Maestría en Enseñanza de Inglés como Lengua Extranjera http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/50550 2026-04-06T22:03:26Z 2026-04-06T22:03:26Z Jiménez Carrión, María Gabriela http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/56017 2022-11-28T14:41:25Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The effects of technology-enhanced grammar activities on EFL writing accuracy in an Ecuadorian higher education institute Authors: Jiménez Carrión, María Gabriela

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Rodriguez Estéfano, Julio Alejandro http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/56016 2022-11-28T14:37:08Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Knowledge of elf and Ecuadorian English language teacher attitudes towards English Authors: Rodriguez Estéfano, Julio Alejandro Abstract: This thesis examines the effects of ELF knowledge on the attitudes towards the English language of English teachers in Ecuador. This was mixed research aimed to find the differences between the participants’ attitudes towards learning English before and after an intervention.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Peña Figari, Elena María http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/54958 2025-01-13T21:03:50Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Exploring Gender In The Dynamics Of The Efl Classroom At The Elementary School Authors: Peña Figari, Elena María Abstract: In the last decades, several investigations have been carried out with relation to the way gender differences may impact the learning process. The present study seeks to clarify, not only such effect, but also what intervention tools and strategies teachers apply to handle gender diversity in the EFL classroom. With this purpose, the researcher worked with six specific groups of students, whose ages ranged between six and eleven years old, and their respective Language teachers together with the English Coordinator, the School Psychologist and the Discipline Inspector at an Ecuadorian bilingual school in the city of Guayaquil. Data was collected by means of a classroom observation instrument, students´ and teachers´ questionnaires, interviews and the analysis of school documents. Findings rendered and confirmed valuable information with relation to gender differences between boys and girls in aspects such as: attention span, class participation, need for supervision, students´ perceptions of their Language teacher, types of activities male and female pupils like or dislike, interaction with the opposite gender and teacher, to name a few. Likewise, this research has evinced the urgent need to provide special training to EFL educators with relation to the topic in question since the participating schoolteachers manifested not having been capacitated in this area.

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Oye, Rotimi Peter Salvador Cisneros, Katherine, Director http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/53565 2022-06-03T18:40:56Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Effect of voice messages and short videos through WhatsApp application to enhance the communicative skills of EFL B1 learners between the age of 18 to 25 in an Ecuadorian University Authors: Oye, Rotimi Peter; Salvador Cisneros, Katherine, Director Abstract: This qualitative study explores the use of voice messages and short videos through WhatsApp application to enhance the communicative skills of EFL B1 learners between the age of 18 to 25 in an Ecuadorian University. The study reveals the impact of the uses WhatsApp application for EFL learners. It shows that short videos improve the uses of grammar and pronunciation more than voice messages which in turn enhance learners´ speaking skills in L2. Their improvement in communicative skills were noted due to the use of WhatsApp application. Participants used voice messages and short videos through WhatsApp application in the classroom according to the activities in teachers´ lesson plans. Surveys, interviews, and observation were used to collect qualitative data from the participants, and descriptive statistics and cross tabulation were applied to analyze data. The analysis of data showed that the use of short videos is significant more effective than the voice messages to enhance the communicative skills of participants.

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