English songs and listening skill

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the teaching and learning of the English language focused on listening skills. The following topic: Songs in English and listening skills” investigates the relationship between both variables and the influence on students’ listening skills. The research has a mixed approach with a quantitative and qualitative methodology taking into account data numbers and descriptions of the production of activities. To obtain data, a standardized PET Cambridge exam was applied that evaluates listening comprehension skills, consecutively a post-test exam was applied to measure the 4 listening skills and sub-skills, such as: listening for the gist or global understanding, listening for specific purposes, listening for details, and intensive listening. Statistical data were carried out with a t-test to measure numerical data. In addition, a survey focused on 3.0 tools was applied to know the importance of these tools in virtual education. In a second setting, for the assessment of listening skills, activities that promote the development of listening sub-skills were implemented following the stages of listening, pre-listening, while listening, and post-listening. The objective of the project was to analyze the influence of English songs on the development of listening skills and their sub-skills. The students who participated in this research were 35 students of the second semester of the PINE course at Universidad Técnica de Ambato Finally, the results of the research showed that, through the use of songs in English, listening skills improved from 14,5 to 19.1 points out of a range of 25. Concluding that listening skills through the use of songs can improve significantly.