A Set of Learning Tasks to Improve Oral Expression in English through the Stimulation of Interpersonal Intelligence in freshmen at “José Martí Pérez” Teacher Training School in Holguín

Abstract

The main goal of the Diploma Paper is to provide a set of learning tasks to improve oral expression in English through the stimulation of interpersonal intelligence in freshmen at “José Martí Pérez” Teacher Training School in Holguín. The application of several theoretical and empirical methods during the research process rendered the difficulties that allowed the researcher to develop this paper. A theoretical analysis is presented in the first chapter on the main aspects of the teaching-learning process of English at Teacher Training Schools, and on the improvement of oral expression. The second chapter includes the proposal of learning tasks as a way to improve oral expression at this level, main contribution of the paper, and methodological elements related to the proposal.Chapter Three presents the corroboration of the proposal, carried out initially using Specialists' Criterion (survey) at “José Martí Pérez” Teacher Training School in Holguín. Afterwards a Pedagogical Experience was implemented. The results obtained proved that the learning tasks devised were effective for the improvement of oral expression in English. The paper includes a Certification Letter as an evidence of the application and credibility of the work developed (Appendix VI).