dc.description.abstract | Taking into account the importance of motivation and the use of new
technologies (ICTs) in teaching English as a foreign language, the objective of
this research was to design an interactive computerized program with the use of
English songs and listening activities, to improve consequently the respective
listening skill. In this way, the proposal was implemented with the thirty five
students of the tenth year, "A" course of the morning session, of the Unidad
Educativa Veinticuatro de Mayo School. These students were exposed to
activities in which the songs were the main part to develop them. For this, the
computer lab was used where each student had to pay attention to the videos
and to carry out the subsequent tasks in class, during five weeks and a half,
three days to the week. After the class time was over, students took a quizz to
determine progress in acquiring their Listening skill in English as a foreign
language. Subsequent to the implementation of the proposal, the results obtained
are presented, the conclusions and pedagogical implications | |