Audio-lingual method to improve students' speaking skills in secondary school. (Students’ Experiences)

The Audio Lingual method is a pedagogical technique used to improve oral skills in high school students. This method is based on the intensive use of audio, dialogue, and drill repetition to develop students' listening and speaking skills. The purpose of this research is to determine the usefulness of the audio-lingual method to improve oral skills in first-year high school students of the Jatary Unancha Bilingual Intercultural Community Educational Unit. The participants of this study were 4 students. The approach used was mixed and the research design was descriptive. In addition, a survey was applied, and the respective data processing was carried out through Google Forms. It is worth mentioning that the researcher selected a purposive sampling approach because she chooses the appropriate participants based on the research objective. The study shows that students are satisfied in the English class, since according to their opinions, there is no negativity. Therefore, the usefulness of the activities provided by this method, such as the audio of dialogues, repetition exercises, and intensive practice, intervene positively in the improvement of oral skills. It is important to bear in mind that any teaching method must be complemented with varied activities that promote verbal interaction, reading comprehension, and writing. However, it is recommended to carry out another study to find out if the usefulness of the audio-lingual method is important to improve oral ability in students throughout the educational institution.

• Main Author: Bermeo Lima, Miryam Estrella (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: eng
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: MÉTODO AUDIO LINGUAL; PRÁCTICA Y REPETICIÓN; HABILIDAD DEL HABLA; INGLÉS
• Online Access: http://repositorio.utc.edu.ec/handle/27000/11512