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Paula Agustina Vélez Yanza

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Open access Sep 2026

The role of self-confidence in essay writing among high school students in a private institution in Riobamba, Ecuador

This qualitative case study explored students’ perceptions of the role of self-confidence in EFL essay writing and identified the main internal and external factors associated with their confidence during writing tasks at a private school in Riobamba, Ecuador. Data were collected through a focus group with seven final-...

Juan Francisco Rojas Inca, Paula Agustina Vélez Yanza · Pacha Revista de Estudios Co... · 0 citations

Review Open access Sep 2026

The perceived impact of foreign language anxiety on speaking accuracy among B2 EFL learners in Riobamba, Ecuador

This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study examined B2 EFL learners’ perceptions of how foreign language anxiety relates to speaking accuracy at a private language institute in Riobamba, Ecuador. Nine adult students participated in the study. Quantitative data were collected through a closed-ended survey, followed...

Jennyfer Katherine Bonifaz Castillo, Paula Agustina Vélez Yanza · Resistances Journal of the P... · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Changes in pronunciation performance after structured tongue-twister practice among fourth-grade EFL learners in Ambato, Ecuador

Recurring difficulties in producing the English phonemes /?/, /?/, and /?/ were observed among the participating fourth-grade EFL learners. This study examined changes in learners’ pronunciation performance after a structured tongue-twister intervention focused on these target phonemes. A quantitative one-group quasi-e...

María José Lalaleo Pazmiño, Paula Agustina Vélez Yanza · Runas Journal of Education a... · 0 citations