Flipped classroom method in English speaking skill development in young adults

 

Authors
Cabezas Llerena, Kerly Yesenia
Format
MasterThesis
Status
publishedVersion
Description

1. State of the Art. -- 2. Design Methodology. -- 3 Analysis of the results of the research.
This research analyzes the influence of the Flipped Classroom Method (FCM) in the speaking skill development in young adults of A2 level from the regular modality at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo. It was detected, through a direct observation, that students presented difficulty in constructing effective communication in the English language. A quasi-experimental study was developed in which two groups, control and experimental, were established. The first group received classes through traditional learning strategies and the last one through strategies based on FCM. First, speaking skills were assessed by applying the speaking section of the Cambridge Key English Test (KET). In the case of the experimental group, the FCM was implemented through eight lesson plans that incorporate strategies such as watching videos at home, do activities in a class directed to work in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, and, after that, students made speeches in pairs talking about the topics of the lessons. On the other hand, students in the control group received class through the traditional learning method. Once the experiment was completed, the KET post-test was applied to know the speaking skill development in both groups. Students in the experimental group got a mean grade of 9.04 out of 25 on the pre-test while they got a mean grade of 19.97 on the post-test. The result is more significant in the experimental group compared with the control one. The FCM is efficient in ensuring the development of speaking skills in young adults better than the traditional learning strategies.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrados
Magister en Pedagogía del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera (mpile)

Publication Year
2021
Language
eng
Topic
FLIPPED CLASSROOM
GRAMMAR
PRONUNCIATION
Repository
Repositorio Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ambato
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https://repositorio.pucesa.edu.ec/handle/123456789/3307
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openAccess
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