Learning Pills for the Improvement of University Education: the Case of the Degree Thesis in the Degree of Linguistics and Applied Languages of University of Cadiz

Abstract

This work presents the innovation project Learning pills for the improvement of the degree thesis in the University Degree in Linguistics and Applied Languages, carried out during the academic year 2017-2018 in the context of the Degree in Linguistics and Applied Languages of the University of Cadiz. This project focuses on the development of audiovisual tutorials of short duration or learning pills about methodological aspects of the Thesis Degree, due to the observed problems that this work poses to our students. This article examines the characteristics of this type of academic works. It also explores the habits and expectations in the use of both social networks and audio-visual resources, and how students perceive them when searching for information. Finally, it analyzes the deficits observed in students by teachers when carrying out this type of works and the possibilities of improving the teaching-learning process.