The benefits of using information and communication technology (ICT) in the EFL teaching learning process to develop receptive skills in 5th grade class in a chilean vulnerable school

Abstract

The following action research aims to determine the impact of applying teaching methods that integrate ICTs tools in order to promote students reading and listening comprehension in EFL classrooms. The participants consisted of a group of 5th grade students from a Chilean vulnerable school. This piece of research is a mix approach study (quantitative and qualitative), adopting a pre-experimental type. The data collection instruments used comprised a pre and a post-test applied to a single group and it was analysed by comparing statistical data. The results of the research indicate that after the intervention the average of the scores increased 38% by applying the chosen technological tools. Key Words: ICT, EFL, Vulnerable School, Receptive Skills, Improvement