Task-based learning activities to improve listening skills among students of ninth year “a” of basic education, afternoon session at unidad educativa Dr. Manuel Agustín Cabrera Lozano in the city of Loja during the 2018-2019 school year

The objective of this research was to improve listening skills through task-based learning activities among students of ninth year “A” of Basic Education, afternoon session at Unidad Educativa Dr. Manuel Agustín Cabrera Lozano, in the city of Loja during the 2018-2019 school year. The scientific, descriptive, statistical, and analytic/synthetic methods were utilized to obtain, describe, represent and interpret and analyze data. The instruments to collect data were tests and questionnaires applied to 19 students. Besides, observation sheets and field notes were employed to record students’ performance and attitude towards task-based learning activities. The results indicated that students improved satisfactorily their listening abilities to identify main ideas, specific details, comprehend large amounts of listening input, and infer and interpret the meaning of the message. In conclusion, through the application of task-based learning activities, students interacted spontaneously, felt comfortable, built their confidence, and were attentive and motivated to work on different tasks.

• मुख्य लेखक: Pérez Viñanzaca, Jhony Armando (author)
• स्वरूप: bachelorThesis
• भाषा: spa
• प्रकाशित: 2019
• विषय: LEARNING; ENGLISH
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: http://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/22753