THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION WORK: FLASHCARDS AND THEIR INCIDENCE IN THE USE OF ENGLISH BASIC VOCABULARY IN STUDENTS OF BASIC MIDDLE EDUCATION OF "MARANATHA" EDUCATIONAL UNIT, EL CARMEN CITY. THE FLASHCARDS ARE AN INSTRUMENT COMMONLY USED IN ENGLISH CLASSES AT PRIMARY EDUCATION LEVELS. THESE ARE USED TO PRESENT NEW VOCABULARY AND TO REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATE THE VOCABULARY ALREADY STUDIED.THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION WORK HAS THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE: THE INCIDENCE OF THE FLASHCARDS IN THE ENGLISH BASIC VOCABULARY IN STUDENTS OF THE MIDDLE BASIC OF THE EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF "MARANATHA", EL CARMEN CITY, MANABÍ PROVINCE, SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017, THROUGH THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND FIELD RESEARCH WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.