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Improving the speaking skill through the application of learning strategies and the strengthening of group work

Abstract:

This project is about the deficiency in English language on the ability of speaking; researched and developed at the public educational institution “Réplica Aguirre Abad”, related to the English learning process and other deficiencies such as the lack of didactic material and the low motivation of eighth grade students during the English classes. It is mainly focused on developing the ability of speaking, to encourage students to express their ideas and opinions, however minimal, in English. In our research we could notice different aspects that motivated the poor performance and absence of interest of students in English language learning; one of the main causes was the lack of interaction among the students and the continuous use of Spanish during the English classes; these evidences were the guideline to develop our project. For elaborating this project, we developed the variables theoretically which are Dependent: Improvement of the speaking skill and Independent: The application of learning strategies and the strengthening of group work to motivate students to use English as a powerful communication tool. Related to the methodology applied, this project is considered as a bibliographic research, because prior to its realization we have researched in the University library and in the school's logbooks and there is no similar project. It is also considered as a field research because we did direct observation and qualitative interviews. After obtaining the results of the survey, these were analyzed and finally we obtained the conclusions that led us to design and apply a booklet with group work activities specially designed to improve the oral …