Tesis de Pregrado - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa con segunda lengua extranjera (Francés)
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Ítem Acceso Abierto A virtual classroom for enhancing English Language students’ intercultural competence during the internship period in Gaviota Tours Agency(Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2021) Sánchez Fernández, Déborath; Hernández Cabrera, Ana Karla; Pérez Morales, Juana IdaniaEnglish language teachers should prepare students for contact with people from other cultures and effective intercultural communication. Therefore, it is desirable that foreign language teaching embraces not only the development of language skills, but also intercultural training. Specifically, students of the degree course English Language with a Second Foreign Language (French) at the Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas (UCLV) have some difficulties trying to attain intercultural competence to deal with the professional demands in the internship period in the tourist sector. This paper discusses an original research project in the area of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) to enable intercultural competence through the syllabus renewal of English Language Degree Course towards an intercultural approach. It uses a qualitative research approach including some empirical methods to collect information. A virtual classroom of the subject Práctica Laboral is proposed and was published in the Moodle platform. Its design included a set of contents, digital tools and tasks selected and/or created to develop students intercultural skills and attitudes and to enhance students’ intercultural knowledge of the Canadian tourism. The proposal is intended for students to meet the professional profile demands and serve as an extended experience of virtual multicultural environment.Ítem Acceso Abierto Enhancing Students’ Translation Competence through ParaCorp2020, an English-Spanish Sentence-Aligned Parallel Corpus of Science and Technology Texts(Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2021) Rodríguez Aguila, Lisset; Miñoso Machado, Humberto; Pérez Morales, Juana IdaniaThis paper describes the use of an English-Spanish Sentence-Aligned Parallel Corpus of Science and Technology Texts for enhancing the translation competence of fourth-year students of the degree course English Language with Second Foreign Language (French), at Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de las Villas. For this purpose, a corpus of 50 English science and technology texts and their translations into Spanish was compiled, including the domains of medicine, physics, chemistry and artificial intelligence. The dataset was collected and processed using corpus tools, such as OmegaT aligner, Xbench, and AntConc. The research adopted a mixed-method approach designed for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting both quantitative and qualitative data. The results from the survey applied to students evidenced some difficulties in choosing the right equivalent for some words and phrases in the process of translating science and technology texts. The design of the proposal called ParaCorp2020 followed a process-oriented approach to translation. It provides a wide range of lexical, syntactical and textual examples found in the English texts, with their equivalents in Spanish, in order to help students, integrate the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully translate science and technology texts. Also, a word bank was derived from the corpus, as a supporting material for the acquisition and systematization of specialized terminology and a group of corpus-based activities was elaborated to aid the translation process in the classroom.Ítem Acceso Abierto Creating a bank of useful phrases for hedging in the Introduction and Discussion sections of theses and dissertations in English(Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2021) Orozco Gutiérrez, Lázara de la Caridad; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraHedging devices are among essential elements of academic writing for supporting or rejecting hypotheses or theories. Therefore, the aim of this diploma paper is to propose a bank of useful phrases for hedging in the Introduction and Discussion sections of theses and dissertations in English. In order to accomplish that aim, a thirty (30) theses/dissertations corpus taken from the websites of Brigham Young University, Portland State University, and The University of Edinburgh was compiled and manually processed to assure whether a word functions as a hedge or not. The bank will help improve students‟ proficiency when writing research papers, term papers and diploma papers throughout their study years and future professional careers.Ítem Acceso Abierto Sitio web para desarrollar habilidades orales en los estudiantes en la asignatura English Language II(Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2020) Rodríguez Marrero, Maureen; Pérez Morales, Juana IdaniaIn the English Language course with a second foreign language: French at the Universidad Central «Marta Abreu» de Las Villas, there are some limitations in the basic and complementary bibliography of the subject English Language II devoted to English for Academic Purposes, which were evidenced by an extensive analysis of the syllabus of the subject and by the application of surveys to professors and students. In response to this problem, this paper proposes the creation of a website to systematize the contents dealt with in the subject English Language II and to reinforce the practice of the oral skills.