Be More Radio: Improving Fluency in Students Through The Implementation Of An Online Radio Station.

Vanessa Barragán Fonseca, Sergio Castiblanco Sierra, Vivian Andrea Castro Pardo, Sebastían Estupiñán Pinilla, Jenny Paola Rodriguez Molina

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This project can be an educational tool for teachers and students to improve spoken fluency via the use of ICT technologies, applying different strategies to improve the verbal communication skills of those learning English as a foreign language. Through the implementation of an online radio station, students can develop their command of spoken English and teachers can use this tool as an evaluative method in their classes. This research objective is to identify the impact of an online radio station on EFL students’ fluency development. In addition, this project is based on the action research methodology following processes of planning, observation and reflection.

Key words: Fluency, EFL students, ICT technologies, online radio.


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