Carolina Díaz
Biographic Data
| ID | 94522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolina Díaz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Díaz |
| SIGNATURE | DÍAZ C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Concepción |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9024-2497 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Barriers and facilitators to access sexual and reproductive health services among young migrants in Tarapacá, Chile
This study shows a limited approach to the sexual and reproductive health of young migrants in Chile, severely hampering their reproductive and sexual rights. Policies and initiatives must work towards removing structural barriers, changing narratives, and empowering young migrants regarding their sexual and reproductive health
Covid-19 in real time
This article seeks to explain why some popular neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires have responded more effectively than others to COVID-19. It compares actions that took place between March and October 2020 in the neighbourhoods of Villa 20, Villa 15 and Villa 1-11-14. We analyse public policies carried out by government agencies, especially the Instituto de Vivienda de la Ciudad (IVC) and the Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano y Hábitat (MDHyH), and the…
Unraveling Parents' Perceptions of English Language Learning
Purpose of the study: This research aims to analyze parents’ perceptions towards the learning of English and the ways they help their children deal with English and language assessment. Methodology: This qualitative study addresses 74 Chilean parents’ perceptions of English teaching and learning. A semi-structured interview was conducted to capture the participants’ perceptions. The data were categorized using content and frequency analysis and t…
El profesor como guía y guerrero
En el contexto de las diferentes reformas al sistema educacional chileno y de las movilizaciones que han suscitado, el objetivo de la investigación es analizar los conceptos metafóricos sobre la figura del profesor. En el estudio se empleó un enfoque cualitativo y se adoptó un diseño fenomenológico. Se aplicó un cuestionario de obtención de metáforas a 168 estudiantes de los cursos finales de pedagogía en inglés de universidades chilenas. El anál…
Examining differences between pre- and in-service teachers’ cognition when lesson planning
Map, Foundations, Recipe, Burden
Conceptual metaphor constitutes both the theoretical framework and a tool for eliciting and analyzing data in this qualitative research study. The aim of this study is to analyze the role of conceptual metaphors for unpacking research participants' conceptualizations about lesson planning in Chilean schools. An eliciting metaphor questionnaire was designed to require respondents to complete the statement "lesson planning is like...because...". Th…
La metáfora conceptual de los profesores en formación sobre el proceso de planificación de la enseñanza
The aim of this qualitative research is to analyze teacher candidates’ views on lesson planning. The theoretical framework is based on conceptual metaphors as they are understood by Cognitive Linguistics. A written prompt instrument was created to trigger the production of metaphoric expressions. The instrument was run on 125 fifth year teacher candidates from English Language Teaching Programs in three Chilean universities. The data were analyze…
Validation of a Classroom Management Questionnaire for pre and Inservice Teachers of English
Classroom management is a permanent concern and challenge for teachers. Good classroom management practices are critical to facilitate effective learning and therefore, researchers are continuously exploring ways to measure this construct from different perspectives. Questionnaires are one of the tools used to gather relevant data. This article presents an approach to the validation of a classroom management questionnaire. To validate this questi…
The Impact of Multimodal Instruction on the Acquisition of Vocabulary
The use of inadequate and outdated practices, such as memorizing lists of decontextualized words and the excessive use of translation when teaching vocabulary, represent a prevailing problem in English language teaching. This study aims to determine whether the use of multimodality significantly improves vocabulary acquisition among school students. To determine how the use of multimodality affects vocabulary acquisition, this study was conducted…
Estilos de enseñanza y estilos de aprendizaje en educación superior
This paper shows the findings of a study conducted in three Chilean universities in 2014. It aims to analyze EFL student teachers' preferences regarding their teaching and learning styles. 279 participants answered the teaching style inventory and 238 took the learning style questionnaire. These participants are first, third and fifth year student-teachers. This study uses Grasha and Riechman's model to study teaching and learning styles. These a…
Allegorical Specters and the Rhetorics of Mourning in Diamela Eltit'sJamás el fuego nunca
It has been four decades since the military coup d'état in Chile; however, legal and criminal questions regarding the disappeared bodies of Pinochet's regime are still unanswered, not only because the perpetrators remain unpunished, hence, the question of the viability of justice and the proper closure of national trauma are still in suspense, but also because the conditions of death and disappearance are not clear. The search for the disappeared…
English Teacher
The following paper aims at identifying beliefs about English language assessment from a group of thirty Chilean teachers from primary, secondary and tertiary levels. This research is a multiple case study that utilizes a semi-structured interview, journals and a Likert scale, whose data are analyzed through semantic content analysis with the use of the qualitative data analysis software Atlasti that helps to determine participants' beliefs about…
Prevalencia de infecciones hospitalarias en unidades de cuidados intensivos para adultos en Argentina
The prevalence of hospital infections, the distribution of primary infection sites, and the associations with risk factors were similar to those observed by other authors in several countries. It is important to understand the local and national issues prior to initiating a surveillance program. Surveys such as these, with a national scope and administered by the State, are one way of motivating, raising awareness, and building capacity
Examining differences between pre- and in-service teachers’ cognition when lesson planning
Covid-19 in real time
This article seeks to explain why some popular neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires have responded more effectively than others to COVID-19. It compares actions that took place between March and October 2020 in the neighbourhoods of Villa 20, Villa 15 and Villa 1-11-14. We analyse public policies carried out by government agencies, especially the Instituto de Vivienda de la Ciudad (IVC) and the Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano y Hábitat (MDHyH), and the…