Ítem Acceso Abierto Banque des expressions linguistiques pour l’écriture de l’introduction des travaux de recherche en français(Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2019-06-25) Alfonso Valdés, Aniabet; González Madariaga, Yuliet; Leiva Mederos, Amed AbelActuellement, les outils linguistiques pour faciliter la rédaction de différentes sections du travail de recherche sont insuffisants. Cette étude aborde le processus pour l’élaboration d’une banque des expressions linguistiques basée sur des mouvements rhétoriques, à travers du knowledge graph, pour aider aux étudiants de la Licence ès Langue Anglaise option Langue Française, dans l’écriture de l’introduction de leurs travaux de recherche en français. Pour ce faire, un corpus de 50 mémoires écrits en français liés aux domaines de la linguistique et de la didactique a été compilé. On a mis en place une méthodologie mixte avec prédominance quantitative ainsi que diverses techniques et outils d'exploration du texte pour réaliser la sélection des expressions. En outre, des techniques issues de la recherche sociale ont été utilisées pour déterminer le besoin d'une banque. L’outil proposé dans cette recherche est conforme aux normes internationales requises pour ce type de lexique et facilitera la rédaction de l'introduction du travail de recherche en français.Ítem Acceso Abierto Atlas interactivo para mejorar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Historia y la Literatura de los pueblos de habla inglesa en la carrera Lengua Inglesa con segunda lengua extranjera (Francés) en la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas(Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2019-06-25) Perdomo Garcés, Jani Yaquelin; Maza Amores, DianaleisThe courses of History and Literature of the English Speaking Countries for the English Language Studies with a Second Foreign Language (French) at Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas are facing some problems with the availability, organization and level of update of the bibliography, neglecting at times the use of Information and Communication Technologies to meet the demands of the technological era. Furthermore, the use of maps as a basic teaching aid for these subjects is restricted. The main goal of this diploma paper is to propose an interactive atlas for improving the teaching and learning process of the aforementioned courses. The research´s methodology followed a qualitative paradigm and the results from the needs´ analysis as well as the theoretical rationale behind the research´s topic were taken into account for the design of the proposal. The atlas was created with WordPress, an open-source software and the library of maps amCharts. Both, specialists in the field of technology and of the intended courses assessed the proposal following diverse criteria like: completeness, reliability, accessibility and applicability which validated it as a valuable tool for the purpose it was created.Ítem Acceso Abierto Building a Bilingual Lexicon (English‐Spanish) App of Sociocultural Lexical Units(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2018-06-25) Pérez Rivero, Gretter; Riverón Rodríguez, Leonardo; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraThis diploma paper deals with the design and building of a bilingual lexicon app for studying and translating texts on sociocultural topics. The entries for the bilingual lexicon app have been extracted from texts of socio cultural topics taken from Encarta Encyclopedia 2009 and have been built using information from several dictionaries. The main objective of the bilingual lexicon app is to facilitate the translation process for thirdyear English Language students at the Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas so that they can use the bilingual lexicon app both as a reference resource and as a study aid for the learning of bilingual lexis useful for sociocultural topics. The bilingual lexicon app proposed is described in detail in the present diploma paper and its linguistic, didactic and reference characteristics are described.Ítem Acceso Abierto Glossaire bilingue (français-espagnol) de termes sociopolitiques(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa, 2018-06-25) Gómez Hernández, Anllelys; Mendes Acosta, Yuniel; Pérez Castellano, Nosley; Leiva Mederos, Amed AbelÀ présent, la quantité de ressources pour faciliter le processus de traduction de textes sociopolitiquesestinsuffisante.Cette recherche aborde le processus pour l´élaboration d’un glossaire bilingue (Français-Espagnol) determes sociopolitiques pour aider les étudiants en 5eannée de la Licence ès Langue Anglaise, option Langue Française à l’Université Centrale «Marta Abreu» de Las Villas. Ainsi, après avoir compilé un corpus de 500 textes sociopolitiques authentiques, on a pu développer un glossaire bilingue de 304termes sociopolitiques. On a mis en place une méthodologie mixte avec prédominance quantitative ainsi que diverses techniques et outils d'exploration du texte pour réaliser la sélection des termes. En outre, des techniques issues de la recherche sociale ont été utilisées pour déterminer le besoin d'un glossaire. Le glossaire proposé dans cette recherche est conforme aux normes internationales requises pour ce type de lexique et servira aux étudiants pour la traduction de textes spécialisés en français.