Making sense of learning with the senses : implementing a multisensory approach with EFL middle-childhood students.

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dc.contributor.advisorToro Vargas, Jhonnatan spa
dc.contributor.authorContreras Fonseca, Adriana Carolinaspa
dc.coverage.spatialColombia
dc.coverage.temporalsiglo XXI
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-20T16:48:15Z
dc.date.available2026-03-20T16:48:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractEsta tesis de maestría presenta un estudio cualitativo con enfoque descriptivo sobre los efectos de actividades multisensoriales en la participación en clases de inglés como lengua extranjera. La investigación se desarrolló con 20 estudiantes de cuarto grado de un colegio privado. Los datos se recolectaron mediante grabaciones de video, el diario de la docente y el cuestionario MAEQ. Los instrumentos fueron analizados y codificados de manera deductiva con base en teorías del engagement. Los resultados mostraron altos niveles de engagement emocional y social durante las sesiones. Las actividades basadas en vista y oído presentaron los mayores niveles de disengagement. La dimensión conductual evidenció más disengagement por distracciones externas y reacciones sociales. Las sesiones con mayor producción en EFL ocurrieron en ambientes de baja ansiedad y alta experimentación, especialmente en las sesiones de gusto y olfato. En general, los niveles de participación y uso del inglés variaron considerablemente entre los estudiantes. Estas diferencias reflejan la diversidad de habilidades y de canales sensoriales para procesar el input en el aula.spa
dc.description.abstractenglishThis master’s thesis presents a qualitative study with a descriptive approach examining the effects of multisensory activities on participation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes. The study was conducted with 20 fourth-grade students from a private school. Data were collected through video recordings, the teacher’s journal, and the MAEQ questionnaire. The instruments were analyzed and deductively coded based on engagement theories. The results showed high levels of emotional and social engagement throughout the sessions. Activities based on sight and hearing displayed the highest levels of disengagement. The behavioral dimension showed greater disengagement due to external distractions and social reactions. Sessions with higher levels of EFL production occurred in low-anxiety and highly experimental environments, particularly in the taste and smell sessions. Overall, levels of participation and English use varied considerably among students. These differences reflected the diversity of abilities and sensory channels through which students process classroom input.eng
dc.description.degreelevelMaestríaspa
dc.description.degreenameMagister en Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjerasspa
dc.description.researchareaProcesos cognitivos y procesos lingüísticos
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dc.publisherUniversidad Pedagógica Nacionalspa
dc.publisher.facultyFacultad de Humanidadesspa
dc.publisher.programMaestría en Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras con énfasis en Inglés/Francésspa
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dc.subjectEnseñanza multisensorialspa
dc.subjectsentidosspa
dc.subjectInfancia mediaspa
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dc.subject.keywordsMultisensory teachingeng
dc.subject.keywordsSenseseng
dc.subject.keywordsMiddle - Childhoodeng
dc.subject.keywordsEFLeng
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