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Project-based learning: Enhancing the listening instruction in the EFL classroom at an ecuadorian public secondary school

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dc.contributor.author Rodríguez, Jessenia Nathaly
dc.contributor.author Sinche Salinas, Lorena Patricia
dc.contributor.author Villarreal Holguín, Jenny, Director
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-03T17:17:03Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-03T17:17:03Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Rodríguez, J. ; Sinche, L. (2021). Project-based learning: Enhancing the listening instruction in the EFL classroom at an ecuadorian public secondary school. [Tesis de Maestría]. Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral. es_EC
dc.identifier.uri http://www.dspace.espol.edu.ec/handle/123456789/53556
dc.description.abstract This qualitative descriptive case research study explores EFL Teachers' perceptions on the implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) instruction in the development of listening comprehension tasks and offering insights on how to improve its instruction in an Ecuadorian public high school. Guided by one general research question and three sub-research questions, the study examined the perspectives of five teacher-participants at a public Ecuadorian high school to obtain valuable insights to strengthen the process of teaching listening comprehension. This qualitative study employed an inductive approach to define themes and concepts to discover patterns and relationships connected with the data collected: interviews, planning reviews, and classroom observations. The findings revealed that teachers felt enthusiastic about implementing the PBL as a learner-centered approach and recognized the importance of listening comprehension for language use. In this regard, even though teachers did not plan strictly listening comprehension tasks, they combined the listening skills with other macro language skills to improve learners' listening comprehension ability. Nevertheless, assessing listening skills has been the most challenging task for teachers, adding to the lack of technological resources that some teachers and learners face, lessening expected results. Components of this research study can be helpful for other school districts and educational institutions that share the same methodology to promote similar workforce capacity in teaching EFL listening instruction. es_EC
dc.language.iso en es_EC
dc.publisher ESPOL. FCSH es_EC
dc.subject Aprendizaje en base a proyectos es_EC
dc.subject Instrucciones de escucha es_EC
dc.subject Enfoque centrado en el alumno es_EC
dc.title Project-based learning: Enhancing the listening instruction in the EFL classroom at an ecuadorian public secondary school es_EC


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