Ítem Acceso Abierto A digital library for English Language II- a tool for improving its bibliography(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa., 2017-06-24) Morgado García, Roxana; Pérez Morales, Juana IdaniaIn the English Language course with a second foreign language: French at the Universidad Central «Marta Abreu» de Las Villas, there are some limitations in the basic and complementary bibliography of the subject English Language II. The purpose of this research was to propose a Digital Library to systematize the bibliography to satisfy the students’ needs. The study was carried out from a qualitative methodology. The needs analysis allowed the selection and organization of the bibliography for the proposal. For the design of the Digital Library for English Language II (DLELII) the Greenstone Digital Library Software was used. Specialists from the area of English Language and Scientific and Technological Information evaluated the proposal and agreed that it meets requirements such as bibliographic completeness, updating, variety of sources, easy accessibility which resulted in a valid proposal for the improvement of the teaching and learning process of the subject.Ítem Acceso Abierto Système d’activités pour renforcer le développement des compétences communicatives langagières à partir de l’exploitation du registre informel du français(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa., 2017-06-24) Perdomo Pérez, Diamelys; González Madariaga, YulietLa variation sociolinguistique à laquelle les apprenants sont exposés dans la leçon de FLE est relativement limitée au registre courant. Certainement, les méthodes de français utilisées n’exploitent pas suffisamment le registre informel ; par conséquent, les apprenants sont incapables de développer complètement leurs compétences communicatives langagières. Cependant, l’apprenant doit être sensibilisé de l’existence de différents registres de langue, ainsi qu’apprendre à maîtriser les situations d’emploi de ceux-ci. De cette façon, nous proposons un système d’activités de compréhension et production orales pour renforcer le développement des compétences communicatives langagières à partir de l’exploitation du registre informel du français. Ces activités seront destinées aux étudiants de la Licence en Langue Anglaise, option Langue Française à l’UCLV, niveaux A2/B1/B2 selon le CECR. Les documents authentiques employés sont les films, choisis en tenant compte de la nationalité, l’année de réalisation et l’époque où ils se déroulent, la fonction didactique et la fonction pragmatique. Finalement, cette recherche contribuera surtout au développement des compétences communicatives langagières.Ítem Acceso Abierto Bilingual (English-Spanish) Dictionary App of Phrasal Verbs for Students of the Degree Course English Language with French as a Second Foreign Language(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa., 2017-06-24) Reyes Manes, Roxana; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraMastering phrasal verbs is mandatory for Spanish speakers who are committed to accomplish an accurate command of the English language. Since this linguistic phenomenon is not present in Spanish, students of the degree course English Language with French as a Second Foreign Language, from the Central University ―Marta Abreu‖ of Las Villas, usually encounter many problems while translating them. In line with this research, this paper aims at lessening students‘ difficulties when translating phrasal verbs by the elaboration of a bilingual (English-Spanish) dictionary app of phrasal verbs resulting from the bilingualization of a compilation of 6,130 phrasal verbs taken from monolingual phrasal verbs dictionaries. The results led to the creation of the dictionary app English-Spanish Phrasal Verbs Dictionary, which includes Spanish equivalents, grammar patterns, definitions, examples, collocations, synonyms, opposites, idioms, derivatives, as well as usage notes.Ítem Acceso Abierto Title: A bilingual Glossary (English-Spanish) of Legal Terms(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Facultad de Humanidades. Departamento de Lengua Inglesa., 2017-06-24) Díaz Torres, Dayron Miguel; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraThe translation of legal documents has become an all-important pursuit in the current international arena. Its main target is to link cultures and societies that have been so far distant. The goal of this diploma paper is to elaborate a bilingual glossary (English-Spanish) of legal terms for fourth year students of the degree course English Language with French as a Second Language from the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. To achieve this purpose, a 450-text corpus consisting of acts, bills and proclamations taken from the websites of The White House and US Congress respectively was compiled and processed by a corpus analysis software called AntConc. The elaborated glossary of legal terms, along with their Spanish equivalents will help improve the students’ lexical competence regarding law and their performance in the translation process.Ítem Acceso Abierto Site web pour développer la compétence interculturelle en Français Langue Etrangère.