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    The use of mobile devices for English lexical improvement by students at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years of Bachillerato General Unificado San Gerardo Unit
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Diseño, Artes y Arquitectura. Maestría en Diseño, Desarrollo e Innovación de Indumentaria de Moda., 2019-05) Rojas Yumisaca, Wilson Gonzalo; Oye Rotimi, Peter
    The objective of this research is to determine if the use of mobile devices helps the lexical improvement in the first, second and third school years of the Educational Unit "San Gerardo", Chimborazo province, San Gerardo Parish in Riobamba, on which a field investigation was conducted with the application of surveys on 69 students, 5 authorities and teachers of the education unit. The results of this survey showed that both teachers and students have access to and are owners of mobile devices, but they prefer to use smartphones and mobile applications in an average of 2 to 3 hours per day, which facilitates free interaction using this device mobile as a tool for lexicon teaching-learning process in English language. In addition, the surveys allowed to know that it is important to use technology and put aside monotonous activities in the classroom without the active participation of students. For this reason, a Pre – Post Test was applied in order to measure students' knowledge before and after applying viable methodological strategies in the classroom through free applications and the use of cell phones for lexical improvement. It is also necessary to mention that in order to obtain the data and analysis of the results of the pre and post test, the student's T test was used with the statistical program SPSS (Statistics for Social Sciences), which allowed obtaining the proven results. Finally, the results of the research showed the academic impact it had on the students and teachers at the educational unit "San Gerardo", after the adequate application of the "Student Guide" proposed with its different activities; the same allowed to obtain the lexical improvement and to accomplish the proposed objectives.
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    English listening and speaking app and the oral communicative competence
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestría en Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2018-07) Gómez Reyes, Andreína Alexandra; Encalada Trujillo, Edgar Guadia
    The development of oral communicative competence has been of great importance in EFL instruction, because after all, the most effective way to communicate is through speech. However, the results of students in speaking is usually poor due to many factors, such as the difficulty practicing this skill. Therefore, the communicative competence in most students needs improvement. One way to help students develop their oral communicative competence effectively is through the use of mobile applications, since they can easily be used inside and outside the classroom. The present research is focused on the use of “English Listening and Speaking App” to develop the oral communicative competence, in which a quasi-experiment was applied to students of B1+ intermediate level of the open courses of Universidad Técnica de Ambato. The purpose of the study was to prove the efficacy of “English Listening and Speaking app” in the oral communicative competence. A pre-test and a post-test were applied to a control and experimental group, while the experimental group used the mobile application in some interactive activities in and out the class during the process to test the hypothesis. xvi The statistical analysis of the results showed the efficacy of “English Listening and Speaking App” in improving the oral communicative competence of students in the experimental group. The outcome of the T test ended up in a result of 0,004. Due to this favorable result, this study resulted in the creation of a methodological guide of interactive and communicative activities based on the elements of “English Listening and Speaking App.” Those activities intend to help learners develop their communicative competence efficiently and effectively. In addition, the methodological guide also includes different ways to assess those activities and prove students´ development.