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Esta investigación tiene como principal finalidad analizar y clasificar todas las imágenes que aparecen en los libros de texto de primaria para lo cual se diseñó un proceso en dos fases: una primera fase en la que se realizó un análisis descriptivo con una técnica de análisis de contenido y en una segunda fase se llevó a cabo un análisis evaluativo para el cual se utilizó un instrumento construido según la técnica del diferencial semántico de Osgood. Se analizaron todas las imágenes contenidas en los libros de 4º nivel de las dos editoriales de uso más frecuente en Primaria y de todas las áreas de conocimiento. / The principal focus of this research is to clasify and analyze all the images displayed on primary textbooks. For this purpose we designed a two-stage process: first, an initial phase in which we performed a descriptive analysis based on the technique of content analysis, and second, an evaluative analysis based on an instrument constructed according to the semantic differential technique of Osgood. We analyzed all the pictures in books of 4th level of Primary School. These books were published by the most common publishers and we compared the different knowledge areas.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / El propósito de esta investigación es conocer mejor los estudios sobre el aprendizaje de la segunda lengua que se han hecho sobre la tecnología, ver algunos ejemplos de cómo se puede utilizar las varias tecnologías tratadas para realizar actividades en la lengua meta y destacar las posibles áreas de interés que tiene el profesorado en cuanto al entrenamiento o desarrollo profesional. Se empieza con un repaso de la bibliografía relacionada con el uso de la tecnología y el aprendizaje de una segunda lengua y su uso para lograr objetivos socioculturales. El tercer capítulo señala formas específicas de tecnología y cómo se puede usarlas para enseñar una segunda lengua. El cuarto presenta los resultados de un estudio cuantitativo y cualitativo sobre la formación docente en el uso de tecnología. Trata de determinar si existe alguna correspondencia entre el uso de la tecnología y el entrenamiento de ella, y busca cómo las creencias y actitudes de los maestros hacia la tecnología influyen su uso durante la enseñanza. Finalmente, al concluir se intenta establecer una reciprocidad entre el uso incrementado de la tecnología y el logro de objetivos pedagógicos.

This quantitative study that is based on a collection of 151 questionnaires focuses on the use of different resources in relation to the teaching and learning of Spanish as a Foreign Language in three different upper secondary schools and one secondary school in the city of Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden. The aim is to get a clearer view on students’ and teachers’ perceptions on the following resources: textbook, PowerPoint, music, video, film, articles, theatre or fiction. We want to investigate whether the 147 selected pupils and their four teachers believe that these recourses would be beneficial or not in relation to the following abilities: listening- and reading comprehension, oral- and writing expression since all pupils have different learning styles. The purpose is also to investigate the perception of the students and teachers on the subject of motivation and grades and whether or not those mentioned recourses increase their motivation and grades. From here, we would like to gain a better understanding on those means and if they should remain in its current state of use or not.           To be able to accomplish the aim of this study, we have chosen to base the investigation, besides from the questionnaires, the theoretical framework such as Neuro-linguistic programming created by Bandler and Grinder, which is based on the idea that all pupils are different and assimilate knowledge in different ways. We will also give an overview on the different resources selected.           As a conclusion, the results showed that the textbook, which we refer to as a traditional resource in this study, is more preferable than the remaining ones in the context of writing expression, reading comprehension and to obtain better grades according to the students’ and the teachers’ perceptions. The students also believe that this traditional resource is more beneficial in relation to the oral expression while the teachers think that theatre and film are the most advantageous ones concerning this skill. In relation to the listening comprehension, the students believe that film is the most preferable resource while the teachers sense that video and music are more favourable. Finally, the representatives of this investigation sense that a few of the modern resources are more beneficial than the traditional.