Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and English Language teaching and learning

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the frequent neurodevelopmental disorders detected in childhood due to learning difficulties; Faced with this reality, this project focuses on (ADHD) within the English Language Teaching-Learning Process in the rural area of the Latacunga Educational Unit with the contribution of the teacher in charge and young people who have been diagnosed with (ADHD). The objective of which was to obtain the perspective of the teacher in charge of the English subject and students to classify the different difficulties they face in the teaching-learning process, using as a data collection technique; bibliographic search, quantitative method and questionnaires. It is concluded that being a teacher of students with said disorder entails a great job where the main challenge is patience to teach since many times students tend to have moments of hyperactivity where their attention is null towards the teacher, so the teacher You must implement activities where you capture all the attention of the student and be able to achieve effective learning where the quantitative methodology helped to collect information through standardized questions that managed to measure the difficulty of teachers to deal with students (ADHD) showing that constant capacity is necessary of teachers to develop the learning process of the English language.