Mobile-assisted language learning and reading skill at Belisario Quevedo school

The research project aimed at determining the relationship between Mobile Device-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) and reading skills in seventh grade students at Belisario Quevedo School. The main objective was to develop reading skills, through the use of mobile devices and online pages such as Liveworksheets, the Wallpaper tool, and the WhatsApp application. The study was carried out under the Quali-Quantitative method, involving the quasi-experimental design because the evaluation instruments were used to obtain qualitative-quantitative results. In addition, two groups from the institution were selected, 34 students belonged to the control group and 34 were part of the experimental group, to whom a pre-evaluation and a post-evaluation were applied before and after the use of the proposal.El proyecto de investigación orientado a determinar la relación entre el Aprendizaje de Idiomas Asistido por Dispositivos Móviles (MALL) y las destrezas de lectura en los estudiantes del séptimo grado de la escuela Belisario Quevedo. El objetivo principal fue desarrollar destrezas de lectura, a través del uso de dispositivos móviles y de páginas en línea como Liveworksheets, la herramienta Wallpaper, y la aplicación de WhatsApp. El estudio se realizó bajo el método Cuali-Cuantitivo, involucrando el diseño cuasiexperimental porque los instrumentos de la evaluación sirvieron para obtener resultados cuali-cuantitativos. Además, dos grupos de la institución fueron seleccionados, 34 estudiantes pertenecieron al grupo de control y 34 fueron parte del grupo experimental, a quienes se les aplicó una pre-evaluación y una post- evaluación antes y después del empleo de la propuesta

Design a workbook based on reinforcement tasks for the Our World Through English book #1; through the inter-action of contents with interactive activities, to improve the teaching learning process in students from 8th courses at “Lcdo. José Gabriel Terán Varea” high school during the period 2010-2011.

Currently English language is indispensable around the world; it uses in different areas and it is a fundamental part in the development and formation of humans beings. Likewise it results necessary learns a foreign language; it constitutes an important factor in the educative process. The main objective of this investigative work is elaborates a workbook with interesting exercises to improve the English level of the students through contents of the Our World Through English book # 1, with reinforcement tasks; taking into account the analysis of the theoretical and scientific contents