A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca
Nowadays, there are different methods that students can use to learn English as a foreign language. One of them is through using multimedia at The University of Cuenca on the newly implemented multimedia course. However, a lack of information to demonstrate whether these courses are effective or no...
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| author | Cabrera Arias, Sandra Mercedes |
| author2 | Jaramillo Chérrez, Nadia Verónica |
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| description | Nowadays, there are different methods that students can use to learn English as a foreign language. One of them is through using multimedia at The University of Cuenca on the newly implemented multimedia course. However, a lack of information to demonstrate whether these courses are effective or not led to the development of this study, which consists of a comparative analysis between a regular course and a multimedia course, both developed at the University of Cuenca. Twenty students on the intensive course and ten students on the multimedia course were chosen as subjects for this research. Three data-collection instruments were used: listening and speaking pretests, classroom observations, and listening and speaking posttests. A bibliographic method was used in this research in order to develop the theoretical background, and qualitative and quantitative methods were used for data collection and analysis by means of observations of intensive and multimedia classes during a one-level period, and the application of a pretest and posttests focused on two skills: listening and speaking. The findings show that, although both groups improved their grades on both the listening and speaking posttest compared to the pretests, students of the multimedia course demonstrated slightly better performance than students of the intensive course in both skills analyzed. The main reason why students improved their performance on the posttest could be linked to the activities and resources used for each course, suggesting that a multimedia course can be as effective as any regular EFL course if not more so. |
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| spelling | oai:dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec:123456789-27932020-08-03T19:40:58Z A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca Cabrera Arias, Sandra Mercedes Jaramillo Chérrez, Nadia Verónica Tesis De Maestria En Lengua Inglesa Y Lingüistica Aplicada Learning Multimedia Technology Language Virtual Nowadays, there are different methods that students can use to learn English as a foreign language. One of them is through using multimedia at The University of Cuenca on the newly implemented multimedia course. However, a lack of information to demonstrate whether these courses are effective or not led to the development of this study, which consists of a comparative analysis between a regular course and a multimedia course, both developed at the University of Cuenca. Twenty students on the intensive course and ten students on the multimedia course were chosen as subjects for this research. Three data-collection instruments were used: listening and speaking pretests, classroom observations, and listening and speaking posttests. A bibliographic method was used in this research in order to develop the theoretical background, and qualitative and quantitative methods were used for data collection and analysis by means of observations of intensive and multimedia classes during a one-level period, and the application of a pretest and posttests focused on two skills: listening and speaking. The findings show that, although both groups improved their grades on both the listening and speaking posttest compared to the pretests, students of the multimedia course demonstrated slightly better performance than students of the intensive course in both skills analyzed. The main reason why students improved their performance on the posttest could be linked to the activities and resources used for each course, suggesting that a multimedia course can be as effective as any regular EFL course if not more so. Magister en Lengua Inglesa y Lingüística Aplicada Cuenca 2013-06-10T16:37:47Z 2013-06-10T16:37:47Z 2011 masterThesis http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/2793 spa TM4;514 openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ec/ application/pdf application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Tesis De Maestria En Lengua Inglesa Y Lingüistica Aplicada Learning Multimedia Technology Language Virtual Cabrera Arias, Sandra Mercedes A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca |
| title | A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca |
| title_full | A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca |
| title_fullStr | A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca |
| title_short | A comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular EFL courses. A case study at the University of Cuenca |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of learninig a foreign language in multimedia courses with regular efl courses. a case study at the university of cuenca |
| topic | Tesis De Maestria En Lengua Inglesa Y Lingüistica Aplicada Learning Multimedia Technology Language Virtual |
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