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1. UNIVERSIDAD MAGISTER
FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE LICENCIATURA EN LA
ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS
TESIS PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE LICENCIATURA EN
ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS
“A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE USAGE OF
TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS THAT ENHANCE
SPEAKING PERFORMANCE OF 6TH GRADERS AT
ESCUELA LA TRINIDAD, PUERTO VIEJO
SARAPIQUÍ, HEREDIA, 2018”
ARMANDO JOSÉ BELLO GUZMÁN
SETIEMBRE, 2018

2. JUSTIFICATION
Technology has been present through the history and the
education does not escape this reality, and nowadays it is very
influenced by technological development, which comes to
complement and improve the educational process of the students,
contributing new learning tools, that if they are used in the
appropriate way they can be a great benefit to teachers and
learners.

3. PROBLEM STATEMENT
How can the use of technology be implemented for the improvement
of the English oral performance of 6th graders at Escuela La Trinidad,
Puerto Viejo Sarapiquí, 2018?

4. GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To determine the effects of implementing technology tools
into an instruction method of the teachers for the
improvement of the English oral performance of 6th
graders at Escuela La Trinidad, Puerto Viejo Sarapiquí,
2018.

5. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• To state the benefits of the uses of technological educational
tools in teaching for facilitating a negotiation process with the
Principal of the school.
• To evaluate the limitations of the uses of technological
educational tools in the classroom developing strategies that
consider the use of technology in the teaching process.

6. • To identify the different preferences regarding the use of
technological tools in teaching and learning process developing
a proposal with appropriate information technology according to
each topic.
• To compare different opinions about the use of technological
tools in the teaching process determining the most suitable
according to the preferences of the students.
• To develop a Proposal that consider the use of technological
tools enhancing the speaking skills of 6th graders.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

7. VARIABLES
• Benefits of the uses of technological educational tools in
teaching.
• Limitations of the uses of technological educational tools
in the classroom.
• Different preferences regarding the use of technological
tools in teaching and learning.
• Different opinions about the use of technological tools in
teaching.

8. THE INSTITUTION
 Escuela La Trinidad was founded in 1997, it is located in the
canton of Sarapiquí, Puerto Viejo district of the Province of
Heredia.
 Escuela La Trinidad belongs to the canton of Sarapiquí, which is
the largest town in Heredia, covering 85% of the total area of the
province.

9.  The population in this school is around 100 students.
 8 students are from 6th grade.
 The institution staff is approximately 8 teachers and the English
teachers are 2.
THE INSTITUTION

10. Herrington, J. (2006:24), mention that it is true that with
technological advances and their immersion in the educational
field many favorable changes have taken place, on the other
hand new challenges have also been created for all the actors
that seek the teaching-learning process.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

11. Barreiro, J. (2001:08), says that the technology is needed in
every classroom and in every student and hands of the teachers,
because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens
through which we experience much of our world.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

12. It is need to embrace technology to make learning more
engaging. Because when students are engaged and they are
interested, that is where learning takes place. Marín. (2007:6).
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

13. METHODOLOGYCAL FRAMEWORK
• DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH: Lambert, V. A. (2012:52). States that the
goal of descriptive studies is a comprehensive summarization, in
everyday terms, of specific events experienced by individuals or groups
of individuals.
• EXPLORATORY RESEARCH: According to Grajales, T. (2000:51).
Exploratory studies allow us to approach unknown phenomena, in order
to increase the degree of familiarity and contribute ideas about the
correct way to approach a particular investigation.

14. APROACHES OF THE RESEARCH
• QUANTITATIVE APPROACH: It is one of the most important and
decisive steps of the investigation, and the choice of the method or
path that will lead to obtain from the research valid results that
respond to the initially set objectives.
• QUALITATIVE APPROACH : Qualitative research studies reality in
its natural context and how it happens, drawing and interpreting
phenomena according to the people involved.
• MIXED APPROACH: From the combination of both approaches,
mixed research emerges, which includes the same characteristics
of each one of them.
METHODOLOGYCAL FRAMEWORK

15. • POPULATION: The population of the study will be constituted
approximately 100 students, 8 teachers and the administrative staff
from Escuela La Trinidad, Sarapiquí, Heredia.
• SAMPLE: This is going to be from a group of students that are
taking 6th grade at Escuela La Trinidad and the teacher. This is a
random sample group of eight students: 4 males and 4 females.
During the development of the research, names and results are
kept in anonymous way, a questionnaire will be provided to the
students and the teacher to know their own reality in school.
METHODOLOGYCAL FRAMEWORK

16. ANALYSIS OF THE OBSERVATION
 The classroom has several technological instruments for
teaching and interacting with student.
 The students have been working with a book during the
year.
 Some material are projected and the students follow the
instructions with a little difficulty.
 While the students solved the practices, some were
confused, so they asked some questions about the activities
of the teacher, but they communicate in Spanish and not in
English.

17. ANALYSIS OF THE INTERVIEW
 The teacher believes that oral production can be improved
through technology.
 He mentions that he tries to apply as much as possible the use of
computers, video beam or microphones in the classroom.

18. IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ACADEMIC TRAINING
100%
0% 0% 0%
Always Sometimes Never None

19. USE OF DEVICES FOR SCHOOL TASKS
25%
50%
25%
0%
Always Sometimes Never None

20. DOMAIN OF THE OPERATIVE SYSTEMS IN COMPUTERS
100%
0% 0% 0%
Basic Advance Expert None

21. SOFTWARE OF MICROSOFT OFFICE MORE USED
75%
0%
25%
0%
Word Excel Power Point Publisher

22. USES OF THE COMPUTER OR DEVICES TO OBTAIN MATERIALS
FROM THE INTERNET
75%
0%
25%
0%
Yes No Sometimes None

23. REASONS OF THE USE OF THE INTERNET
25% 25%
50%
0%
Check E-mail Search Info Recreation No use

24. TYPES OF MEDIA IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
0% 0%
100%
0%
E-mail Forums Instant messaging Videoconferences

25. IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR A FUTURE CAREER
100%
0% 0% 0%
Yes No Sometimes None

26. CONCLUSIONS
 Not all students have access to technology tools outside of the
classroom.
 Assignment of technology use in the classroom is fine if all
students have access to the device.
 Distraction is probably the first concern of teachers who consider
the implementation of classroom technology.
 Some teachers prefer to continue with the form of old teaching.

27. GENERAL CONCLUSION
 To analyze the materials used by the teachers for improving
the speaking performance of 6th graders in Escuela La
Trinidad.
 These technological for teaching could be a great tool to
create a clear understanding of the current English world.

28. COST OF THE STUDY
Source: Armando Bello (2018)
Note: Exchange rate established at 566 colones per dollar by BCCR on July 25th, 2018
Professional hours established by COLYPRO at 13602 colones on May 10th, 2016
ITEM AMOUNT
UNIT COST
(COLONES)
TOTAL COST
(COLONES)
TOTAL COST
(DOLLARS)
Transportation 200 9,000 180,000 318.02
Paper and
printings
200 200 40,000 70.66
Professional
hours
119 13,602 1,615,800 2,854.77
Food and
beverage
10 3,500 35,000 61.83
Total 1,870,800 3,305.28

29. RECOMMENDATIONS
 To establish that several of the learning styles are considered.
 The use of technological tools such as support and benefits that provide
the English classroom.
 The accessibility and abundance of the material allow a constancy in
the learning.

30. PROPOSAL OF APPLICATION OF
WEB LISTENING ACTIVITIES IN
EFL CLASSES FOR IMPROVING
THE ORAL-SPEAKING
PERFORMANCE OF 6TH GRADERS

31. JUSTIFICATION
A significant factor such as, motivation of students is fundamental when
teaching English. That is why take advantage of the interest of students
upon web listening materials.

32. GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To establish an innovative online project through the application of
web listening activities in EFL classes for improving the oral-
speaking performance of 6th graders.

33. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• To design a web page for the use of teachers in their EFL classes
based on the contents of 6th graders and web listening materials
that enhance the oral performance of students.
• To set a coordinated training for English teachers about the proper
use web listening materials in their EFL classes by manipulating the
web site.

34. PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
• One of the most important aspects in the EFL classroom is focused
on catching the attention of students upon the target language.
• EFL classes need to have an attractive strategy for catching
linguistic skills.

35. CREATION OF THE WEB SITE
• The creation of the web site through the online platform:
https://www.wix.com/, allows to create a free web site according to the
templates and theme to develop.
• This application will be the base project for the application of web
listening materials in EFL classes as well as, all contents for 6th
graders given by the Ministry of Education.

36. DIVULGATION OF THE WEB SITE TO EFL TEACHERS
AND PRINCIPAL AT ESCUELA LA TRINIDAD
In order to get teachers and principal realized about the web site:
https://abgcrco.wixsite.com/misitio.

37. TRAINING FOR EFL TEACHERS
For preparing teachers to use the web site, a training about 5 hours and
with at least 2 EFL teachers will take place at Escuela La Trinidad during
the first week on August 2018.

38. SCHOOL WEB LISTENING MATERIALS AND ONLINE
APPLICATION
This last section is focused on promoting the use of web materials in the
school as a useful tool to develop EFL classes.

39. COST OF THE PROPOSAL
Source: Armando Bello (2018)
Note: Exchange rate established at 569 colones per dollar by BCCR on August 15th, 2018
Professional hours established by COLYPRO at 13602 colones on May 10th, 2016
ITEM AMOUNT
UNIT COST
(COLONES)
TOTAL COST
(COLONES)
TOTAL COST
(DOLLARS)
Transportation 10 2,500 25,000 43.93
Paper and printings 20 150 3,000 5.27
Food and beverage for
training
5 2,000 10,000 17.57
Professional hours 30 13,602 408,060 717.15
Total 446,060 783.92

40. SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
• The main forte for this proposal will be considered students
interesting upon the web listening materials usage.
• The facilitation of acquiring web listening materials by using an
innovative tool as a web site contextualized with the contents asked
by the Ministerio de Educación Pública.

41. WEAKNESSES
Could be considered the lack of internet and technologic devices like:
computers for accessing the web.

42. OPPORTUNITIES
This proposal can make a transformation in the EFL classroom of
public schools. Students who are able to produce the language orally.

43. THREATS
The lack of interest from teachers and principal for using the online
application will be an important threat to avoid.
Students can get frustrated at the beginning of the application.

44. IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSAL
INSTITUTIONAL IMPACT. The more significant effect of this proposal
in the school is related to a tool already made exclusively for the
teachers use at Escuela La Trinidad, unifying and simplifying their
work.
COMMUNITY IMPACT. Most students who have relatives and friends
that speak spanish this proposal could make a great impact in the
community through the use of the web site.

45. • This research work may be useful for students who are looking for
web listening materials theory and oral-speaking performance.
OTHER STUDIES DERIVED
• Web listening materials and reading and writing skills: this possible
inquiry could be related to other web listening materials for
supporting other linguistic skills.