Virtual platforms in the teaching-learning process of languages and their contribution to the students' participation in english classes

Abstract

Technology provides important support to learning, therefore this research work is focused on the increase of the students' participation in English classes through the use of the virtual platform “Seesaw” since English learning is a crucial requirement in the students' educational development nowadays. This present research work is framed within the qualitative paradigm with a non-experimental transectional design, which allows answering to the necessities stated. Through the theoretical methods as analytical-synthetic, systemic, historical-logical and hermeneutic, it was possible to specify the main aspects in the theoretical framework and through empirical methods such as participant observation, the interview and the survey, the needed information was collected. The research work was carried out with the population of the 33 students of the 7th year of general primary education of the Leon Febres Cordero School of Marcabeli city. After the instruments’ application, a low level of students' participation was evidenced, for this reason, the intervention proposal was designed to increase participation in English classes. As a result, it is obtained that the use of technological tools provides meaningful help for students' learning. So, in the end, its use is recommended to support student learning.