Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación
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Item The Wannalisn app and the listening skill(Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2022-03-01) Rivera Ramón, Bryan Steven; Calero Sánchez, Ximena AlexandraTechnological tools focused on education have been developing new ways of learning, hence Wannalisn app is a tool that wants to help students in learning and practicing listening skill. The main aim of this research was focused on measuring how Wannalisn app improves listening skill in students. The process of this research work used a quantitative approach in order to collect statistical data and perform an analysis of the evolution of the research. The research was applied in a population of 23 sixthsemester students of Pedagogia de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros degree from the Universidad Tecnica de Ambato, the procedure of this research was in 3 weeks with a total of 9 sessions. The technique used to measure the evolution between the interval of participation was the application of the standardized Preliminary English Test that is designed to B1 students. This test was applied at the beginning and end of the research, where in the Pre-Test an average of 6.35 out of 13 points was obtained and in the Post-Test an average of 12.17 out of 13 points was obtained. The results derived generate a difference of 5.82 points of evolution that indicate an improvement in relation between the two tests applied. Finally, the conclusion established that the use of Wannalisn app caused an improvement of the listening skill in the students, demonstrating that it is a fundamental tool for the development of this skill in the students.Item Italki social network app and writing skills(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2020-11-01) Pilco Chicaiza, Diana Araceli; Chicaiza Redín, Verónica ElizabethThe purpose of this research was to determine the influence of the Italki Social Network App in the development of the writing skills of the students from eighth semester of Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages at Technical University of Ambato, in which a qualitative and quantitative methodology was used with 10 students, who used the application for two months. The data collection was developed through the Cambridge FCE test, which was applied at the beginning and at the end of the investigation in order to determine the level of the writing skill in the students of the eighth semester, focusing on the comparison of results to determine the effectiveness of the strategy established. According to the development of the research, it was found that the use of social networks favors the writing skill because students feel motivated. Situation that was validated with the application of the ITALKI network, which gave good results because it was possible to observe an increase in the number of students that reached the required learning of 30%, going from 30% to 60%. Additionally, there is a 30% of students who master the required learning