Estilos de enseñanza y estilos de aprendizaje en educación superior
This paper shows the findings of a study conducted in three Chilean universities in 2014. It aims to analyze EFL student teachers' preferences regarding their teaching and learning styles. 279 participants answered the teaching style inventory and 238 took the learning style questionnaire. These participants are first, third and fifth year student-teachers. This study uses Grasha and Riechman's model to study teaching and learning styles. These a…
Prevalencia de infecciones hospitalarias en unidades de cuidados intensivos para adultos en Argentina
The prevalence of hospital infections, the distribution of primary infection sites, and the associations with risk factors were similar to those observed by other authors in several countries. It is important to understand the local and national issues prior to initiating a surveillance program. Surveys such as these, with a national scope and administered by the State, are one way of motivating, raising awareness, and building capacity
English Teacher
The following paper aims at identifying beliefs about English language assessment from a group of thirty Chilean teachers from primary, secondary and tertiary levels. This research is a multiple case study that utilizes a semi-structured interview, journals and a Likert scale, whose data are analyzed through semantic content analysis with the use of the qualitative data analysis software Atlasti that helps to determine participants' beliefs about…
Allegorical Specters and the Rhetorics of Mourning in Diamela Eltit'sJamás el fuego nunca
It has been four decades since the military coup d'état in Chile; however, legal and criminal questions regarding the disappeared bodies of Pinochet's regime are still unanswered, not only because the perpetrators remain unpunished, hence, the question of the viability of justice and the proper closure of national trauma are still in suspense, but also because the conditions of death and disappearance are not clear. The search for the disappeared…
The Impact of Multimodal Instruction on the Acquisition of Vocabulary
The use of inadequate and outdated practices, such as memorizing lists of decontextualized words and the excessive use of translation when teaching vocabulary, represent a prevailing problem in English language teaching. This study aims to determine whether the use of multimodality significantly improves vocabulary acquisition among school students. To determine how the use of multimodality affects vocabulary acquisition, this study was conducted…
Estilos de enseñanza y estilos de aprendizaje en educación superior
This paper shows the findings of a study conducted in three Chilean universities in 2014. It aims to analyze EFL student teachers' preferences regarding their teaching and learning styles. 279 participants answered the teaching style inventory and 238 took the learning style questionnaire. These participants are first, third and fifth year student-teachers. This study uses Grasha and Riechman's model to study teaching and learning styles. These a…
La metáfora conceptual de los profesores en formación sobre el proceso de planificación de la enseñanza
The aim of this qualitative research is to analyze teacher candidates’ views on lesson planning. The theoretical framework is based on conceptual metaphors as they are understood by Cognitive Linguistics. A written prompt instrument was created to trigger the production of metaphoric expressions. The instrument was run on 125 fifth year teacher candidates from English Language Teaching Programs in three Chilean universities. The data were analyze…
Validation of a Classroom Management Questionnaire for pre and Inservice Teachers of English
Classroom management is a permanent concern and challenge for teachers. Good classroom management practices are critical to facilitate effective learning and therefore, researchers are continuously exploring ways to measure this construct from different perspectives. Questionnaires are one of the tools used to gather relevant data. This article presents an approach to the validation of a classroom management questionnaire. To validate this questi…
Map, Foundations, Recipe, Burden
Conceptual metaphor constitutes both the theoretical framework and a tool for eliciting and analyzing data in this qualitative research study. The aim of this study is to analyze the role of conceptual metaphors for unpacking research participants' conceptualizations about lesson planning in Chilean schools. An eliciting metaphor questionnaire was designed to require respondents to complete the statement "lesson planning is like...because...". Th…
Unraveling Parents' Perceptions of English Language Learning
Purpose of the study: This research aims to analyze parents’ perceptions towards the learning of English and the ways they help their children deal with English and language assessment. Methodology: This qualitative study addresses 74 Chilean parents’ perceptions of English teaching and learning. A semi-structured interview was conducted to capture the participants’ perceptions. The data were categorized using content and frequency analysis and t…
El profesor como guía y guerrero
En el contexto de las diferentes reformas al sistema educacional chileno y de las movilizaciones que han suscitado, el objetivo de la investigación es analizar los conceptos metafóricos sobre la figura del profesor. En el estudio se empleó un enfoque cualitativo y se adoptó un diseño fenomenológico. Se aplicó un cuestionario de obtención de metáforas a 168 estudiantes de los cursos finales de pedagogía en inglés de universidades chilenas. El anál…
Examining differences between pre- and in-service teachers’ cognition when lesson planning
Covid-19 in real time
This article seeks to explain why some popular neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires have responded more effectively than others to COVID-19. It compares actions that took place between March and October 2020 in the neighbourhoods of Villa 20, Villa 15 and Villa 1-11-14. We analyse public policies carried out by government agencies, especially the Instituto de Vivienda de la Ciudad (IVC) and the Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano y Hábitat (MDHyH), and the…
Barriers and facilitators to access sexual and reproductive health services among young migrants in Tarapacá, Chile
This study shows a limited approach to the sexual and reproductive health of young migrants in Chile, severely hampering their reproductive and sexual rights. Policies and initiatives must work towards removing structural barriers, changing narratives, and empowering young migrants regarding their sexual and reproductive health
Mathematics education (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)