The effectiveness of the Amara Berri's system in the acquisition of English in Primary School

Identifier:  TFM:643

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFM643

Authors:  Jiménez, García Ana

Abstract:
Research about the effectiveness of the Amara Berri’s system for the acquisition of a second language is currently scarce. Moreover, education systems in Spain have not made significant changes from the traditional one functioning in Primary and Secondary schools. Therefore, this thesis aims at investigating the effectiveness of the Amara Berri’s system for the acquisition of a second language in Primary School to analyze whether other systems and methodologies can assist in the learning of English. The experimental research consisted of a comparative study about the academic outcomes of students in two schools in Catalonia: one with a traditional system and one working with the Amara Berri’s system. The exam chosen to analyze the students’ academic performance in the areas of reading, listening, and writing was the Basic Competences exam of 2018-2019.