Wikis as a teaching tool to improve english academic reading skill on adult of eighth grade at colegio particular mixto bachillerato a distancia Prof. Ernesto González Muñóz, La Libertad, province of Santa Elena, school year 2015-2016.

Abstract

The present study was done with the purpose of developing reading comprehension skills in English language on students of eighth grade at Ernesto Gonzalez High School. According to the investigation more than 50% of responses indicated that they have some of the following weakness: they do not like to read news or magazines in English, they do not identify new vocabulary, they are not able to find the meanings of new words, they cannot write sentences using new words in English, they do not speak in English with classmates. That’s why the reason of this project is to encourage students to improve their reading skills through the application of new ways of teaching English such as the reading program on wiki pages, where students are able to share information about several reading texts, edit and modify topics, update vocabulary and exchange ideas or summaries. Students must follow some reading strategies which are going to help them to improve the way they read, these are: Previewing, Predicting, Skimming and Scanning, Guessing from Context, Paraphrasing. In the first part, there is the problem statement, context, critical analysis, problem formulation, questions guide the research project and the importance of research. The second chapter deals with the review and literature, which contains previous research, philosophical base, main categories, the legal basis, assumptions and variables thesis. The third chapter is based on the methodology, the focus of its investigation, the level or type of research, population and sample, techniques and instruments, analysis and interpretation of the results. The fourth chapter the proposal, which contains the wikis, a general background, the significance, objectives (general and specific), the design and development of the proposal, finally, the fourth chapter shows the administrative frame.