(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2010-07-01) Pino Urías, Naima; Puertas Urquiza, DenisLa langue fait partie intégrale de la culture. L’étude de la langue privilégie donc l'enseignement/apprentissage des compétences interculturelles, car apprendre une langue étrangère signifie entrer en contact avec la culture du pays cible. Il en résulte l'immense rôle qu'un enseignant en langues peut et devrait y jouer à condition que lui-même s'ouvre à l'Interculturalité, qu'il ne craigne pas de l'enseigner et de l'apprendre à ses élèves, car l'éducation interculturelle est un processus qui dure toute la vie et dans lequel les rôles sont souvent interchangeables: l'apprenant prend celui de l'enseignant et l'enseignant celui de l'apprenant. Comment développer la compétence interculturelle? Faut-il passer par la compétence plurilingue et pluriculturelle pour y aboutir? Comment établir une relation entre sa culture d'origine et les cultures «étrangères»? Le site web qu’on propose à l’intention de collaborer avec le développement de la compétence interculturelle des étudiants hispanophones qui apprennent la langue française, spécifiquement à l'Université Centrale « Marta Abreu » de Las Villas.Ítem Acceso Abierto Glossaire pluriIangue des especes du jardin botanique de Villa Clara(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2008-07-25) Calviño Ruiz, Karen; Puertas Urquiza, Denis; Ríos Albuerne, Ramón CristóbalLe Jardin Botanique de la Province de Villa Clara est une Institution qui contribue à la politique de conservation de la diversité biologique avec des techniques de conservation ex situ principalement par la recherche scientifique, l’étude et conservation d’espèces menacées d’extinction, les méthodes de préparation des plantes et l’étude de la biodiversité. Cette Institution travaille avec des projets nationaux et internationaux, tous deux, c’est pour cela qu’elle est visitée par des personnes de différentes nationalités non hispanophones inclus qui s’intéressent aux espèces y présentes. Ceci oblige spécialistes et traducteurs à faire usage commun de termes botaniques dans différentes langues, principalement les noms communs des espèces, dans des situations de communication sur la protection des plantes et l’environnement en général. Cependant, la barrière idiomatique s’impose, dû aux besoins des spécialistes et des traducteurs des glossaires de traductions et dictionnaires scientifiques et techniques plurilangues de botanique qui contiennent principalement les noms communs des plantes et en particulier celles qui se trouvent dans le Jardin. Dans cette thèse un glossaire plurilangue des noms communs des plantes du Jardin Botanique de Villa Clara est proposé. Ce glossaire est destiné aux spécialistes et traducteurs liés au travail du Jardin Botanique et a la fois il peut être une oeuvre d’une grande utilité pour les étudiants de langues étrangers, de la Faculté des Sciences Agricoles et pour la population en générale intéressé aux espèces végétales et leurs utilités, propriétés médicinales, forme de culture, etc. Les référents théoriques - méthodologiques qui soutiennent la production de ce glossaire terminologique sont basés sur les études de traduction et terminologie et ses liens avec la Botanique et les études de taxonomies descriptives.Ítem Acceso Abierto Médiation Informatique pour l’enseignement – apprentissage du Français Langue Étrangère.(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2009-06-01) Ortiz González, Osmany; Montes Santana, José Antonio; Puertas Urquiza, Denis; Villamañan Alba, MaylenL’enseignement virtuel, et plus spécifiquement à travers des pages web, est un sujet d’actualité qui suscite un intérêt croissant dans les milieux académique et professionnel pour ses avantages non négligeables liés à la gestion du temps et à l’économie des ressources associées aux déplacements dont les individus et les organisations sont habituellement soucieux. En prenant comme échantillon 25 étudiants de Langue Anglaise, option Langue Française cette étude met en lumière l’influence des pages web dans le processus d’enseignement – apprentissage du Français Langue Étrangère à l’Université Centrale “Marta Abreu” de las Villas, en utilisant le site web Français en Essence ayant les éléments nécessaires pour l’acquisition de cette langue étrangère.Ítem Acceso Abierto The use of an english-spanish parallel corpus for the study of translation(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2011-06-25) García Fundora, Dailenys; Chávez Hernández, Marisleidy; Llanes Abeijón, ManuelThe general aim of the present research is to build a tool for the study of translation based on an English-Spanish parallel corpus as well as to assess its usefulness as an aid to systematize the study of translation and to achieve a higher translation competence by students in English Language Studies at the UCLV. This research provides empirical support for the teaching and learning of English-Spanish translation. The novelty of the research is that it is a contribution to English Language Studies translation subjects for the systematic study of translation using corpus linguistics. This is the first time that the issue of translation tools is tackled in the Department of English Studies at the UCLV. Internationally, there has been a lot of research in the area of computer-aided translation in general but less in the area of computer-aided translation study and training, as opposed to research and professional practice. For this reason our research may be a modest contribution to the field. From a theoretical perspective this dissertation contributes to the study of translation pedagogy in Cuba by delving into the conception and design of parallel corpora for didactic use. From a practical point of view the present research is important for the practice of translation because it may help to facilitate the study and practice of English-Spanish translation