The effects of using videos in activities for the development of listening skill in EFL classes with students of 10th grade at Liceo Politécnico Sara Blinder Dargoltz

Abstract

Listening comprehension is a communicative ability that enhances linguistic interpretation and understanding. This ability is considered one of the fundamental elements for the learning and teaching of English as a foreign language. According to the Ministry of Education of Chile and the SIMCE test of English of 2014, 75.5% of the students who took test did not reach expected standards, b the eing the item of listening comprehension the one that had the biggest number of failures. Liceo Politécnico Sara Blinder Dargoltz establishments that obtained 86% of students with an was one of the insufficient result in 2014. The research aims to analyse if the effects of using videos in listening comprehension activities for the development of the listening skill in the teaching a foreign language with students of 10th grade at Liceol Politécnico earning process of English as Sara Blinder Dargoltz. study also works towards discovering methodologies that can improve the professional development of the researchers in terms of te aching listening and to understand the methodologies underpinning the use of each of these tools. Key words: Listening comprehension, Methodology, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Use of videos This