The use of didactic materials to activate the English language teaching-learning process of the 10th level basic education students at “Margarita Cortés” School in Esmeraldas, 2018

Abstract

Didactic materials are fundamental tools for improving students’ learning activation. With the purpose to analyze the use of didactic materials for activating the English language teaching-learning process, a descriptive, qualitative-quantitative investigation was done with the use of the methods of analysis and synthesis hermeneutics, using the techniques of observation and survey which were applied to 120 students and 3 English teachers of the 10th Basic education level at Margarita Cortes” school. The data obtained from the observations were analyzed for determining the types of materials used in classes. After the observation process, it was identified that the teacher only used the textbook which is not enough to activate learning. Besides, the results obtained in the surveys showed that materials are a fundamental means because they allow activation through their use. The results also revealed that the teachers rarely use alternative materials in class what have caused students’ loss of interest in the learning of English as a foreign language. This has caused students’ loss of interest in the learning of English as a foreign language. This coincides with the results of previous studies about the use of didactic materials for activating the English language teaching-learning process. It is concluded that teachers need to implement different didactic materials in class to carry out the investigated process.