for students of English Language Studies using a bilingual corpus of texts. Key words: translation, parallel corpus, computer-aided translation, translation didacticsÍtem Acceso Abierto An Interactive Website for the Teaching and Learning Process of Interpreting(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2009-06-25) Jacomino González, Danaily; Paredes Pacheco, Ismaray; Rodríguez Ruiz, Mayra; Nuñez Zayas, LeidanysRecently, ICTs and more specifically Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) materials are given a paramount importance as tools to support the teaching and learning process in higher education. The implementation of this technology is supported by the more progressive pedagogical approaches which promote the ideology of active learning and students’ self-assessment as better ways to construct new knowledge. Considering the affordances of CAL materials a website was built. The website is endeavored to provide supporting materials and to enhance students interpreting skills so as to support the teaching and learning process of Interpreting in the course English Language with a Second Foreign Language (French) at the UCLV. This major paper is structured into three chapters. Chapter 1 deals with the theoretical bases for the use of ICTs, specifically CAL materials to improve the teaching and learning process of Interpreting in the training of students of English Language with a Second Foreign Language (French). Chapter 2 implies the characterization of the sample, main methods and instruments used, as well as the analysis of the results obtained from the diagnosis. Chapter 3 consists on the proposal of an interactive Website to improve the teaching and learning process of Interpreting in the course English Language with a Second Foreign Language (French), and its validation by specialists.Ítem Acceso Abierto Communicative tasks to contribute to the development of speaking skills in the training of bachelors in english language with a major in french(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2005-06-25) Suárez Abreu, Dania Yudith; Martín Cintra, Michel; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraIn this Major Paper it is analyzed the importance of learning foreign languages, specifically English. Several definitions of speaking are quoted, as well as some definitions of communicative tasks are presented. The research is divided into three chapters that are devoted to the analysis of the current situation of the development of speaking skills in the first year of the training of Bachelors in English with a major in French, at Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas; a characterization of the sample is given, and at the end, it is presented a proposal of communicative tasks to help teachers and students in the teaching and learning process. The exercises were compiled, adapted and created.Ítem Acceso Abierto Analysis of the use of acronyms and initialisms as cultural referents in medical texts(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2011-06-25) Betancourt Ynfiesta, Beatriz; Treto Suárez, Lorena; Fernández Peraza, Ana VivianTaking into account that the translation of acronyms and initialisms is not only language-dependent, but also culture-bound, the aim of this study is to analyze the translation procedures used to translate into Spanish acronyms and initialisms used in English medical texts on Cardiology. This study attempts to present a theoretical and practical stand on the issue under research. It is a qualitative, interpretive, descriptive, synchronic study based on the lexical analysis of acronyms and initialisms in the English ST and the Spanish TT within the framework of descriptive translation studies. This is the first time the issue of translating acronyms and initialisms as cultural referents in specialized texts is tackled in the English Language Department. Thus, this study will deepen existing knowledge on how to deal with acronyms and initialisms, as forms of cultural referents, in medical texts. The study will hopefully contribute to the ongoing efforts aiming at improving translation in general, and translation of medical texts in particular.Ítem Acceso Abierto A Model Webquest for the Subject Panorama of English-Speaking Countries(2012-06-25) Koke Camara, YoussoufNowadays ICTs, especially Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) materials, are given great importance as tools to support the teaching and learning process in higher education. The implementation of this technology is supported by the more progressive pedagogical approaches which promote the ideology of active learning and students’ self-assessment as better ways to construct new knowledge. The general aim of this diploma paper is to propose a model webquest to improve the teaching and learning process of the culture of English-speaking to students of the course English Language with a Second Foreign Language (French) at UCLV. Key Words: ICTs; multiple intelligence; task-based approach; webquest; English-speaking countries; culture; education.Ítem Acceso Abierto Tasks to enhance the intercultural communicative competence of english language students with a second foreign language (french) at UCLV(2012-06-25) Varela Spínola, Neusa OlindaNowadays Foreign Language Teaching entails greatly norms of social interaction in sociocultural communities and concerns to understand differences in interactional norms between sociocultural groups. Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) is an important tool in this process which reinforces the teaching of skills and abilities to create a frame of mutually understood meanings across cultural boundaries. Therefore, the main goal of this diploma paper is to propose tasks to enhance ICC in the English Language Teaching at UCLV. In so doing, the diploma paper provides theoretical foundations of concepts related to the topic of research. Based on the theoretical framework and taking into account cross-cultural communication as point of departure, tasks are presented for teaching and improving Intercultural Communicative Competence at UCLV. The tasks proposed were evaluated using the assessment of specialists. Key Words Culture, Communicative Competence, Foreign Language Teaching, Intercultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Communicative competenceÍtem Acceso Abierto Analysis of lexical errors in english - spanish translations of science journalism texts written by advanced translation students(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2009-06-25) López Guevara, Dunia; Oramas Torres, Elisaliz; Llanes Abeijón, ManuelThe general aim of the present research is to identify and classify the most frequent lexical translation errors present in Spanish target texts translated in the field of science journalism in English. Also the possible causes of these errors and their solutions are discussed. This research provides empirical support for the teaching and learning of English-Spanish translation in the field of science journalism. This is the first time that the issue of translation error classification is tackled in our Department. Internationally, there has been a lot of research in the area of translation assessment in general but not in the field of science journalism. For this reason our research may contribute to the field. From a theoretical perspective this dissertation contributes to the study of translation and to the research on this subject in Cuba. It presents a typology of lexical errors which will help to improve the practice and the teaching of this discipline in our countryÍtem Acceso Abierto A web site for the discipline Panorama of the English-Speaking Countries(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2007-06-25) Elutil Compte, Lisandra; Nuñez Zayas, Leidanys; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraSince the invention of computers, they have had a great impact on every human action because of their wide number of applications. At present, computers are used in the educational process as a teaching aid at different levels of the Cuban educational system, especially in higher education. Teachers consult a wide range of Web pages which are useful in their daily work; also students look for information in Web pages for their research papers and other activities. Building Web pages and Web sites with hyperlinks to Internet for higher education students in Cuba offers a lot of advantages: they may support the existing bibliography for different subjects, the information is given in an organized way, they provide orientation, links with other Web pages through Internet and they cut down the research time. In our University there are some courses such as ours in which the insufficient bibliography affects the teaching and leaning process, books are not enough; or they are not accessible to everyone and/or in some cases not all the information required is there or it is not well organized, or it is not updated. In this Major Paper we propose a Web site to improve the teaching and leaning process of the discipline Panorama of the English-Speaking Countries.The research paper consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 deals with the theoretical bases of the development of the teaching and learning process with the aim of ICT in the training of students of English Language with a Second Foreign Language (French). Chapter 2 consists of the characterization of the sample, main methods and instruments used, and the analysis of the results obtained from the diagnosis. Chapter 3 is the proposal of a Web site to improve the teaching and learning process of the discipline Panorama of English– Speaking Countries, and also its evaluation according to the criteria of students and teachers. Finally, conclusions, recommendations, bibliography and appendixes are included.Ítem Acceso Abierto Creation of a Favourable Environment for the Teaching and Learning of Intercultural Communication in the English Introductory Course(Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, 2013-06-20) Delgado, Jessica; Rodríguez Ruiz, MayraCulture plays an important role in foreign language teaching and learning. However, most frequently it is found that students to a great extent are taught the rules of language, but are not always able to communicate adequately since they are not knowledgeable enough about the target culture. Taking into consideration this matter, it is extremely fundamental that students should have some background about the culture of the language studied from the very beginning. Taking into account the current situation of the teaching and learning process of English in the Introductory Course, the objective of this Diploma Paper is to propose the creation of a favourable environment for the teaching and learning of intercultural communication in the English Introductory Course in the faculty of Humanities at the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. Key words: culture; intercultural communication; language; foreign language teaching and learning