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Item Audiobooks and English pronunciation(Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2022-03-01) Sandoval Armijos, Shirley Milena; Chicaiza Redín, Verónica ElizabethPronunciation is an important sub-skill in English since it allows to articulate well the sounds and intonations of words in order to be understood by other speakers of the language. There are different learning strategies with which this aspect can be taught. The present research aims to determine the influence of audiobooks in English pronunciation in A1 level English students at Universidad Indoamérica. For this study, a preexperimental investigation was carried out with the participation of 17 students between 20 and 26 years of old. To collect the data, the Cambridge English Key (KET) was applied as pre-test and a post-test. To carry out this investigation, lesson plans were designed exclusively to improve pronunciation using audiobooks as a learning strategy. The results obtained showed a significant improvement in this indicator, because during the pre-test the students achieved an average of 3,59 points and once the experiment was applied then in the post-test, they obtained 4,50 out of 5, demonstrating an improvement of 0.91 points, which indicates that audiobooks have a positive influence on students' pronunciation. Finally, it is important to choose audiobooks according to the English level and age of the studentsItem Cooperative Learning Strategies and the oral production of EFL(2021-04-01) Albán Andocilla, Paola Soraya; Infante Paredes, Ruth ElizabethThe main objective of this research project was to determine the relationship between Cooperative Learning Strategies (CLE) and the oral production of English as a foreign language (EFL) in students from Ambato rural area. This research worked with a population of 49 participants, belonging to range age from 7 a 12 years old. The control group (CG) comprised of 24 students and an experimental group (EG) of 25. EG participants were applied CLE such as Flashcard, Fan-N-Pick y Think-Pair-Share. All the population was evaluated through a Pre and a Post-test from Cambridge with Pre A1 level. Qualitative and quantitative methodology was used in this research since it was necessary to accomplish the proposed objective. Furthermore, experimental designed was used during thirty virtual sessions for a six-week period. Results were gotten according to T de Student demonstrated that the EG improved the oral production of EFL. The oral production elements that were developed were vocabulary from 2.84 ± 0.85 to 3.48 ± 0.71, and pronunciation from 2.72 ± 0.79 to 3.24 ± 0.52; both with a p value of 0.00. In this way, they got a significant value. However, in the interaction part, there was no major change, since the results were from 2.72 ± 0.84 to 3.00 ± 0.91, with a p value of 0.26. Consequently, it was confirmed that cooperative learning strategies influence learners’ oral production of EnglishItem Elsaspeak app and pronunciation(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Educación Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2021-04-01) Pazos Lara, Christian Andrés; Calero Sánchez, Ximena AlexandraTechnology has motivated students to learn a new language, and has helped with their pronunciation when transmitting a message. Therefore, this Project was conducted with the objective of determining the importance of using ElsaSpeak app to develop the pronunciation of second semester students of the “Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros” (PINE) program at “Universidad Técnica de Ambato”. To accomplish the objectives, a bibliographic research was used, in order to obtain theoretical support for the variables of the research project. On the other hand, an experimental investigation was applied, where the students took a pre-test using ElsaSpeak app, which evaluated the level of pronunciation of each one of them. After the pre-test, instructions were given on how to use the app to familiarize users with it, and for phoneme recognition, awareness and production. Finally, a post-test was applied using the same app to see if the use of ElsaSpeak app helped the students to improve their pronunciation. The development of this study indicated that using ElsaSpeak app had a positive impact on improving the pronunciation of the research group. After the time of the experimental study, it was noticed that the pronunciation, fluency and accent in the students were reinforced with the help of the mobile application, and there was a significant improvement in the development of oral skills.Item Collaborative learning strategies to promote oral fluency in EFL(2021-04-01) López Martínez, Verónica Lucía; Chimbo Cáceres, Elsa MayorieOne of the most common problems that occurs in the English teaching as a foreign language is the low performance of students in oral fluency. This is clearly reflected in the test scores that assess this language ability. This degree work sought to express the results of the learning strategies that can be used to improve the development of oral production. The main objective is to analyze the effects of the application of collaborative learning strategies being one of the factors that are related to the low level of oral fluency. This project is based mainly on the research and selection of collaborative learning strategies to promote an acceptable oral fluency in students from sixth grade at Unidad Educativa “Pichincha”. The study was quasi-experimental with the participation of 36 students from Unidad Educativa “Pichincha'' located in Alobamba- Tisaleo downtown. The researcher randomly divided all the participants into two groups: experimental group and control group. The evaluation instruments were applied to the two groups, the survey served to obtain general information about the two variables. Similarly, the pre - post test and a rubric that evaluates the students' learning criteria. To the experimental group the researcher applied the methodology of the use of collaborative learning strategies for one week, while the control group did not provide any treatment in order to compare the final results of the application of the methodological experiment. In order to analyze the collected data, the researcher used the T-student statistical test. Results showed that the application of collaborative learning strategies increased the level of learning by 58.89%, thus obtaining positive effects on the development of oral fluency as well as collaborative interaction in work groupsItem Ted talks in the speaking skill(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2021-04-01) Timbila Guato, Cynthia Aracelly; Suárez Mosquera, Wilma ElizabethNowadays, new technological advances and innovations are being developed for facilitating peoples’ lives. Language learning is not the exception as new online resources allow both teachers and students to facilitate the teaching-learning process. One of