Use of the cell phone to improve the sub-skills of oral expression in students of Dentistry
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37135/ee.004.03.01Keywords:
cell phones, language, strategy, confidentAbstract
This research aimed to contribute to develop appropriately the two sub-skills of the oral expression of the English language as a foreign language. The population was composed by 30 students of the first level of the School of Dentistry of Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo in the academic period April-August 2016. The study was quasi-experimental and the didactic proposal was developed as a complement to the activities in class considered in the syllabus of the English subject. The strategy was applied in 20 lessons both inside and outside the classroom for three months. A test was applied before and after the execution of the methodological strategy. In the same way, the survey technique was used by means of two questionnaires, one directed to the students and the other to the teachers to know the degree of satisfaction after working with the proposal developed. The results showed that the students were more confident working autonomously at their own pace through listening to audios in English and then recording their conversations until they consider that their pronunciation and intonation are the most appropriate in relation to the original audio they worked with. Progress was evidenced in 31.46% of the participants, comparing the results of the applied tests. Finally, it can be said that the proposed strategy is innovative, useful and easy to use by teachers in their classes.
Downloads
References
Ministerio de Educación. Objetivos de Inglés como lengua extranjera [Internet]. Quito: Ministerio de Educación; 2015. Disponible en: http://educacion. gob.ec/objetivos-2/.
Programa de Becas-Senescyt. Programa de Becas Enseña Inglés [Internet]. Quito: Senescyt; 2015. Disponible en: http://programasbecas. Educación superior.gob.ec /ensena-ingles/.
Andramunio, Ortega J. Didactic guide of games and dynamics in English, focusing on the abilities of listening and speaking for teachers of fourth year of Basic Education of Pensionado Mixto “La Victoria”. Tesis de licenciatura. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra, Ibarra, Ecuador; 2004.
Richards J, Rodgers T. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. New York: Editorial Cambridge University Press; 2012.
McCarthy M, O´Dell F. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambrigde: Editorial de Cambridge; 2008.
García J. Entrenamiento en estrategias de aprendizaje de Inglés como lengua extranjera en un contexto de aprendizaje combinado. Rev Lingüíst Neibrija. [Internet]. 2010 [citado 2016 Dic 15]; (8): 1-12. Disponible en https://revistas.nebrija.com/revista-linguistica/article/view/140/112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael48140.
Priscilla-Chantal DS, Shitsuka R, Rodrigues-de Morais G. Estrategias de Enseñanza-Aprendizaje en Ambientes Virtuales: Estudio Comparativo de la Enseñanza de Idioma Estranjero en el Sistema EaD y Presencial. Rev Associação Brasileira de Educação a Distância. [Internet]. 2013 [consulta 2016 Ene 12]; 11: 43-58 Disponible en: http://www.abed.org.br/revistacientifica/_Spanish/2013/1C_Artigo_Rbaad_Espanhol_2ed.pdf.
McCArthy, M. y J. McCarten. Touchstone Teacher´s Edition. Hong Kong: Editorial deCambridge; 2009.
Seligson P, Hodgson E. English ID 1 teacher´s guide. México DF: Editorial Santillana Educación; 2013.
Adedokun A A. Nigeria Secondary School Teachers’ Demographics, Perception, and Level of Technology Integration: A Correlational Study [tesis de doctorado]. Fort Lauderdale: Keiser University; 2016 [citado 2017 Ene 21]. Disponible en: http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/16775/7/__ddat01_staffhome_bjones_RDS_Desktop_MERJ_5%201_pages%20FINAL%20only.pdf.
Reinders H, Min-Young-Cho. Extensive Listening Practice and Input Enhancement Using Mobile Phones: Encouraging Out-of-Class Learning with Mobile Phones. TESL-EJ [Internet]. 2010 [citado 2016 Oct 12]; 14(2). Disponible en: http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume14/ej54/ej54m2/.
Backley P. Improving your English Pronunciation [Tesis de grado]. Sendai: Tohoku Gakuin University; 2015 [citado 2016 Nov 11]. Disponible en: https://tohoku-gakuin.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=80&item_no=1&attribute_id=22&file_no=1.
