THE IMPACT OF USING PIXTON FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY IN THE EFL ECUADORIAN CONTEXT

• Authors: Cabrera Paola , Castillo Luz , González Paúl , Quiñónez Ana , Ochoa César
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This study examined the use of Pixton for enhancing grammar and vocabulary teaching in a public high school in the South region of Ecuador. In this intervention, 163 junior high school learners and 14 pre-service English teachers participated during a period of 4 months. The data for this study was obtained by gathering information from pre and post-questionnaires, pre and post-tests, and observation sheets. Students were divided into control and experimental groups. The control group (78 students) received English lessons without using Pixton, while the experimental group (85 students) used Pixton. After analyzing the data quantitatively and qualitatively, the results indicate that Pixton is an effective teaching tool that motivates students to learn grammar and vocabulary in an enjoyable way; this was evident through an improvement in students’ post-test scores in the experimental group.

Keywords

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Pixton; grammar and vocabulary; comic strips; EFL teaching

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 53-76

Contributors

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Cabrera Paola

• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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Castillo Luz

• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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González Paúl

• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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Quiñónez Ana

• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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Ochoa César

• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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