Abstract
Introduction: higher education has experienced a number of changes in the teaching field due to the current situation. In this context, e-learning through educational platforms has taken on great value in the teaching-learning process. Objective: to apply an educational intervention through the Moodle platform to consolidate the skills of the English language in the students of the industrial maintenance career of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo during the special period April-September 2020. Methodology: this investigation was carried out in the context of mandatory teleworking due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This mixed research had a descriptive approach with a quasi-experimental focus. To achieve the main goal, 70 students from the third semester took an active part in it who were divided into two study groups: the control group and the experimental group, with 35 students respectively. Before the intervention phase, information was collected through a survey which yielded important general data related to their socio-demographic information and self-perception of their level of English. At the same time, a pre-test of knowledge of the language was taken from the students which was based on the Cambridge PET exam. With this exam, data were obtained for the development of the intervention plan that was implemented throughout the semester. Results: after the intervention phase, the students took a post-test and the corresponding means could be compared. They obtained 9.20 for the control group and 11.99 for the experimental group as final scores. Conclusion: it is concluded that the Moodle Platform is a valuable didactic support to improve English language skills.
Highlights
Improving the English language skills of higher education students is of paramount importance to the whole of society
The intervention proposed in this research was focused on the use of Moodle platform to improve the English language skills such as reading, listening, writing as well as grammar, and vocabulary
The use of the Moodle platform is a valuable support for the English language improvement
Summary
Improving the English language skills of higher education students is of paramount importance to the whole of society. Education requires the contribution of its actors with innovative ideas to improve the development of communication skills. Teachers must implement teaching strategies to help students to apply scientific research methods, computer techniques and statistics for making correct decisions and solving problems that arise in the professional performance of industrial maintenance. In this scenery, English constitutes one of the most important subject matter for this career it is considered the language of technology and science (Cristal, 2003)
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