eprintid: 1836 rev_number: 5 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/18/36 datestamp: 2023-11-08 23:30:22 lastmod: 2023-11-08 23:30:22 status_changed: 2023-11-08 23:30:22 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Lara Ramirez, Juan Pablo creators_id: juanlararamirez04@gmail.com title: An Action Research for improving listening skills by implementing the use of movie segments in a 2nd EFL Class with BGU students at “Réplica Guayaquil” high school. ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_fp divisions: uninimx_trabajos_finales_master divisions: uninipr_trabajos_finales_master full_text_status: none keywords: Listening comprehension, Techniques for teaching listening, Films in EFL teaching abstract: Teaching listening comprehension is one of the most difficult tasks for English teachers and for students, because there are no rules as in grammar teaching. This study explored to what extent students enhance listening comprehension through movie segments and what their attitudes are towards this teaching tool. A total of 64 students and two English teachers were surveyed. Interviews were used to know student's positive and negative opinions towards the strategy. Clearly, using movies proved to be an effective way for students to improve their listening ability. Most learners improved listening skills and gained more than vocabulary, understood more foreign culture, felt relaxed and had fun while learning in class. date: 2022-05-03 date_type: published thesis_type: masters thesis_name: other access: close language: en citation: Tesis Materias > Educación Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Docencia > Trabajos finales de Máster Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana Puerto Rico > Docencia > Trabajos finales de Máster Cerrado Inglés Teaching listening comprehension is one of the most difficult tasks for English teachers and for students, because there are no rules as in grammar teaching. This study explored to what extent students enhance listening comprehension through movie segments and what their attitudes are towards this teaching tool. A total of 64 students and two English teachers were surveyed. Interviews were used to know student's positive and negative opinions towards the strategy. Clearly, using movies proved to be an effective way for students to improve their listening ability. Most learners improved listening skills and gained more than vocabulary, understood more foreign culture, felt relaxed and had fun while learning in class. metadata Lara Ramirez, Juan Pablo mail juanlararamirez04@gmail.com (2022) An Action Research for improving listening skills by implementing the use of movie segments in a 2nd EFL Class with BGU students at “Réplica Guayaquil” high school. Masters thesis, SIN ESPECIFICAR.