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Item British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) authentic videos for speaking skill development(Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestria en la Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2019) Zurita Valencia, Carlos Eduardo; Silva Chávez, Judith AlexandraThis study was aimed at determining the effect of using British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) authentic videos in the development of the speaking skill of 8th grade students. This study took place at Unidad Educativa “Primicias de la Cultura de Quito” in Ecuador during the academic year 2018-2019. The population consisted of 50 students. 25 of them belonged to the control group and the other 25 to the experimental group. These participants were the target to determine the effect of using authentic videos in the English class to develop the speaking skill. This was a quali-quantitative research of a descriptive study and was based on the results of a survey applied to EGB students who received the treatment implemented and a pretest and a posttest conducted to all the participants of the study. It was carried out during six weeks, from November 5th to December 14th, 2018. Twelve different speaking activities based on BBC authentic videos were used during the intervention process to teach vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and fluency. An improvement on the students’ speaking skills was revealed in the posttest results after the speaking activities were applied in the English class.Item British Broadcasting Corporation audio materials in listening comprehension development with 2nd BGU graders at Julio Tobar Donoso High School(Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestria en la Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2019) Torres Andrango, Sylvia Jeanneth; Meléndez Escobar, Lorena MonserrathThis research was intended to analyzing the influence of British Broadcasting Corporation audio material on the development of listening comprehension of 2nd year BGU students at Julio Tobar Donoso high school. The study was conducted during the school year 2018-2019. A group of 62 students formed the population. The population was divided in two groups 32 students were called the experimental group and the other 32 students were called the control group. This study was based on a mixed approach that involves both quantitative and qualitative methods. The proposal took place in six weeks, from January 6th until February 15th 2019.Just the experimental group received the treatment and the control group was taught with traditional lessons. The proposal consisted on the creation of a booklet containing of six audio activities based on BBC authentic auditory material. These activities were applied with the purpose of enhance the students’ listening comprehension and their abilities to remember, evaluate and respond during the listening process. According to the results evidenced in the pretest and posttest of both groups the control and the experimental group, the last one showed an improvement in their listening skill. Therefore, it was concluded that the use on BBC audio materials has a positive effect on the development of the listening skill.