Role play activities for enhancing listening skills in fourth graders at unidad educativa evangelica almirante Alfredo Poveda Burbano

Abstract

The present research project focuses on Role-play activities for enhancing listening skills in fourth graders at "Unidad Educativa Evangelica Almirante Alfredo Poveda Burbano," using the theoretical foundations of recognized national and foreign writers who have investigated the process of teaching and learning a second language. For this purpose, a qualitative phenomenological study was carried out through interviews. As for the sample in this research work, a total of three teachers were selected, two belonging to the aforementioned educational unit and one external teacher for more excellent reliability; in addition to working through a focus group, a total of eight open questions were asked so that a more profound analysis could be carried out, collecting each of their opinions. The variables obtained will be examined in depth, and we will briefly summarize the concerns as to why listening comprehension is not fully developed in the students. The teachers stated that it is necessary to highlight that the students do present weaknesses in this skill, since the teachers mentioned that the students present weaknesses within skill either because they are not accustomed to the accents that the English language has, that is, nowadays, English is a universal language that different countries use for personal interest, given that because of the accents and the mother tongue, its pronunciation is usually different. However, it is worth mentioning that the most common accents are American English and British English. Another of the facilities that students have when listening or practicing listening skills is the fluency of the audio since the books have audio made by native speakers of this language.