Flipped classroom to improve english speaking skills for students of eighth grade at Unidad Educativa Eloy Velásquez Cevallos, La Libertad, Santa Elena province, school year 2017-2018.

Abstract

The main goal of this research was to encourage learners and professionals in the educative field to improve the proficiency of the speaking skill with the implementation of a technology tool using flipped classroom, focuses in the students of eighth grade at Unidad Educativa Eloy Velásquez Cevallos. La Libertad Santa Elena Province, school year 2017-2018. The information was got with the collaborative work of specialists, principal and English teachers in order to improve the deficiency of the speaking skills that was regarded for them as a priority. The participants of this research paper were12 students of eighth grade at Unidad Educativa Eloy Velásquez Cevallos. The methodology use here was qualitative, inductive and deductive method with the implementation of interactive lesson through webquests using the flipped classroom principles. Before application was necessary assessing the students’ speaking skills through a rubric with pre and post-test, which contributed to identify how the students increase their proficiency on the speaking skills. In effect, the application of this strategy offers a change from the traditional teaching methods to a more dynamic and interactive learning environment where learner shifts the classroom from passive to active learning. The research results showed that the implementation of a webquest lesson was effective to improve the speaking ability and also it contributed to increase the motivation to learn the English language in students of eighth grade at Unidad Educativa Eloy Velásquez Cevallos. La Libertad, Santa Elena Province, School year 2017-2018.