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    Description of the English proficiency level achieved by the students of the bachelor in psychology after having taken English I in semester I, 2019, at the university of El Salvador
    (2020-01-01) Coto Osorio, Laura Tatiana; Méndez Olmo, Cesar Alexander; Portillo Hernández, Boanerges Eliseo; Blandón de Castro, Norma Cecilia; Blandón de Castro, Norma Cecilia
    The purpose of this research was to describe the English proficiency level that the students of the Bachelor in Psychology at the Central campus of the University of El Salvador achieved after having taken the English I course, to identify their study habits toward achieving the course’s goal and to characterize the teaching methodology used to develop the English I syllabus. Based on the 2018 English I course syllabus the students of this bachelor were expected to achieve a basic level of English as well as to be able to translate texts regarding psychology matter; the teaching methodology would use both the communicative approach and the grammar translation method; this course comprised sixty-four hours during a time frame of sixteen weeks, (English 1 course syllabus, 2018). In response to this situation, therefore, to accomplish the research objectives classes were observed throughout the term, a questionnaire was administered to know the students’ study habits, a post English test was administered to the students at the end of the semester and finally the teachers in charge of the course were interviewed. The study results describe the student’s English proficiency level, characterize the professors’ teaching methodology used in the classes, portray the learners’ study habits toward achieving the course goals and picture the teacher’s insight about the methodology, didactic materials, and resources used in class. The Psychology School could use the results of this study to follow up the English teaching