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Desarrollo de la fluidez oral en presentaciones en inglés mediante la conciencia y la regulación emocional
Developing Oral Fluency in English Presentations Through Emotional Awareness and Regulation
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v28n2.123060Keywords:
Consciencia emocional, Fluidez oral, Inglés como lengua extranjera, Presentaciones orales, Regulación emocional (es)Emotional awareness, Emotional regulation, English as a foreign language, Oral fluency, Oral presentations (en)
Este estudio analizó el efecto de una intervención en competencias emocionales sobre la fluidez oral en presentaciones en inglés. Se aplicó un diseño mixto cuasiexperimental con 28 adultos, divididos en un grupo de control y otro experimental, en un centro bilingüe de Bogotá. La intervención consistió en talleres de consciencia y de regulación emocional para la preparación de presentaciones orales. La fluidez se midió mediante la velocidad del habla y la producción de sílabas significativas y se complementó con entrevistas, observaciones y diarios de campo. Los resultados evidenciaron mejoras en la fluidez funcional del grupo experimental, una mayor coherencia y una reducción de las repeticiones. El análisis cualitativo mostró que la conciencia emocional incrementó la autoconfianza y que la regulación disminuyó la ansiedad.
This mixed-methods study examined the effect of an emotion-competence-based intervention on oral fluency in English-as-a-foreign-language presentations. A quasi-experimental mixed-design study with control and experimental groups was conducted at a bilingual center in Bogotá, Colombia, involving 28 adults. The intervention included workshops on emotional awareness and regulation during oral preparation and presentation activities. Fluency was measured through speech rate and production of meaningful syllables, complemented by interviews, observations, and field journals. Results showed improvements in functional fluency in the experimental group, with greater coherence and fewer repetitions. Qualitative findings revealed that emotional awareness enhanced self-confidence, while regulation reduced anxiety, fostering more spontaneous and secure speech.
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