Resumen:
The current major paper makes a bibliographical analysis of the theoretical and methodological groundwork, related to the reinforcement of English vocabulary in fifth grade students at Serafín Sanchez Valdivia Elementary School in Sancti Spíritus. This research deals with different scientific theoretical positions and methods that were used to support the criteria selected by the authoress in order to find the contradictions that evidenced the existence of a scientific problem. As scientific methods the empirical, theoretical and statistical were used, which were put into practice with the aim of verifying, state and evaluate the aspects taken into account, what concerns the teaching and learning process of a foreign language.
This major paper is structured in abstract, introduction, development, conclusions, recommendations, bibliography and annexes. In the introduction, the importance of the topic and the theoretical and methodological design of the investigation are taken into account. In the development the most up-dated work groundings of the theme are stated, it presents the initial and final stages of the research and the teaching activities as such
