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    The employment of duolingo app for the oral production of the English Language for adult learners with unfinished schooling of 10th level E.G.B
    (2021-05-01) Zumbana Mondragón, Daniela Estefanía; Escalante Gamazo, Marbella Cumandá
    The present research had as principal objective to determine the application of Duolingo App in the development of the oral production of the English language on the communicative competences in the adult learners with unfinished schooling. Furthermore, the pre- test and pro- test were applied based on the audio verbal development to determine the efficiency of this technological tool as a practical and dynamic method. These tests based on the virtual sections which are offered in this mobile application in order to identify the level of the students and to know their progress in audio- verbal skills of 10th level of E.G.B groups at P.C.E.I. “Mons. Leonidas Proaño” Educative Unit CAT- Latacunga during the second quarterly of the academic year September 2020- March 2021. Also, a planning of skills with performance criteria was based in the curricular content of the Educative Unit. This planning helped to support the implementation of Duolingo App into the virtual environment with the selected groups who were involved in the research work. This lesson planning focused on the oral production of the English language in addition, on the active practice of the previous knowledge of the students. After the implementation of the research work, it applied a post- test that based on the same structure and approach that the pre- test according to the obtaining results after the application. Next, it was elaborated the procedure of the data which were analyzed and interpreted through the T- test of Student. These results were represented for statistical charts and graphics. The results demonstrated that the Duolingo App permitted to improve the oral production of the English language and it had a positive impact in the development of audio-verbal skills. Furthermore, Duolingo App facilitated to the teacher identify the level of oral production of their students as well as recognize the principal necessities of them. Therefore, it recommends using it in order to help the learners into learning the English language.