Diagnosis of the development of productive English language skills of higher education students

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation was to diagnose the development of the productive English speaking skill of the students of the second semester of the Physical Culture Career of the National University of Chimborazo.  For this purpose, a descriptive, qualitative-quantitative field research was applied through a sample represented by a control group of 50 students among men and women with heterogeneous knowledge of the English language. A peer-reviewed academic survey was applied to them, validated according to Cronbach's alpha. The survey contains questions with a Likert scale, which allowed the collection of data about criteria such as detecting student behavior, use of specific activities, use of strategies, new vocabulary, time spent, use of assistive technology instruments and assessment rubric. The information obtained was selected, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted through tables frequency graphs that allowed to identify that an intervention plan is required containing a strategy that enable us to improve the development of the productive skill of the English language speech, since problems of students´ behavior, incorrect application of class planning, complimentary use of technological tools and evaluation rubrics were detected.