Improving English writing skills by using simulated storytelling environments among second year high school students at a public institution in Loja. School year 2022 - 2023.

Writing is considered an essential skill in the English language teaching learning process, as students have to explain their ideas while producing the language properly in written form. Based on that, the main objective of this work is to determine the effects of storytelling on the improvement of English writing skills by using simulated environments among second year high school students at a public institution in Loja city. School year 2022-2023. Therefore, to conduct this study, practical action research and a mixed method using a pretest and a posttest for quantitative data were used as instruments to identify the impact of simulated storytelling environments on English writing skills. For qualitative data, the instrument questionnaire was applied to describe the benefits of this strategy. Besides, field notes were used to corroborate and support quantitative data. All data collected were interpreted applying descriptive analysis and thematic analysis. The results showed that the total average score of students in the pretest was 5,63/10 before the intervention, and in the posttest was 7,88/10 after the application of simulated storytelling environments as a strategy to enhance their writing. In addition, the results indicated that the use of simulated storytelling environments allowed second year high school students to feel more motivated, engaged in their learning process, and creative when creating stories. It also allowed them to take an active participation during the class and increase their collaborative, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. In consequence, the researcher concluded that students were able to improve their writing skills, mainly in the components of punctuation, capitalization, verb agreement, and coherence. Keywords: Digital storytelling, English as a foreign language, Simulated environments, Storytelling, Writing skills.

• Autor principal: García Jiménez, Karen Lizbeth (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Publicat: 2024
• Matèries: NARRACIÓN DE CUENTOS; NARRACIÓN DIGITAL; ENTORNOS SIMULADOS; APRENDIZAJE DEL INGLÉS; DESTREZAS DE ESCRITURA
• Accés en línia: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/29233