Abstract
In Ecuador, the new regulations of the government demand university undergraduate students reach B2 level before reaching 60% of the total number of credits to continue with their majors (Reglamento de R�gimen Acad�mico, 2015). The current study intends to analyze the effect of virtual classrooms in the listening skill of A1 (CEFR) students as a way to enhance the learning of a foreign language by the use of the MOODLE platform of the university. The study consisted of one entire class of 28 participants. In the end, the Cohen coefficient was calculated (-1,25), a multiple linear regression R2 0.548 was also calculated showing that the use of virtual classes is a good tool when teaching a foreign language.
Highlights
Along with the undergraduate studies, students at Ecuadorian universities have to reach the B2 level according to the Common European Framework (CEFR) (Règimen Acadèmico, 2016)
The author of this study investigated the effectiveness of the Blended approach for the improvement of students' listening and speaking skills
The results of the statistical analysis showed that direct training on the listening skill by means of the MOODLE platform had a positive effect on the studentslistening skill
Summary
It is the language used in academia (Alastruè, 2015). English is spoken in many countries around the world. According to Alastruè, 300 million people use it as second language and is the official language in more than 60 countries. Governments in the world emphasize the importance of learning this language. Along with the undergraduate studies, students at Ecuadorian universities have to reach the B2 level according to the Common European Framework (CEFR) (Règimen Acadèmico, 2016). In this quest, universities struggle to try to find the best ways to lead their students accomplish such goal
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