Dramatization as a strategy to improve speaking skills in 8th level students at Sánchez y Cifuentes high school, academic period 2021-2022

Abstract

English language learning has become a very important topic in education since many people around the world use it to communicate. English in the education of students is a very broad topic because within this there are several aspects that must be considered, such as the activities to be performed, the topics, and the methodologies to be used. Dramatization as a teaching aspect within the English language is a very broad theme since there are several activities that allow teachers to help students acquire speaking skills in an impressive way. The general objective of this study was " Propose Dramatization as a strategy to improve speaking skills in 8th level students at Sanchez y Cifuentes high school, academic period 2021-2022". The total sample of the research was 93 students and interviews were conducted with 2 teachers of the selected educational institution, which in this case were from the Unidad Educativa Fiscomisional "Sanchez y Cifuentes", likewise, the study had a mixed approach, the methodological instruments used to obtain the results were the survey and the interview. For the development of the proposal, the deficiencies found in the students through the survey and the information gathered from the interview were considered. The guide consists of 4 units with there are 2 activities for each. Regarding the results, it was found that most of the students present deficiencies in the different English language skills, and teachers show singularities that are not very positive when carrying out activities related to dramatization.