these online resources is TED talks, a video platform that offers a wide range of educational and interesting videos disseminated by expert speakers. Reason why the current study aimed to analyze the influence of TED talks in the development of speaking skills. The study had a pre-experimental design with the participation of 37 students from the fifth semester “B” of “Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros” program at Technical University of Ambato. The treatment consisted of exposing students to some TED talk videos in order to analyze the speaking subskills of the speakers. The main research tool was a pre and post-test adapted from the FCE (First Certificate of English) speaking exam. In the same way, a survey was administered to the whole group to know about students’ attitudes and insights towards TED talks. To analyze the data gathered, the researcher used the software IBM SPSS that enabled to perform frequency analysis, a normality test comparing differences between pre- and post-tests and the hypothesis verification through the application of the T – students test. Results showed that TED Talk videos had positive effects on the development of speaking skills and subskills such as fluency, pronunciation and discourse managementItem Soundcloud app and pronunciation(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2021-03-01) Paucar Lizano, Cristina de los Ángeles; Chimbo Cáceres, Elsa MayorieThis research aims to investigate the impact of SoundCloud application in the students’ pronunciation of fourth level from PINE program (Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros) at Universidad Técnica de Ambato. The study was carried out with a quasi-experimental research, and it included 23 students. They were divided into two groups, the control group and the experimental group. The control group did not have any treatment, while the experimental group worked with the SoundCloud application. During this process the students had to listen to the recordings given by the teacher which included the [t], [d], and the [ɪd] sounds at the end of the regular verbs in the simple past tense. The research took five meetings by the Zoom platform, two of them were just to apply the pre-test and the post-test and the other three meetings were especially for checking the three sounds in simple past-tense. At the end of each session they had to upload individual podcasts to the SoundCloud application to receive feedback from their classmates. The data was collected through a pre-test (at the beginning of the intervention) and post-test (at the end of the intervention), and to evaluate both tests it was necessary the use of a checklist. Finally, the researcher used the software SPSS and the statistical T-student to obtain the results of the intervention. The final results showed that the SoundCloud application had a positive impact in the students’ pronunciation because it motivated students to improve their pronunciationItem Know, want, learn (KWL) strategy and oral communication(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2021-03-01) Valencia Jácome, Erika Lissete; Jordán Buenaño, Cristina del RocíoThe present work research was carried out to attempt at improving Oral Communication through the KWL (Know, Want, Learn) strategy. To develop this investigation a group of 30 students from Juan Montalvo Parish was used. This research sought was to analyze the influence of the KWL Strategy on the oral communication skills of the English Language. The study used a qualitative and quantitative approach. The qualitative approach interprets students’ opinions and perceptions. The quantitative approach analyzes numerical data gathered from the tests. It was also pre-experimental research due to there was only 1 experimental group. The investigator used a pre-test, post-test, and survey as instruments to collect data. For the pre and post-test, a KET test from the Cambridge examination was applied. To analyzed the obtained data, the author used the SPSS Statistical Program. The hypothesis was verified using the t-student test. The results showed that the KWL strategy influenced positively students’ oral communicationItem The hooked on phonics app and the English pronunciation(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2021-01-01) Sánchez Villegas, Gabriela Fernanda; Chicaiza Redín, Verónica ElizabethThe current research had the objective to demonstrate how the Hooked on Phonics application influences the English pronunciation development, considering that the speaking ability is one of the most complex to acquire, and has an extraordinary importance in communication because it plays an important role in listening comprehension, oral expression and oral interaction. For the development of the research, it was necessary to use a qualitative and pre-experimental approach methodology, where 17 third-year students of basic education from Private Education Unit “Jerusalem” participated, with ages between 7 and 8. The intervention process lasted 2 months and involved performing 8 activities to improve pronunciation, evaluated at the beginning and end of the mediation. After the development of the research, it was possible to conclude that Hooked on Phonics app was effective because the final level of students' pronunciation was satisfactory since the majority (59%) was at level 3, several of them were at level 4, being very good; and some of them at level 5, considered excellent. Observing a greater familiarization with English language sounds and improvement intonation, fluency and self-confidence.Item The Starfall app and the English pronunciation(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2021-01-01) Cando Sánchez, Johanna Lizbeth; Calero Sánchez, Ximena AlexandraThis study aimed to research how the Starfall app develops in the English pronunciation since it is a new alternative to learn the language oriented to children in preschool, kindergarten, first, second and third grade. This program emphasizes exploration, play, and positive reinforcement, encouraging kids to feel safe and motivated to learn. For the research development, a quasi-experimental qualitative methodology was used with 10 fourth-year students from Basic Education School "Marcial Augusto Soria", whose ages fluctuated between 8 and 9 years OLD. They were evaluated before and after the five-week intervention. At the end of the research, the results of the pre and post-test were compared and it was possible to verify the effectiveness of the Starfall application in English pronunciation. Before the experimentation, most of the students were in level 1, that means, there was limited control of phonological characteristics and incomprehensible speech. However, at the end of the experimentation, the majority were placed at level 3 which was satisfactory, and at level 4, being very good because the speech was understandable, there was good intonation, use of accent and in general, good articulation of words