act of knowledge. In consonance with this evidence, some educational approaches are advocating the use of mental images in the classroom in order to aid in comprehension and recall. This new neural evidence presents an epistemological challenge both to the empirical and the theoretical realm, implying the promotion and development of research studies to check its applicability to different areas of learning together with the revision of the existent learning theories incorporating the new research findings. In line with this neural evidence, a cuasi-experimental study (n=223) was designed in order to analyse the incidence of mental imagery instruction on reading skill in a foreign language (English) and the degree of correlation to interest in the FL. The experimental group received treatment in mental imagery generation and manipulation, whereas the control group kept the traditional reading activities of the course. Different gathering information tools were used: reading part of the TOEFL, visual vividness imagery questionnaire, and a group of qualitative tools (questionnaires, interviews, and observation rubric). The UNIANOVA analysis shows a significant increase in the reading ability of the experimental group together with an increase in the interest measures on the experimental group. La investigación en el campo de la neurociencia indica una nueva dirección en el estudio de la mente humana; la imagen mental parece ser una componente del pensamiento que subyace cada acto de conocimiento. A la luz de esta línea de investigación, algunos enfoques educativos incorporan el uso de la imagen mental en la clase a fin de promover la comprensión y el recuerdo. En consonancia con la nueva evidencia neuropsicológica, se diseñó un estudio cuasi-experimental para observar la incidencia de la instrucción en formación de imágenes mentales sobre la comprensión lectora en una lengua extranjera (inglés) y su relación con el interés por la lengua meta; se utilizaron varios instrumentos de medida: TOEFL,VVIQ y una batería de herramientas cualitativas de recogida de información. El análisis UNIANOVA mostró una mejora significativa a favor del grupo experimental y un aumento del interés en el grupo experimental.   Abstract: Neural research points to a new direction in the study of the human mind and mental imagery seems to be a c
ISSN:1988-8430
1988-8430
DOI:10.17398/1988-8430.28.127